PROVIDENCE − Between the time Rhode Island nonprofit House of Hope first sought to build a temporary homeless shelter village and the planned opening of "ECHO Village" in Providence Wednesday, similar ...

House of Hope Executive Director Laura Jaworski speaks at the opening ceremony for ECHO Village on Feb. 11, 2025. Seated left to right are Gov. Dan McKee, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Providence ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The state’s first pallet shelter community is getting closer to opening. When asked Tuesday when ECHO Village would finally open, Rhode Island Housing Secretary Deborah ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The final stages of construction work are underway at Echo Village in Providence where Pallet shelters will eventually house the homeless. The project has faced its share of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — On Wednesday, Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness and advocates gathered outside the State House to demand urgent action from state leaders. Dozens voiced frustration ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — It wasn't March or December. Maybe next year we'll see people taking shelter in the Pallet houses in Providence. That update came Thursday as key players in getting the ...

PROVIDENCE – While the Echo Village Pallet shelters could open by the end of February after long delays attributed to state regulators and applying fire code to a new type of building, House Speaker K ...

PROVIDENCE − Rhode Island's first village of tiny temporary homes for people living on the street will not open by Christmas, or the end of the year, state officials said Friday. The 45-unit cluster ...

Governor McKee should use his authority to open the shelters immediately to get people off the streets, says Providence City Councilor Justin Roias Four winters. That’s how long unhoused Providence ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — With a polar vortex causing frigid temperatures this week, some Rhode Islanders are urging the state to declare homelessness a public health emergency. The Rhode Island ...

The real cost of pallet shelters and the bigger picture of affordable housing. This week on A Lively Experiment, the frustrating search for transparency about the cost of the Providence pallet ...