Rhode Island Homeless Shelters

The most complete list of shelters in Rhode Island. The shelters listed below are emergency shelters but many are general homeless shelters or transitional housing opportunities. Please note that many of these facilites have waiting lists (some are very long). Please call ahead to check availability first.

City	in City	Nearby	County	Last Update
Adamsville		1	Newport	Feb 3, 2026
Albion		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Ashaway		1	Washington	Feb 9, 2026
Barrington		1	Bristol	Feb 9, 2026
Block Island		4	Washington	Feb 2, 2026
Bradford		1	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Bristol	1	1	Bristol	Feb 3, 2026
Burrillville		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Carolina		3	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Central Falls		15	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Charlestown		3	Washington	Feb 9, 2026
Chepachet		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Clayville		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Coventry		1	Kent	Feb 3, 2026
Cranston	2	1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Cumberland		16	Providence	Feb 9, 2026
East Greenwich		1	Kent	Feb 4, 2026
East Providence	14	2	Providence	Feb 9, 2026
Exeter		1	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Fiskeville		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Forestdale		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Foster		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Glendale		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Glocester		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Greene		1	Kent	Feb 3, 2026
Greenville		13	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Harmony		17	Providence	Feb 2, 2026
Harrisville		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Hope		12	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Hope Valley		1	Washington	Feb 9, 2026
Hopkinton		1	Washington	Feb 2, 2026
Jamestown		3	Newport	Feb 3, 2026
Johnston		15	Providence	Feb 9, 2026
Kenyon		3	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Kingston		3	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Lincoln		2	Providence	Feb 2, 2026
Little Compton		1	Newport	Feb 9, 2026
Manville		1	Providence	Feb 9, 2026
Mapleville		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Middletown	1	3	Newport	Feb 3, 2026
Narragansett	1	3	Washington	Feb 9, 2026
New Shoreham		4	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Newport	3	1	Newport	Feb 3, 2026
North Kingstown		1	Washington	Feb 4, 2026
North Providence		2	Providence	Feb 4, 2026
North Scituate		14	Providence	Feb 2, 2026
North Smithfield		1	Providence	Feb 2, 2026
Oakland		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Pascoag		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Pawtucket	1	17	Providence	Feb 9, 2026
Peace Dale	2	1	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Portsmouth		2	Newport	Feb 9, 2026
Providence		12	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Prudence Island		1	Bristol	Feb 9, 2026
Richmond		2	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Riverside		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Rockville		1	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Rumford		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Saunderstown		6	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Scituate		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Shannock		3	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Slatersville		1	Providence	Feb 3, 2026
Slocum		4	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Smithfield		11	Providence	Feb 9, 2026
South Kingstown		3	Washington	Feb 5, 2026
Tiverton		1	Newport	Feb 3, 2026
Wakefield	1	2	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Warren		1	Bristol	Feb 3, 2026
Warwick	2	3	Kent	Feb 3, 2026
West Greenwich		1	Kent	Feb 4, 2026
West Kingston		3	Washington	Feb 9, 2026
West Warwick	1	3	Kent	Feb 9, 2026
Westerly	1	2	Washington	Feb 2, 2026
Wood River Junction		1	Washington	Feb 3, 2026
Woonsocket	1	1	Providence	Feb 2, 2026
Wyoming		3	Washington	Feb 3, 2026