$15 a month. That’s all it takes to provide a family of four with a full day of:
🏠 Safe shelter
🍲 Warm meals
🚿 Showers & laundry
Your monthly gift at Crossroads provides more than just a bed—it creates a path to a permanent home.
Become a monthly donor today! www.crossroadsri.org/february-app...
⚠️ With frigid temperatures and significant snowfall in the forecast this weekend, it is simply NOT safe for anyone to sleep outside. ⚠️
Our warming center at 160 Broad Street in Providence will be OPEN 24/7 and can provide you with a warm place to stay.
Crossroads Rhode Island stands with our neighbors at Brown and throughout the City of Providence — in sorrow, in support, and in care for one another. 🤎
⚠️ If you or anyone you know needs a warm place to stay as the temperatures drop below freezing, please read the following. ⚠️
Our warming center at 160 Broad Street in Providence is OPEN and can provide you with a warm place to stay.
Call 401-521-2255 or make your way over to 160 Broad St. in PVD.
We’re deeply grateful for the generosity shown to Crossroads this Giving Tuesday. Thanks to your support, we unlocked our $30,000 match and raised more than $40,000!
Thank you for helping more Rhode Islanders find a safe, stable place to call home.
TODAY ONLY! You can DOUBLE the impact of your gift to Crossroads with a limited-time $25,000 match!
Please join us in ensuring that every Rhode Islander has a safe and affordable place to call home.🏡
crossroadsri.org/giving-tuesday
With @givingtuesday.bsky.social on the horizon, members of our team are sharing why your gift to Crossroads truly matters.
In the video below, hear directly from the people who see the impact every day and learn how your support can help change lives in our community.
A huge shoutout to the men's crew team at Brown University for supporting Crossroads during the month of October! As a lead up to the Head of the Charles Regatta, these dedicated student-athletes raised more than $6,000 to support the mission of Crossroads.
Many thanks to the team and the donors!
In a moving op-ed, Buff Chace, Managing Partner of Cornish Associates, shares why the Summer Street Apartments are more than a new building, they’re a model of what’s possible when a community comes together to tackle the housing crisis:
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Last week, students in Jacqueline Lucia’s summer class stepped back in time with a private tour of the historic Nathanael Greene House in Coventry. They had to opportunity to view artifacts from the French & Indian War and the Revolutionary War—and even tried on clothing and equipment from the era!
Crossroads COO Jennifer Schanck-Bolwell was recently selected by Providence Business News as a recipient of a 2025 Leaders and Achievers Award!
We are incredibly proud to celebrate her achievements and the positive impact she continues to make every day!
📚 Summer classes are in full swing at Crossroads! Students are working hard toward their GEDs with support from our amazing teachers.
Thanks to your support, programs like this help clients build brighter, more stable futures.
With 90+ degree temperatures in the forecast this week, individuals & families experiencing homelessness in Rhode Island may be exposed to life-threatening conditions.
Crossroads' cooling center at 160 Broad St. in Providence will be OPEN to those in need of a safe place to cool off.
“This isn’t just a budget cut—it’s a policy failure with catastrophic consequences.”
In a powerful @bostonglobe.com op-ed, our President & CEO Michelle Wilcox outlines what’s at risk if Congress approves the President’s proposed budget.
📖 Read the full op-ed here:
Earlier this month, we shared some exciting news: our Board of Directors will match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $125,000 through June 30!
Now, with just weeks to go, we’re in the final push to meet our $250,000 goal.
Make double the impact today: www.crossroadsri.org/give
Earlier this week, we broke ground on 35 new permanent supportive apartments at 371 Pine Street—designed for Rhode Islanders facing both homelessness and health challenges.
This is the future of housing and health in RI. When we build housing, we build futures.
On June 2, Crossroads will break ground on its Health & Housing Apartments: 35 permanent supportive apartments for medically vulnerable adults experiencing homelessness, with a healing garden and space for health and/or behavioral health partners. Because housing is healthcare.
With the installation of exterior brick now underway, construction of our 176-unit Summer Street Apartments has reached another major milestone! 🧱
Thoughtfully designed by KITE Architects, this 176-unit development for formerly homeless adults is on track for completion this fall. 🏠💛
We’re so grateful for Waterson Terminal—thanks to their generous support, we were able to stock a pop-up shop with essential supplies for our shelter guests and residents.
Thank you to Ocean State Job Lot as well for offering a generous discount on the purchased items and volunteering their time!
Rhode Island's day of giving is just 1 week away! Starting at 6am on April 1st, visit 401gives.org to make a donation to Crossroads and other nonprofits in Rhode Island!
Plus, stay tuned for an exciting way to DOUBLE the impact of your gift! 👀
Last week, students from Rob Roy Academy provided over two dozen free haircuts to our clients through Hope Kutz—a program dedicated to spreading hope, one haircut at a time.
"I've been too embarrassed to get my hair cut for years," shared one client. "This haircut made me feel really good."
We're thrilled to share that Crossroads President & CEO Michelle Wilcox has been recognized among @rimonthly.bsky.social's Outstanding Women for her leadership in creating nearly 300 permanent supportive apartments for formerly homeless adults in RI!
March is National Social Work Month! 🌟
We’re celebrating the dedication and compassion of our frontline Case Managers, who play a vital role in helping individuals and families overcome challenges utilizing a housing-first approach.
Join us in thanking them for their hard work!
As temperatures drop, Crossroads continues to prioritize providing safety and warmth to Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness.
Last week, Gov. McKee & Housing Secretary Goddard visited Crossroads to tour our warming center and discuss the urgent need to prioritize support for our neighbors.
Pleased to represent @CrossroadsRI.bsky.social in DC this week at the National Women's Shelter Network Conference alongside Jennifer Watkins and Ashley Rogers. Grateful for the opportunity to learn, share, and collaborate to better support women experiencing homelessness.
Thank you, Governor Dan McKee, for touring Crossroads' Summer Street Apartments development earlier this week! When complete this fall, these permanent supportive apartments will provide safe, affordable housing for over 176 formerly homeless adults.
⚠️ UPDATE ⚠️ In response to the ongoing extreme cold weather, the dining room at Crossroads' Headquarters (160 Broad St., Providence) is now OPEN to provide additional capacity for anyone in need of a safe and warm place to stay.
No one will be turned away, and we have plenty of space available.
⚠️ If you or anyone you know needs a warm place to stay in the coming days, please read the following. ⚠️
With freezing temperatures in the forecast, it is simply NOT safe for anyone to sleep outside.
Our warming center at 160 Broad St in PVD will be OPEN & can provide you with a warm place to stay.
On behalf of our clients, thank you for your generous support this holiday season and throughout the year! 🏡
Your commitment helps us provide housing, shelter, services, and hope to those experiencing homelessness across Rhode Island. We are deeply grateful for your kindness. ❤️
All December long, your gift to Crossroads Rhode Island will DOUBLE thanks to a limited-time $50,000 match!
Thank you for your generosity in bringing hope to those who need it most this holiday season. 🏡
Make a gift today: www.crossroadsri.org/give
