Jake Bissaillon
@jakeforri
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Representing District One in the @RISenate CEO of @JusticeA1978 Husband to Kim and Dad to Winnie & Winston
Providence, RI
Joined May 2023
UPDATE: Tonight (Dec. 5), the Council of Churches is opening 2 emergency pop-up sites in PVD! Details below ⬇️ These add extra overnight capacity for RIers in need, alongside year-round shelters, seasonal shelters, & overnight warming centers. Full list: https://t.co/Z8A2NpOQR0
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For a second I thought this was 20 years ago and I felt old. Phew… Drogba.
The goal of the month nominations for December 2006 will NEVER be topped 😳
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Beyond grateful to earn a "Children's Champion Award" from @RIKidsCount. Mobile Response & Stabilization Services improves care and reduces costly hospitalizations by meeting kids where they are. Congrats to fellow award recipients Beth from @tidesfamilysvs, Margaret from
Today, @RIKidsCount honored Sens. @AlanaDimario and @jakeforri for their work to support children in crisis, and Senate President @Val_Lawson (represented by @PTikoian66035) for her work to expand paid time off for parents and caregivers. Learn more: https://t.co/evpSaNfZfK
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Today, Senator Kennedy, our namesake and hero, would have turned 100. In 1968, when asked how he’d like to be remembered, Senator Kennedy quoted Albert Camus: “Perhaps we cannot prevent this world from being a world in which children are tortured. But we can reduce the number of
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From then on, I would often bump in to her seemingly always as I rounded a corner at City Hall or the State House. Even last session, some of my happiest moments were seeing her there amidst the chaos when she was advocating with @SaveRIPTA. God bless. Click here for more info:
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Join us as we remember the life and work of Patricia Raub, who passed away on October 29. Friends, family and others who knew her will come together at
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At the time our library system was in disarray. Patricia was a calming and influential advocate who surely and steadily fought for the survival of our neighborhood libraries. "Still waters run deep" comes to mind when I think of her and her legacy of advocacy at that time.
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A remarkable turnout tonight in Wanskuck as our community remembered a remarkable resident - Patricia Raub. Thank you to @9librariespvd for organizing this powerful event where friends and family shared heartfelt memories of Patricia. I first met her when I was working for the
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Congrats to Lisa and the entire team at @fosterforward for breaking ground on new housing in Pawtucket yesterday. Lisa, who is a fearless agent of change, is turning a vacant lot into housing (ADU included) for kids aging out of foster care. Way to go!
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Programs like MRSS work because they meet children where they are (home, in school, and in their community) not in restrictive systems that heighten anxiety and reduce results. Thank you to Tanja, Beth from @tidesfamilysvs, and Margaret from @FamilyServiceRI for not only
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Earlier today, I was honored to receive the @RICCF_RI Legislative Service Award today for work to pass Children’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services. MRSS has diverted 1,300+ children from psychiatric hospitalization since 2022. This is proof that when we invest early and
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Frederick Douglass said it best: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
Today, Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee Chairman Jacob E. Bissaillon and House Finance Committee Chairman Marvin L. Abney and were recognized with the Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families’ Legislative Service Award. More info: https://t.co/R8sPEH65gR
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No one should have to choose between homelessness and harm. Vanessa Volz of @SojournerRI said it best in this @Globe_RI piece - housing is safety. It's #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, so I hope everyone will take a moment to learn a little more and support RI orgs doing the
Commentary: Preventing homelessness saves taxpayer dollars and builds stronger, safer communities for all of us, writes the CEO of Sojourner House.
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20 years on from my first fall on campus at @ProvidenceCol and I have never been more excited and inspired to be a Friar. The young adults I spoke to last night were driven, focused, and eager to begin making a difference. Thank you to PC for inviting me to participate in
Incredible night at the Mandell-Bosclair Student Athlete Career Night. A special thank you to Mark & Yvette for their continued support & generosity. Jill Shah was fantastic as the keynote speaker. Friartown is special. Ty to all Friars who helped our student athletes #gofriars
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Thank you's galore: 1) To our federal delegation who work tirelessly to secure federal funds that go into these capital stacks, 2) To @GovDanMcKee, Pres. Lawson, & Spkr. @JoeShekarchi for prioritizing housing once again last session, and, 3) To @OdinProperties and Lincoln Town
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Yesterday was a great day for Lincoln and all those working to address our state's housing crisis as housing leaders broke ground on an adaptive reuse project in an old mill that will create 124 units of housing. Walker Lofts - the site of the former Sayles Company Dye House -
A Lincoln mill that dates back to the 1840s but has sat vacant for several years is being transformed into more than 100 new mixed-use homes for Rhode Island residents.
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Over the weekend I joined Audubon Society of RI for their Annual Meeting, where I was honored to receive the 2025 Legislative Leadership Award. Grateful for Audubon’s leadership in conservation and for all the partners who helped advance the Housing & Conservation Trust Fund Act
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🗣️❗️Jürgen Klopp: "I haven't missed anything in my life because I never thought about it. For 25 years, I went to weddings twice; one was mine, the other was 2 months ago. "In 25 years, I went to the cinema 4 times, all of them in the last 8 weeks. "As a coach, I went to a lot
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Congrats to Sen.-elect Stefano Famiglietti and @rwulaw alum on his landslide win in Senate District 4! I've gotta take a little umbrage with @IanDonnis's take that Dem Party is overselling his win. Pres. Trump got 46% of vote in N. Prov, so Stefano's 83% is very, very
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Thank you to the residents of Carroll Tower for having me at your cookout today. Your "Thank you" poster was a very welcome gift and I'll be sure to keep it with me at the State House. Hearing your stories and sharing a few laughs always re-energizes and helps to inspire my
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Always great finds at Friends of the Falmouth Public Library Book Sale! 🤓
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