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A measure that protects the rights of renters living in foreclosed buildings is part of the federal Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, which was signed into law May 20. The measure protects renters from homelessness.
The new law reauthorizes the housing and shelter programs of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act for the first time in 17 years.
Read the full article here.
Art from the Streets and A Place Called Home at URI, July 1- August 20
ART FROM THE STREETS, a mixed media exhibit, includes art from recycled and found objects to
highlight the need to recycle and Live Green; TAG and GRAFFITI; and art about homelessness and the housing crisis in Rhode Island, created to bring attention and understanding of the issues and the impact on people’s lives. The hope is that this exhibit will inspire ideas, solutions and action.
A PLACE CALLED HOME (July 16 and August 20 at 6pm and 7 pm) will feature performances by and about of Rhode Islanders’ experiences of being
Homeless. A multimedia performance piece, the play is a culmination of a series of workshops and oral history interviews with people who are homeless in our community and those who work with the homeless sharing their stories, their hopes and dreams, and the realities of being homeless. The project was created in partnership with the ARTSREACH Project at Mathewson Street Church with guests of the PICA Community Meal site at Mathewson Street Church.
The gallery, located on the URI Providence Campus at 80 Washington Street, is open Monday-Friday 9-5. For more information and a full list of the artists involved in this exhibition, visit the exhibition's website here, contact Steven Pennell at 277-5205, or visit www.uri.edu/prov.
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Street Sights will not publish a July issue because we spend one month each summer focusing on fundraising and staff development. We will also be planning for a Journalism Training Program which will be open to the community--stay tuned for details. We look forward to covering your events and publishing your opinions in our August issue.
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Jim Silva of Riverwood receives the Street Sights Rainbow Award for his outstanding case management services.
Clients have nothing but good things to say about Silva. He has been selfless and has given personal attention to many cases he has handled.
I met Silva at an outreach at Beneficent Church’s Round Top Center last Thanksgiving. We spoke a few minutes.
Although I was a bit apprehensive, two weeks later I made an appointment to meet with him.
Read staff writer Don Mather's full article on his experience with Jim Mather here.
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The June issue of Street Sights can be found around Providence and Rhode Island. For a list of distribution sites, email us at streetsights@gmail.com, or call us at (401) 421-6458.
To download a complete copy of the June issue, clickhere!
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What do you get when you have people facing the challenges of hunger and homelessness, art exhibits, a handful of talented people, and a church with open doors to provide sanctuary for all of the above? With this unique blend, you end up with an organization called ArtsReach.
ArtsReach stands for positive choices, creating art, and transforming lives. ArtsReach held a community gathering at Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in Providence in May. The event consisted of meditational painting, community dance, and several eccentric art exhibits.
Read the full article here.
To see a wider sampling of art created by Street Sights readers and staff, visit our Creative Works page here.
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Dan Meltzer, a 2009 Brown University graduate and Street Sights contributor, wrote his senior thesis on the dissemination of information on health care to the homeless. Read his thesis here! |
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