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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,500,000 TO THE HAUS OF CODEC

     Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Caldwell, Biah, Tanzi, Kislak, Cruz, Felix,
Speakman, Carson, and Alzate

     Date Introduced: February 22, 2023

     Referred To: House Finance

     WHEREAS, Haus of Codec opened in December of 2021 as the first and only LGTBQ+

Emergency Transitional Housing Program for young adults aged 18-24 in the nation; and

     WHEREAS, Haus of Codec provides a safe space for LGTBQ+ youth, across all of

Rhode Island, to call home and help them find their own, more permanent housing solutions and

workforce development opportunities; and

     WHEREAS, The shelter space hosts a food and clothing pantry, a self-service kitchen, a

shared bathroom, access to essential services through partner providers, and a sense of

community where there wasn't one before; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Haus of Codec hosts community LGBTQ+ Resource Fair & Art

Marketplace at Dexter Park in Providence, RI for Queer and BIPOC artists and local community

organizations to raise funds for Haus of Codec programming; and

     WHEREAS, The organization is one hundred percent (100%) staffed by volunteers, is

community funded, and offers wraparound services including workforce training, mental health

support, creative art programs, and daily nutrition; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not

otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2023-2024, the sum of two million five hundred

thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to the Haus of Codec to assist its efforts and services to the

LGTBQ+ community; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his

orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum, or so much thereof as may be from

time to time required, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,500,000 TO THE HAUS OF CODEC

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     This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of two million five hundred

thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to the Haus of Codec to support unhoused members of the

LGBTQ+ community through transitional housing, workforce training, mental health support,

and daily nutrition.

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