In September 2021, Lititia Hall got the call. She had been randomly selected to receive $500 a month no strings attached, and irrespective of any other A guaranteed income pilot and other new programs have shown early success at offering Rhode Islanders living in poverty another shot. What happens when the money runs out?
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Sen. Dawn Euer (D-Dist .13, Newport, Jamestown), left, and Sen. Sandra Cano (Dist. 8, Pawtucket) sorting donations in a Senate hearing room packed with coats and winter gear donated by the public. (Photo courtesy of Rhode Island General Assembly )
PROVIDENCE, RI Rhode Island lawmakers collected more than 2,600 hats, blankets, coats and other winter outwear during this year s coat drive. The supplies will be distributed to the homeless throughout the state.
The drive was organized by Sen. Dawn Euer and housing advocates, who came up with the idea during a meeting about housing bonds. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Buy Nothing Day at the State House was canceled, leaving advocates concerned that the needs of the homeless would not be met.