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Councilors urge citywide push on homelessness, propose using public properties for pop-up services
Summary
Deputy Majority Leader and Councilwoman Peterson urged fellow councilors to join a housing crisis task force and proposed using public properties for year-round pop-up services to help people experiencing homelessness.
Deputy Majority Leader urged colleagues to join a housing crisis task force and called for a “call to action” to address rising homelessness in Providence, saying the council should “come together” and be “creative” in seeking solutions.
Councilwoman Peterson described encounters with residents sleeping in public spaces and thanked staff who assisted a family in Ward 14, singling out Melissa Cruz for direct help. Peterson said the council has limited capacity for direct service but can use its legislative authority and public properties to create opportunities for pop-up services, describing this as a way to “start utilizing every resource that we have” and to provide year-round support.
Members discussed collaborating with the administration and policy staff; Councilwoman Peterson and the deputy majority leader asked other councilors to help shape the task force. No formal motion or vote establishing the task force appeared in the transcript; remarks were a request for council participation and staff follow-up.
