Advertisement -by Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current July 10, 2025 For the first time in half a dozen years, the number of unhoused people in Rhode Island is on the decline.  But the good news ...

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 ...

Rhode Island House GOP Leader Michael Chippendale says Gov. Dan McKee’s administration is stonewalling the release of public records explaining why the Echo Village pallet shelter in Providence wound ...

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) — 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. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Housing announced the opening date for the ECHO Village pallet houses. The shelters, located on Victor Street, will officially open on ...

The City Council chambers at Providence City Hall, transformed into a makeshift shelter. Credit: Nina Sparling / The Public's Radio The council chambers at Providence City Hall transformed into an ...

As frigid temperatures grip the region, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is calling the regulatory delays for the city’s pallet shelter village “unrealistic.” ...

Governor McKee should use his authority to open the shelters immediately to get people off the streets, says Providence City Councilor Justin Roias.

The Department of Housing announced the pallet shelter village last January, committing funding from State Fiscal Recovery Funds and Community Development Block Grants, as well as funding from the ...

The state’s first pallet shelter community won’t open until early 2025, state officials said on Thursday.

After months of delays, the Providence pallet shelters known as Echo Village are set to open for the winter.