WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — A new emergency shelter opened in Woonsocket this week on Cumberland Street, with a 50-person capacity leading up to colder winter months.

The shelter, operated by OpenDoors, is a replacement for the company’s 40-bed shelter on Clinton Street.

The previous shelter had been housing residents since August.

A goal of the new shelter is to help residents transition from homelessness to permanent housing.

Essential services are also offered at the facility.

OpenDoors RI's new Woonsocket 50-person shelter. (OpenDoors RI Facebook)

OpenDoors RI's new Woonsocket 50-person shelter. (OpenDoors RI Facebook)

“This project builds on the work we have done over the past several months at our previous Woonsocket site,” said Nick Horton, Co-Executive Director of OpenDoors.

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