JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $850,000 FOR NEW BRIDGES FOR HAITIAN SUCCESS (Authorizes the appropriation of $850,000 for New Bridges for Haitian Success for the purpose of residential property acquisition for transitional housing to support immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS) and asylum status.)

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $850,000 FOR NEW BRIDGES FOR HAITIAN
SUCCESS

Introduced By:
Senators Bissaillon, and Mack

Date Introduced:
February 27, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Finance
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WHEREAS, New Bridges for Haitian Success, located in Providence, Rhode Island is a
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nonprofit 501(c)(3), founded by Bernard Georges in 2013, with the primary focus of supporting
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Haitians navigating their way through a new life in Rhode Island; and
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WHEREAS, New Bridges for Haitian Success works tirelessly to give voice to the
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concerns, fears, hopes, needs and frustrations of the Haitian community and to build bridges with
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our elected leaders and the wider community to better serve the needs of the Haitian community;
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and
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WHEREAS, New Bridges for Haitian Success focuses on providing core services to the
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Haitian community in Rhode Island, to include assisting in navigating the complexities and
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challenges of the American immigration system, and providing guidance in how to answer
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questions regarding one’s immigration status, assisting clients in their quest for basic human
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needs which include access to health care, housing, employment, and food assistance, and by
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providing adult education programs to help Haitians transition from their native French, Haitian-
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Creole language to English; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not
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otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2026-2027, the sum of eight hundred fifty thousand
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dollars ($850,000) for New Bridges for Haitian Success for the purpose of residential property
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acquisition for transitional housing to support immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS)
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and asylum status; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw their orders

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upon the general treasurer for payment of said sum, or so much thereof as may be from time to
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time required, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $850,000 FOR NEW BRIDGES FOR HAITIAN
SUCCESS
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This resolution authorizes the appropriation of $850,000 for New Bridges for Haitian
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Success for the purpose of residential property acquisition for transitional housing to support
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immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS) and asylum status.
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