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Statewide Street Outreach Coordination

What is SSOC?

The Coalition serves as the lead for state street outreach coordination and carries out several key activities: facilitating regional unsheltered by-name list case conferences with service providers, coordinating efforts for all endangered encampments, organizing the Point in Time Count, and ensures that everyone sleeping outdoors is actively connected with a street outreach team

Street Sheets

Street Sheets are one-page, double sided, accordion fold pamphlets with regional information that would be useful to anyone experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, or hunger. 

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Street Sheets are current as of July 2019. Updated resources are in the works and should be available for access in November.

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Spanish

Warming and Cooling Centers

Please find the most updated information on Warming/Cooling Resources we are aware of in RI below. Some have parameters in which a person is only allowed to come in for a period of time. Always call in advance to obtain guidelines which can change day to day depending on the status of the weather. Please refer to RIEMA’s website for any updates.  

 

Warming Centers: https://riema.ri.gov/planning-mitigation/resources-businesses/warming-centers

Cooling Centers: https://riema.ri.gov/planning-mitigation/resources-businesses/cooling-centers

Referrals to Street Outreach Team

The Statewide Street Outreach Coordinator for RICEH facilitates communication among outreach providers about encampments, weather alerts, policy advocacy, and individuals who need assistance connecting with a street outreach team.

 

I​​f you are currently living outside and want to reach a street outreach team, please call CES.

Homeless Bill of Rights

In 2012, Rhode Island became the first state to formally protect the rights of those experiencing homelessness. RI General Laws § 34-37.1-3. Homeless Bill of Rights states: "No person's rights, privileges, or access to public services may be denied or abridged solely because he or she is homeless. Such a person shall be granted the same rights and privileges as any other resident of this state."​

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Print out your rights and keep them on you at all times:

Know Your Rights (card, English)

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If your rights as someone experiencing homelessness have been violated, follow these steps:

  1. Take photos, video or audio of the incident.

  2. Write down what you remember, or record as much of the incident as you can. Specifically what happened, where it happened, when, and who was involved. 

  3. Write down or record the name, badge number, license plate, or any other identifying information about the discriminating person.

  4. Call or text: (401) 992-4185

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The data collected on our Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is private and remains confidential with required client consent to collect information. Learn more information and read our privacy policy here.

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