RIBridges Alert If you may be impacted by the RIBridges data breach, take 5 important steps to protect your personal information today. Please follow this link to find out how to protect your personal information.UPDATED CALL CENTER HOURS AND INFORMATIONPlease call 833-918-6603 Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.Call center staff will be able to provide general information about the breach as well as steps customers can take now to protect their data. Unfortunately, as the analysis of the data involved is still happening, call center staff will not be able to confirm whether a particular individual’s data is or is not included in the breach at this time. NOTE: The Call Center will not be open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, December 31 and January 1.Extended HealthSource RI Call Center HoursTo increase access as the year ends, HealthSource RI has extended the hours of its call center.Please call 1-855-840-4744 Saturday, December 28 — 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Sunday, December 29 — 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Monday, December 30 — 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 31 — 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Governor McKee Activates National Guard to Provide Temporary Operational Support for Cranston Street Armory Warming Station Published on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 National Guard will work with support from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals to provide temporary support for unhoused Rhode Islanders PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee has authorized Major General Christopher Callahan to order up to 50 Rhode Island National Guard (RING) members to temporarily assist with the operation of the Cranston Street Armory Warming Station for Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness. RING will work with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH). Governor McKee’s letter to Major General Christopher Callahan can be found here. Since the plan for the Cranston Street Armory Warming Station was announced, teams from the State’s Department of Administration, Emergency Management Agency, Department of Housing, and RING have been working diligently to get the facilities up and running. This includes delivering cots, blankets, water, and portable bathroom facilities. The warming station will begin operations on Friday, December 16. "The Administration is continuing to do the work to connect unhoused Rhode Islanders, whether they are encamped at the State House or living elsewhere, with a warm place to stay as quickly as possible," said Governor Dan McKee. The Cranston Street Armory Warming Station is just one of many actions the McKee Administration is taking to comprehensively respond to the shortage of housing, and the corresponding pressure it has created on our shelter system and homelessness support system. This includes: Directing an additional $1.4M to bring the statewide shelter bed capacity to more than 1,000 funded beds. Making $166M in funding available to support affordable housing efforts across the state. Directing $9.5 million in federal funds to expand legal services to support low-income households facing housing insecurity. These funds can be used to connect individuals with services like eviction prevention and eviction diversion, mediation between landlords and tenants; case management related to housing stability; housing counseling and fair housing counseling. ###