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 − 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 ...

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) — 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 – 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 ...

(WJAR) — Rhode Island Department of Housing announced Friday that the Echo Village Pallet shelters will not be opening until next year. "Operationalizing the Echo Village pilot program has proven more ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s first pallet shelter community officially opened Tuesday morning. A grand opening ceremony was held at ECHO Village, located on Victor Street, where state and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As frigid temperatures grip the region, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is calling the regulatory delays for the city’s pallet shelter village “unrealistic,” warning that the ...

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 − 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 ...