On Oct. 10, the Summer Street Apartments, a new five-story 176-unit permanent supportive housing development for formerly homeless Rhode Island residents, opened at 94 Summer St. in Providence.
The 176-unit apartment complex is operated by Crossroads Rhode Island, a nonprofit organization that coordinates housing and homelessness services to individuals within the state. Each unit is a fully furnished, one-bedroom apartment that includes a kitchen and private bathroom. Residents began moving in on Monday.
“The Summer Street Apartments will literally be life changing for the nearly 200 men and women who will soon call them home, providing safety, stability and community to people who have struggled with housing insecurity for years,” said Michelle Wilcox, president and CEO of Crossroads R.I. in a news release…