Loading chat...
RI H8201
Joint Resolution
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Scott Slater
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Appropriates $250,000 from the state treasury to Higher Ground International, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, for fiscal year 2026-2027
-
Funds support services for immigrants and refugee populations, with emphasis on Liberian and West African communities and other marginalized groups in Rhode Island
-
Services covered include basic needs supplies, literacy and language classes, clinical therapy, job skills training, immigration assistance, and transportation
-
Includes funding for the Sweetie Care African Elders Enrichment Program and case management services
-
Focuses particularly on communities within the West End neighborhoods of Providence
Legislative Description
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO HIGHER GROUND INTERNATIONAL TO SUPPORT THEIR CRITICAL WORK SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to Higher Ground International, to support their mission of supporting immigrants and refugee populations.)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to House Finance
2/27/2026