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ConvergenceRI — By Richard Asinof — If Providence had its own home-grown breakfast cereal to celebrate its champions of place-based development, one of the faces on the inaugural cereal boxes would no doubt be Jennifer Hawkins, the executive director of ONE Neighborhood Builders, who in the last few years has stewarded a series of remarkable achievements and tangible results. CLICK TO READ MORE

Providence Business News — Sixteen organizations have received a combined $399,085 in grants from the Central Providence Health Equity Zone, convened by ONE Neighborhood Builders, the organization announced Monday. The grants, which provided up to $35,000 in funding each, will support a range of initiatives to help residents learn new skills, offer civic education and leadership training and tutor and mentor students. CLICK TO READ MORE

By Mary MacDonald Published June 11, 2021, 4 a.m. Providence Business News   Certified nursing assistant Virginia Burdick works two jobs so she can afford the rent for her cramped, two-bedroom apartment in South Kingstown. Her daughter, 9, and son, 14, have never had their own rooms. She makes too much to qualify for state assistance but not so much to live comfortably. “If I don’t work my other job, I’m just barely cutting it,” said Burdick, 30. “I make too much for [government-provided] health insurance. I make too much for food stamps. I make too much for child care assistance….

Jennifer Hawkins, executive director of ONE Neighborhood Builders, spoke to Maren Machles with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance about ONE|NB Connects, the free community WiFi network that ONE|NB has developed in Olneyville.  Community Networks is a project of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Thursday, April 15, 2021 | Posted by Maren Machles While the day after Turkey Day is one of carb hangovers and movie marathons for many Americans across the country, on that cold day in November 2020, for the Providence, Rhode Island-based nonprofit One Neighborhood Builders (ONB), it was a day of celebration. A seven-car parade rounded the…

By Mary MacDonald Published April 15, 2021, 10:20 p.m. Providence Business News Caption: A DESIGN RENDERING of the two-building Sutton Place apartment development in East Providence, which will be renovated and deed-restricted to be leased at affordable rates. / COURTESY ED WOJCIK ARCHITECT LTD. EAST PROVIDENCE – ONE Neighborhood Builders, a Providence-based community development nonprofit, has purchased a 36-unit apartment complex in East Providence for $3.3 million, the organization announced recently. It plans to renovate the units and create deed-restricted affordable housing at the site, called Sutton Place. The property at 54 and 60 Sutton Ave. in East Providence consists of two identical buildings….

By Domenic Delmonico and Jennifer Hawkins Published April 12, 2021, 5:50 p.m. The Providence Journal Domenic Delmonico is the executive director of Rhode Island Medicaid at Tufts Health Plan. Jennifer Hawkins is the executive director of ONE Neighborhood Builders. Voters across Rhode Island signaled their support for producing more affordable homes by approving the $65-million housing bond during the March 2 special election. This is an important win, but it is not a long-term, fix-all solution to address the state’s urgent housing crisis. Rather, it is an important first step and we need to build off this momentum. Rhode Island’s…

Lynn Arditi, Health Reporter The Public’s Radio The Public’s Radio · A mobile trailer delivers COVID-19 vaccine registration in Providence RI A gas generator makes an unholy roar outside St. Bartholomew’s Church in the city’s Silver Lake section where a shiny white trailer is parked. Inside the trailer on this chilly March afternoon it’s warm and filled with light. Two healthcare workers are seated at a long folding table behind plexiglass dividers, working on laptops. Their cushioned benches double as storage space. “We’re able to store items here, as the vehicle moves, so things are not sliding, left and right,’’…

Get to know Jennifer Hawkins of ONE Neighborhood Builders Your name: Jennifer Hawkins, Executive Director Nonprofit name: ONE Neighborhood Builders Website: https://oneneighborhoodbuilders.org/ Blog: https://oneneighborhoodbuilders.org/blog/ Twitter: @1_neighborhood Facebook: @ONENeighborhoodBuilders Instagram: one_neighborhoodbuilders  1. Tell us about your nonprofit’s mission.  ONE Neighborhood Builders has a mission to develop affordable housing and engage neighbors across Greater Providence to cultivate healthy, vibrant, and safe communities. 2. Is there a story behind your organization’s name?  In 2015, Olneyville Housing Corporation and Community Works Rhode Island merged together, and the newly-resulting organization was named ONE Neighborhood Builders. 3. How long has One Neighborhood Builders been operating…