[Summit] Panhandlers

[Greg Gerritt]

Professor Eric Hirsch is the leading academic researcher on homelessness in
RI and does the annuual reports on Homelessness in RI if anyone wants to
know the numbers.  He is also chair of advocacy for the RI Coaliton.
Another resource.  greg

From:  Gayle Gifford <gayle at ceffect.com>
Date:  Friday, June 10, 2016 at 1:29 PM
To:  Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Subject:  Re: [Summit] Panhandlers

I¹m sure that if the neighborhood were interested, we could arrange a
community information session at Rochambeau Library with some of the folks
who have strong outreach programs to the homeless.
 
Diana Burdett, who lives in Summit, is Executive Director of PICA, a really
fabulous and grossly underfunded agency (true for all listed below) that has
a homeless outreach program that works very hard to help those who are
homeless to apply for benefits, have warrants cleared (many of which are for
fines they can¹t afford to pay), and connect with other services. PICA also
runs the largest food pantry in the state (which I first worked with PICA a
few years ago they were serving about 250 folks per month. They now serve
12,000) https://www.facebook.com/pvdintownchurches/
 
Megan Smith is a fierce advocate and works in outreach for House of Hope
CDC. (the organization working with WBNA).
 
The Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless is just up the street at 170
Main Street Pawtucket. Their director is Jim Ryczek.
 
If folks would be interested, I am happy to reach out to them. Many of the
organizations that serve those who are poor or without a home have been
clients of mine .
Best,
 
Gayle Gifford
 
 
³A 2014 Bankrate survey, echoing the Fed¹s data, found that only 38 percent
of Americans would cover a $1,000 emergency-room visit or $500 car repair
with money they¹d saved. Two reports published last year by the Pew
Charitable Trusts found, respectively, that 55 percent of households didn¹t
have enough liquid savings to replace a month¹s worth of lost income, and
that of the 56 percent of people who said they¹d worried about their
finances in the previous year, 71 percent were concerned about having enough
money to cover everyday expenses.
³ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/my-secret-shame/476415/
 
 
 
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