We Need You!

The Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless envisions a State of Rhode Island that refuses to let any man, woman or child be homeless. Donate your time, energy or financial resources to our mission to end homelessness in RI!

Stories of Homelessness

Hear and see the experiences of homeless and formerly homeless Rhode Islanders in their own words by our Voices of Homelessness Speakers Bureau.

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Stop Payday Loans Charging Predatory Rates

260% interest locks borrowers into a cycle of debt

Every payday, Rhode Islanders take out loans with their paycheck to cover their living expenses. But the interest on a loan taken out in desperation quickly adds up, when lenders charge interest rates up to 260%. Lenders are profiting off of the fear of the others, and locking Rhode Islanders into debt and poverty. And it needs to stop

Tell the General Assembly to stop this practice!

Fund the Plan!

Rhode Island has a Plan to End Homelessness; Opening Doors Rhode Island (PDF). The Plan ends homelessness by focusing on housing over shelter, with outcomes But without funding, it can't work. We need you to call upon House Speaker Gordon Fox and Senate President to fund the Plan's first steps, and make homelessness history!