Blogs & Letters

I cannot tell you over the course of a 40+ year career in human services how often I have met with elected officials stating “You are doing God’s work”. This is typically a precursor to a conversation about limited funding. It always comes down to priorities that do not meet human needs.

Being able to live in a house or apartment that you’re able to afford is increasingly difficult and evident in the growing population of homeless individuals and families in our communities.

Nurturing, supportive, empathetic—these are words every child should be able to use to describe their upbringing. Unfortunately, this is not the experience for many children in Rhode Island.

Black Americans and all people of color have reached a tipping point with the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. America was founded on a slave economy that has largely remained intact for over 400 years.