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RI Homelessness Timeline

 Perhaps a narrative can be added, but for now here are links to laws, plans, and other dated material.

 

1987 - Interagency Council on Homelessness - § 40-17-2

1995 - Emergency Housing Assistance Program - § 42-55-22.3

1998 - RI Housing Resources Act - § 42-128

1998 - RI Housing Resources Commission - 42-128-4

2006 - State of RI Action Plan to End Homelessness - January 16

2011 - Executive Order 11-05 Interagency Council on Homelessness - Gov. Lincoln Chafee

2011 - Updating of Interagency Council on Homelessness - § 40-17-2

2011 - Executive Order 11-07 Terminating the Governor's Executive Order on Interagency Council on Homelessness

2012 - Strategic Plan to End Homelessness: Opening Doors RI

2012 - Homeless Bill of Rights - § 34-37.1-3

2014 - ‘Zero: 2016’ project aims to decrease homeless population. NewportRI.com, Nov. 13, 2014

2015 - Rhode Island Consolidated Plan 2015-2019. October 15, 2015

2020 - State of Rhode Island - Consolidated Plan 2020-2024. July 2020

2021 - Governor McKee announces housing and commerce appointments. December 9, 2021

2022 - 2022 RI Housing Strategic Plan (n.d. in the document, but linking page gives date)

2022 - Deparment of Housing established - § 42-64.34 more details in § 42-64.19-3(a)(4).

2022 - Coordinated Community Plan to End Youth Homelessness

 

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