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 Jul 1, 2025
Albion 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Ashaway 1 Washington Jul 5, 2025
Barrington 1 Bristol Jul 2, 2025
Block Island 4 Washington Jul 8, 2025
Bradford 1 Washington Jul 2, 2025
Bristol 1 1 Bristol
Jul 8, 2025
Burrillville 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Carolina 3 Washington Jul 3, 2025
Central Falls 15 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Charlestown 3 Washington Jul 3, 2025
Chepachet 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Clayville 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Coventry 1 Kent Jul 1, 2025
Cranston 2 1 Providence
Jul 1, 2025
Cumberland 16 Providence Jul 8, 2025
East Greenwich 1 Kent Jul 2, 2025
East Providence 14 2 Providence
Jul 2, 2025
Exeter 1 Washington Jul 6, 2025
Fiskeville 1 Providence Jul 3, 2025
Forestdale 1 Providence Jul 5, 2025
Foster 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Glendale 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Glocester 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Greene 1 Kent Jul 2, 2025
Greenville 13 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Harmony 17 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Harrisville 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Hope 12 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Hope Valley 1 Washington Jul 1, 2025
Hopkinton 1 Washington Jul 2, 2025
Jamestown 3 Newport Jul 2, 2025
Johnston 15 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Kenyon 3 Washington Jul 2, 2025
Kingston 3 Washington Jul 8, 2025
Lincoln 2 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Little Compton 1 Newport Jul 4, 2025
Manville 1 Providence Jul 1, 2025
Mapleville 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Middletown 1 3 Newport
Jul 1, 2025
Narragansett 1 3 Washington
Jul 1, 2025
New Shoreham 4 Washington Jul 2, 2025
Newport 3 1 Newport
Jul 1, 2025
North Kingstown 1 Washington Jul 8, 2025
North Providence 2 Providence Jul 8, 2025
North Scituate 14 Providence Jul 3, 2025
North Smithfield 1 Providence Jul 1, 2025
Oakland 1 Providence Jul 3, 2025
Pascoag 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Pawtucket 1 17 Providence
Jul 1, 2025
Peace Dale 2 1 Washington
Jul 2, 2025
Portsmouth 2 Newport Jul 1, 2025
Providence 12 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Prudence Island 1 Bristol Jul 2, 2025
Richmond 2 Washington Jul 1, 2025
Riverside 1 Providence Jul 1, 2025
Rockville 1 Washington Jul 2, 2025
Rumford 1 Providence Jul 8, 2025
Saunderstown 6 Washington Jul 2, 2025
Scituate 1 Providence Jul 1, 2025
Shannock 3 Washington Jul 3, 2025
Slatersville 1 Providence Jul 2, 2025
Slocum 4 Washington Jul 7, 2025
Smithfield 11 Providence Jul 2, 2025
South Kingstown 3 Washington Jul 1, 2025
Tiverton 1 Newport Jul 2, 2025
Wakefield 1 2 Washington
Jul 8, 2025
Warren 1 Bristol Jul 2, 2025
Warwick 2 3 Kent
Jul 2, 2025
West Greenwich 1 Kent Jul 3, 2025
West Kingston 3 Washington Jul 2, 2025
West Warwick 1 3 Kent
Jul 2, 2025
Westerly 1 2 Washington
Jul 1, 2025
Wood River Junction 1 Washington Jul 2, 2025
Woonsocket 1 1 Providence
Jul 8, 2025
Wyoming 3 Washington Jul 2, 2025

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