Welcome to Lucy’s Hearth
At Lucy’s Hearth, our team is passionate about helping children and their families who are experiencing homelessness due to economic hardship, family crisis, divorce, eviction, and severe shortage of safe, affordable housing. Our primary goal is to foster independence and help the residents gain the life skills necessary to find stable housing and prevent future homelessness.
We are so thankful for your support!
The challenges families dealing with homelessness are facing right now are immense. We are proud to be achieving things – like continuing to house people during a global pandemic, and innovating new ways to do so. Your continued support allows Lucy’s Hearth to continue to provide high-impact programs to address family homelessness across Rhode Island. We are all in this together.
Our children.
Our families.
Our community.
Careers at Lucy’s
Lucy’s Hearth offers rewarding career opportunities for counselors, social workers, case managers and organizers. The Hearth offers a variety of entry-level and professional positions for those who wish to join our dedicated and talented team of social services workers and advocates. Family Service of Rhode Island’s HR Department assists us with hiring.
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We believe that every family deserves a home.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting the confidentiality and privacy of our residents. Our employees and volunteers undergo training to understand and comply with government rules and regulations regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which protects personal health information or PHI. In September of 2021 Lucy’s Hearth has additionally adopted the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness’ (RICEH) Privacy Policy for Homeless Management Information Systems(HMIS). Lucy’s Heath is an affiliate of Family Service of Rhode Island. Family Service of Rhode Island adheres to governmental rules, laws, and regulations in relation to the use of a client’s PHI. Click here, to review our Privacy Policy, and click here to review the Privacy Policy set forth by RICEH.
Recent News
2021 Holiday Giving
2021 Holiday Giving Program Each year with the help of our community, we are able to bring holiday cheer to our friends in need with Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas gift assistance. We invite current and past residents of Lucy’s Hearth to register their family for Holiday Assistance.…
Emergency Rental Assistance
Rent Relief RI We would like to share with our community that Rent Relief RI is currently open for applicants. Rhode Island has received $200 million in rent relief funds from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program. This program will provide rental and utility relief payments…
Your support ensures that homeless children and families find their way home.
Now more than ever, ensuring that children and their families have a safe place to call home is saving lives in our community. It is incredibly important for families to be able to shut their door and be together, no matter what is going on in the…
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Singing for Shelter: a virtual holiday fundraiser
Singing For Shelter, the annual Christmas concert featuring Newport-area musicians raising money for local homeless shelters, is going virtual this year. “Because COVID is preventing us from all gathering in one place on one night, we decided to offer a series of home concerts, featuring our local musicians going live…
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New Bilingual Housing Navigator Opens New Doors for Homeless Families
Written by: Simon Leek Antonia had come up against a familiar wall. She was all set to move, along with her husband and their five grandchildren, out of the housing at Lucy’s Hearth and into an apartment. She was ready, thanks in large part to the independence-geared services…
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Emotions Ran High at a Remarkable Lucy’s Hearth Fundraiser
“I’m sobbing, [this is] the best virtual fundraiser I have seen!” That is what one Lucy’s Hearth supporter said at the annual Live from Lucy’s event last night, where the community came together to raise money and awareness for Lucy’s Hearth, the only homeless shelter providing private…
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