Cities like Chicago, Boston and Providence, Rhode Island are using participatory budgeting to increase civic engagement at a time when trust in government is near an all-time low. Participatory budgeting, which has caught on with over 7,000 cities worldwide, gives local residents a voice in spending a set amount of city funds, usually around $1 million. What can Atlanta learn from their example?
By Steve Ahlquist, Published February 27, 2025 Healthcare advocates with the Protect Our Healthcare Coalition1, a group of leading consumer and non-profit organizations, kicked off their state legislative campaign at an event titled “A Path Forward – State Action for Healthcare Access, Affordability, and Justice.” “Right now, in Washington, Congress is moving through a budget resolution and reconciliation process that, if successful, will cause irreparable harm for Rhode Island. The proposal includes potentially billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and other critical programs that Rhode Island families depend on, to pay for more tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy,” stated Nina…
By Wheeler Cowperthwaite, Published February 22, 2025 […] ‘At One Neighborhood Builders, which constructs and operates income-restricted housing complexes across the state, the steel and aluminum tariffs have them trying to order appliances and, most importantly, elevators, before cost increases hit. “We’ve already been chatting with our general contractor on where we can try and prepare,” One Neighborhood Builders Housing Development Director Michelle Bleau said. “They’ve been saying, order what you can now, in the next 30 days.”‘ […] “At One Neighborhood Builders, which constructs and operates income-restricted housing complexes across the state, the steel and aluminum tariffs have them trying to order…
By Donna Kimura, Published January 22, 2025 […] “Peter H. Chapman has been named president and CEO of One Neighborhood Builders (ONB), one of Rhode Island’s leading nonprofit affordable housing and community development organizations. He will bring his more than 20 years of executive leadership experience building vibrant communities to ONB starting Feb. 3. Most recently, for six years, Chapman served as the CEO of the UVI Research & Technology Park Corp., a public-private economic development agency and independent affiliate of the University of the Virgin Islands. He has also served executive vice president of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. and…
By Go Local Providence Business Team, Published January 8, 2025 “Experienced community and economic development leader to head nonprofit affordable housing and community development organization. One Neighborhood Builders (ONB), one of the state’s leading nonprofit affordable housing and community development organizations, announced the selection of Peter H. Chapman as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Chapman brings over 20 years of executive leadership experience building vibrant communities that strengthen regional economies. He will join the organization on February 3, 2025. […] He succeeds former president and CEO Jennifer Hawkins, who left the agency in 2024 after nearly a decade….
By Dan McGowan, Published January 10, 2025 “One of the state’s top housing nonprofits has a new leader. One Neighborhood Builders in Providence has named Peter H. Chapman its new president and CEO, replacing Jennifer Hawkins, who recently launched a consulting firm called Farnum Associates. With no end in sight for the state’s housing crisis, I asked Chapman to tell us more about himself and his vision for One Neighborhood Builders. Q: You’ve got big shoes to fill at One Neighborhood Builders. What was it about the organization and the state that made you want to apply for the job? Chapman: That’s for sure!…
By James Bessette, Published January 8, 2025 PROVIDENCE – Peter H. Chapman, a community and economic development leader and strategist who has leveraged billions in investments in several major U.S. cities and the U.S. Virgin Islands, has been appointed as the next CEO and president of ONE Neighborhood Builders, the housing support nonprofit announced Wednesday. Chapman formally succeeds Jennifer Hawkins […] Read Full Article Here
By Cate Hanewich December 16, 2024 EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — East Providence officials said the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank donated $480,188 in Housing Infrastructure Grant funding to help create affordable housing in the City. The grant will be used towards the development of Center City Apartments, an affordable housing development by ONE Neighborhood builders. Center City Apartments will renovate a vacant former dorm into a mixed-use community building, creating 144 new apartments, community spaces, offices, and an onsite property management. Read the Full Article here
By Ethan Hartley “A three-acre affordable housing development located in the heart of downtown East Providence got a financial boost from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank on Monday. Center City Apartments, a 144-unit, 100% affordable housing development proposed by ONE Neighborhood Builders, will be the beneficiary of a $480,188 Municipal Infrastructure grant awarded to East Providence in order to assist them with preparing a stormwater mitigation plan for the three lots that comprise the development. Located at the currently vacant properties of 330, 350 and 354 Taunton Ave., the development plan formed through a partnership in 2022 between ONE Neighborhood…
By Build Healthy Places Staff November 20, 2024 – Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN), a program of the Public Health Institute is thrilled to announce the five awardees of the Community Innovations for Racial Equity (CIRE) initiative, a program aimed at tackling structural racism and health inequities in disinvested communities. Supported by a generous grant from The Kresge Foundation, these five community development organizations, led by and serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, have demonstrated a strong commitment to community-led strategies and racial equity. Each organization will receive a $50,000 grant. The awardees are: Beyond Housing in St. Louis, MO: Beyond…
