Open Doors will add 49 new seasonal beds at its women and children’s shelter in Providence. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)
For the last two years, OpenDoors has only been able to offer 15 year-round beds in its 1940s Providence rooming house for women and children without a place to stay. But that number will more than quadruple this winter, thanks to a new round of state homelessness response grants.
A total of 49 additional beds will open up starting Dec. 1 to provide temporary relief for OpenDoors clients. The beds are among a total of 281 that will be available through mid-spring 2026 funded by $1.74 million in state grants awarded to municipalities and nonprofit service providers to expand Rhode Island’s network of warming centers and homeless shelters…