WhatsUpNewp: Affordable Housing - Part 2: More than a thousand RIers are homeless

Written by Frank Prosnitz, September 30, 2018

On any given day, more than a thousand Rhode Islanders are living on the streets - in cars, in bus or train stations, in shelters, or sleeping on the floor at the home or apartment of a relative or friend. On any given day, thousands of Rhode Islanders are clinging to civility, living in housing they can't afford, foregoing food, medicines or healthcare insurance.

This is the picture of homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in Rhode Island, a picture painted by executives from Kids Count to homeless coalitions to agencies dedicated to providing aid to underserved Rhode Islanders.

These are issues that are also largely ignored by local and state governments because, as many acknowledge, the victims of homelessness and lack of affordable housing, are not your most prolific voters.

WhatsUpNewp has been rolling out a series of stories focusing on both the homeless and on affordable housing, hopeful to raise awareness and instill a sense of urgency throughout government. This is the second of our stories.

In our first story we focused on the affordable housing law that was passed in Rhode Island nearly three decades ago, and the fact that only five of Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns had achieved the 10 percent threshold mandated by the law.

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