CROSSROADS RHODE ISLAND

SHELTER AND ASSESSMENT - HOUSING PROBLEM SOLVING IS A RELATIVELY NEW, EFFECTIVE AND LOW-COST INTERVENTION THAT CAN HELP PREVENT SOME AT-RISK PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESSAND HELPS OTHERS GET OUT OF SHELTER AND INTO HOUSING QUICKLY AND COST EFFECTIVELY. HOUSING PROBLEM SOLVING COMBINES CREATIVE, SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED BRAINSTORMING WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF CASH ASSISTANCE THAT HELPS PEOPLE EXPLORE THEIR HOUSING OPTIONS. SOLUTIONS VARY FROM CLIENT TO CLIENT BUT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SECURITY DEPOSITS AND UTILITY ARREARS. IN 2024, CROSSROADS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $900,000, PROVIDING AN AVERAGE OF $2,256 IN CASH ASSISTANCE PER HOUSEHOLD. AS A RESULT, WE HELPED MORE THAN 2,200 AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EITHER PREVENT OR QUICKLY END THEIR HOMELESSNESS. WHEN HOMELESSNESS CAN'T BE PREVENTED OR QUICKLY ENDED, TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER IS SOMETIMES NEEDED AS A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION. IN 2024, CROSSROADS OPERATED FIVE SHELTERS WITH MORE THAN 200 BEDS, INCLUDING HARRINGTON HALL, THE LARGEST MEN'S SHELTER IN THE STATE, A WOMEN'S SHELTER, FAMILY SHELTER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND HARTFORD AVENUE, THE STATE'S ONLY COUPLES SHELTER. WITH HOMELESSNESS AT A RECORD HIGH, CROSSROADS PROVIDED NEARLY 1,600 PEOPLE WITH A SAFE PLACE TO STAY, INCLUDING 132 CHILDREN AND 100 SENIORS OVER THE AGE OF 65. OF THOSE, 80 ADULTS AND 77 CHILDREN WERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS.

HOUSING PROGRAMS - TO ENSURE OUR ABILITY TO HELP OUR CLIENTS SECURE SAFE, STABLE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CROSSROADS OWNS AND MANAGES MORE THAN 375 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE APARTMENTS STATEWIDE AND MAINTAINS STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL LANDLORDS. AS A RESULT, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP MORE THAN 2,500 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 61 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, END THEIR HOMELESSNESS LAST YEAR. OF THOSE, 340 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED UP TO 24 MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT THROUGH OUR RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO MOVE INTO MARKET-RATE APARTMENTS STATEWIDE. ANOTHER 732 HOUSEHOLDS MOVED INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, PRIMARILY INTO PROPERTIES THAT CROSSROADS OWNS. THESE APARTMENTS ARE DEEPLY SUBSIDIZED, ALLOWING FOR EXTREMELY LOW OR NO-INCOME RESIDENTS TO LIVE SAFELY WITH THE HOUSING-BASED SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY NEEDFOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED.TO HELP ADDRESS RHODE ISLAND'S CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUMMER STREET APARTMENTS IS ALSO WELL UNDERWAY. WHEN COMPLETE IN THE FALL OF 2025, MORE THAN 176 FORMERLY HOMELESS ADULTS WILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME, MAKING SUMMER STREET THE LARGEST PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM IN NEW ENGLAND.