MORE VISIBLE: Bruce Patnaude
heads to a homeless
shelter for the night after
eating a free meal at Travelers
Aid in Providence. During
the
'90s, the ranks of the
homeless grew, numbering 3,657
staying
at least one
night
in one of the state's 30 shelters during 1998.
Journal photo/RACHEL JOHNSON
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