Emergency winter pop-ups opening in Rhode Island
The Community Church of Providence on Whalen Street. (WJAR)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Executive Office of Housing said that the state's four emergency winter pop-up sites were opening in anticipation of low temperatures throughout the week.
The department said that the three sites operated by the Council of Churches would be open nightly from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. from Wednesday night through Feb. 2.
The three church sites are:
- Matthewson Street Church, 134 Matthewson St., Providence
- Community Church of Providence, 372 Wayland Ave., Providence
- Open Table of Christ, 1520 Broad St., Providence
The fourth site at the West Warwick Civic Center on Factory Street will be open nightly from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. from Wednesday through Jan. 30.
A full list of seasonal emergency shelters, overnight warming centers, daytime resource centers, and state-funded year-round shelters can be found here.
