Crossroads Rhode Island

Our 19th Annual Women Helping Women fundraising event is officially around the corner! Do you have your tickets yet? 🎟️

Join us on May 6th at the WaterFire Arts Center for an evening dedicated to helping women in our community overcome homelessness. Every ticket purchased is a direct investment in a woman’s journey toward a stable home.

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, TRAC Builders, for helping us make this evening possible. We hope to see you there!

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Last week, we officially opened three newly transformed outdoor spaces at our 160 Broad Street headquarters, designed specifically to prioritize the safety, health, and dignity of our clients:

🌸 The Women's Shelter Courtyard: A private outdoor area for women staying in our shelter, now with shade, improved landscaping, added privacy, and better drainage.

🚪Main Entrance Streetscape: Expanded sidewalks, planters, and redesigned pedestrian flow to improve safety and visibility along Broad Street.

🌳Day Client Courtyard: A new space featuring solar-powered charging stations, a water refill station, and seating designed for comfort and connection.

At the heart of it all is a simple but powerful idea: small changes in environment can make a big difference.

We were thrilled to host our friends from Cox and RI House Speaker Joe Shekarchi for a special hard-hat tour of our upcoming Health and Housing Apartments!

Once completed later this year, this first-of-its-kind facility will offer 35 permanent supportive apartments for medically vulnerable adults experiencing homelessness.

Thank you for stopping by to check out the progress!

Day 2 of 401Gives is here and YOU can help us hit our goal of 250 donors! 🚀

If we can reach 250 total donors, we will unlock an incredible $5,000 bonus matching gift! That is $5,000 extra to help our fellow Rhode Islanders transition from homelessness to home.

Every gift, no matter the size, gets us one step closer to that bonus.

👉 Make a gift: https://www.401gives.org/organizations/crossroads-rhode-island-be072c34-aefd-4855-adbe-00e8ea5614ce
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Thank you for your support!

401Gives is here! Today is our chance to show up for our neighbors in a big way. With your support, we can help ensure every Rhode Islander has a safe and affordable place to call home.

Your gift to Crossroads can help provide essential resources, security, and hope for those who need it most. Thank you for your support! https://www.401gives.org/organizations/crossroads-rhode-island-be072c34-aefd-4855-adbe-00e8ea5614ce

401Gives Everyone needs a place to call home. Housing ends homelessness. That is why we are committed to housing individuals and families as quickly as possible.

Joshua McCombe’s story is a powerful reminder of why housing solutions like rapid rehousing matter.

After losing their longtime apartment, Joshua and his family spent two years moving between motels and shelter before finally moving into a Pawtucket apartment. That stability has made all the difference for Joshua and his children as they rebuild after an incredibly difficult chapter.

Programs like rapid rehousing help families move more quickly from homelessness back into stable housing, while providing the support needed to stay there.

We’re grateful for the dedication of case managers like Jessica Aviles, who work every day to help families navigate complicated systems and find a path forward.

Thank you to The Providence Journal and Wheeler Cowperthwaite for telling Joshua’s story with such care and thoughtfulness.

🔗 Read the full story here: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2026/03/16/rhode-island-family-moved-from-shelters-to-a-new-apartment-with-a-little-help/88034109007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx09p115250l116850c115250e009100v11xx09d--57--b--57--&gca-ft=236&gca-ds=sophi

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Rhode Island's day of giving is less than 1 week away! Starting at 6am on March 31st, visit 401gives.org to make a donation to Crossroads and other nonprofits in Rhode Island!

Thanks to the generosity of John and Karen Galvin, every 401Gives gift will be doubled up to $20,000. Plus, if 250 donors give by 6 p.m. on April 1, an additional $5,000 match will be unlocked!

401Gives Everyone needs a place to call home. Housing ends homelessness. That is why we are committed to housing individuals and families as quickly as possible.

2025 Crossroads Media Highlights 🎉

This year, Jennifer Schanck-Bolwell, our Chief Operating Officer was honored by Providence Business News as one of the 2025 “Leaders & Achievers.”

In her nearly two decades with Crossroads, Jennifer has spearheaded transformative projects, from converting a former church into the Mike Terry Apartments for chronically homeless adults, to expanding affordable housing assets and strengthening operations across the organization. Her leadership is helping create homes, hope, and real change for Rhode Islanders in need.

Learn more about her work and this honor here: https://pbn.com/jennifer-schanck-bolwell/