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March 13, 2008

Homeless, advocates to appeal the governor

One year ago this week the state’s largest homeless shelter closed, ostensibly to make way for a new state police headquarters.

Less than a year later, the Welcome Arnold shelter was demolished, but plans to build the police building were scrapped.

Today, Jim Ryczek, director of the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, will join homeless and formerly homeless Rhode Islanders outside the State House to ask the state to take a new look at the homeless situation in the state.

Advocates will place more than 100 shoes outside of the governor’s office at 3 p.m. today to represent the unserved homeless people in the state.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 9:00 AM | Permalink

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