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Rhode Island is proposing a 50% cut to emergency shelter funding, potentially displacing 1,000 residents.

This comes after a 160% expansion of shelter capacity between 2020 and present.

The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness is requesting a $14 million budget amendment to maintain current shelter capacity.

It’s a story that many may relate to right now: spiked rent, medical bills piling up, groceries further out of reach, credit cards being maxed out. Every month being left with a hard choice on what expenses get paid.

In 2024, that hard choice pushed many more Rhode Islanders into homelessness, more than double the amount we saw in 2020. Our emergency shelters have been a lifeline for these thousands of individuals. They’re warm, safe, and

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