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	Apr 3, 2026
Albion		1	Providence	Apr 4, 2026
Ashaway		1	Washington	Apr 5, 2026
Barrington		1	Bristol	Mar 31, 2026
Block Island		4	Washington	Mar 31, 2026
Bradford		1	Washington	Mar 31, 2026
Bristol	1	1	Bristol	Mar 31, 2026
Burrillville		1	Providence	Apr 1, 2026
Carolina		3	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
Central Falls		15	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Charlestown		3	Washington	Apr 2, 2026
Chepachet		1	Providence	Apr 1, 2026
Clayville		1	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Coventry		1	Kent	Apr 1, 2026
Cranston	2	1	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Cumberland		16	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
East Greenwich		1	Kent	Apr 2, 2026
East Providence	14	2	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Exeter		1	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
Fiskeville		1	Providence	Mar 28, 2026
Forestdale		1	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Foster		1	Providence	Mar 26, 2026
Glendale		1	Providence	Apr 6, 2026
Glocester		1	Providence	Mar 30, 2026
Greene		1	Kent	Apr 2, 2026
Greenville		13	Providence	Apr 1, 2026
Harmony		17	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Harrisville		1	Providence	Mar 26, 2026
Hope		12	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Hope Valley		1	Washington	Apr 3, 2026
Hopkinton		1	Washington	Apr 3, 2026
Jamestown		3	Newport	Apr 2, 2026
Johnston		15	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Kenyon		3	Washington	Mar 31, 2026
Kingston		3	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
Lincoln		2	Providence	Apr 3, 2026
Little Compton		1	Newport	Apr 4, 2026
Manville		1	Providence	Apr 3, 2026
Mapleville		1	Providence	Mar 27, 2026
Middletown	1	3	Newport	Apr 1, 2026
Narragansett	1	3	Washington	Apr 3, 2026
New Shoreham		4	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
Newport	3	1	Newport	Apr 1, 2026
North Kingstown		1	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
North Providence		2	Providence	Apr 3, 2026
North Scituate		14	Providence	Apr 1, 2026
North Smithfield		1	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Oakland		1	Providence	Apr 1, 2026
Pascoag		1	Providence	Apr 1, 2026
Pawtucket	1	17	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Peace Dale	2	1	Washington	Apr 2, 2026
Portsmouth		2	Newport	Mar 31, 2026
Providence		12	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Prudence Island		1	Bristol	Apr 1, 2026
Richmond		2	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
Riverside		1	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Rockville		1	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
Rumford		1	Providence	Apr 4, 2026
Saunderstown		6	Washington	Apr 3, 2026
Scituate		1	Providence	Apr 6, 2026
Shannock		3	Washington	Apr 6, 2026
Slatersville		1	Providence	Apr 1, 2026
Slocum		4	Washington	Mar 31, 2026
Smithfield		11	Providence	Apr 1, 2026
South Kingstown		3	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
Tiverton		1	Newport	Mar 31, 2026
Wakefield	1	2	Washington	Apr 1, 2026
Warren		1	Bristol	Apr 3, 2026
Warwick	2	3	Kent	Mar 31, 2026
West Greenwich		1	Kent	Apr 5, 2026
West Kingston		3	Washington	Apr 4, 2026
West Warwick	1	3	Kent	Apr 3, 2026
Westerly	1	2	Washington	Mar 31, 2026
Wood River Junction		1	Washington	Mar 31, 2026
Woonsocket	1	1	Providence	Mar 31, 2026
Wyoming		3	Washington	Mar 26, 2026