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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