The Same Old Music — Let us all Change the Tune

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To the Editor,

I listen to all the radio shows on homelessness. Not one radio show knows how to solve it. A lot of finger-pointing on these radio shows.

One wonderful person did take action and it was not a political stunt. Most homeless people do not have radios and do not listen to radio shows. They are trying to stay alive.

There should be a community digital board outside at the Providence public library, directing people to all shelters. All community resource officers have to report their encounters with a homeless person to the governor’s office, and if they do not then fire them immediately.

All community resource officers have to give the homeless person a card on where the shelters are, and the homeless person gets free bus service when they show this card and the social worker should help them at the shelter.

According to the Providence journal article on January 11, 2025 Lawmakers to Mr. McKee declare public health emergency over homelessness. This article said that in the past year 54 Rhode Islanders have died because they resided outside in the elements.

Also check on the social workers to see if they are doing their job. Forget about the pallet shelters just open up more shelters. I am blaming the community resource officers who need to do a better job on speaking to our homeless community. And a community resource officer should be paid the same as a police officer because they are putting their life in harm’s way.

Carol Pisani
Johnston

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