Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless
Why We Honor Our Dead With A Homeless Memorial
It dropped down to single digit temperatures this week; conditions perilous for anyone caught on the street. Some will be fortunate enough to spend the nights in their cars. Others will find shelter at a system that is already short 156 beds. But many will sleep outside; beneath bridges, in abandoned lots, behind dumpsters, in [...]
Homeless Numbers Show System At Tipping Point
Surrounded by 88 bunk beds at Harrington Hall, the state’s largest congregate shelter, the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless (RICH) and other affordable housing and homeless prevention advocates released the most recent numbers of homelessness in the state and called upon Governor Chafee to act immediately to address a significant shortage of shelter beds [...]
New Video Game: the Real Robots of Robot High
Can an online game engage its players and teach healthy relationship skills? The answer, according to Sojourner House, a Rhode Island domestic violence advocacy and resource center, is a resounding “Yes!” The four-year development process resulted in a game designed for students ages 11 to 14 that has players earn and strategically apply relationship tools—such [...]
A Video Game That Rhode Island Can Be Proud Of
On Monday, November 19th Sojourner House, a local domestic violence agency, will be releasing The Real Robots of Robot High, a video game aimed at teaching middle school students about healthy relationships. Joining Sojourner House supporters and students from Highlander Charter School will be Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras. The video game [...]
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