Foundation awards emergency grant to Crossroads Rhode Island
October 21, 2010
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| News Channel 10 Reporter RJ Heim interviews Foundation President and CEO Neil D. Steinberg prior to the news conference. |
The Rhode Island Foundation awarded a $100,000 emergency grant to Crossroads Rhode Island to bolster the agency's ongoing efforts to meet the unprecedented need for emergency shelter and services for the homeless.
Neil D. Steinberg, president and CEO of the Foundation, and David M. Hirsch, Foundation chairman, presented the grant to Crossroads President Anne Nolan and Board Chairman Howard G. Sutton at a news conference. Requests for emergency shelter are the highest in the agency's history and homeless advocates have warned the current crisis will worsen this winter.
"In this difficult climate, many Rhode Island families and individuals are still seeking out resources to obtain basic necessities like housing, food, and health care," said Steinberg. "Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to provide this grant to ensure Crossroads can continue to respond to the increasing need for shelter and services in our state."
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| Left to right: David M. Hirsch, Foundation chairman, and Neil D. Steinberg, Foundation president and CEO, present an emergency grant to Anne Nolan, Crossroads president, and Howard G. Sutton, Crossroads board chairman. |
The emergency grant, which is made in part from the George M. and Barbara H. Sage Fund at the Foundation, will provide critical stop-gap funding for Crossroads, which has been overwhelmed with visits by Rhode Island families and individuals in need of housing.
"Crossroads Rhode Island is extremely grateful for the support of both The Rhode Island Foundation and the George M. and Barbara H. Sage Fund at the Foundation for this emergency grant," said Anne Nolan, president of Crossroads. "The number of homeless, particularly women and families new to homelessness, coming to us for help is higher than ever before. This grant will help us to continue providing essential life services to a safe, respectful, and effective manner."