This month’s Fresh Friday will feature leading affordable housing developers and development finance experts in a discussion about how factors like land acquisition, environmental remediation, construction costs, design requirements, and development timelines impact the cost of affordable housing developments. Panelists will share examples of how these considerations have impacted their housing developments and discuss strategies to reduce costs.
Leaders and advocates from Rhode Island’s fifteen Health Equity Zones (HEZ) are urging state lawmakers to restore over $1 million in core operational funding for this critical piece of the state’s public health infrastructure. Health Equity Zone leaders warn that gaps in funding could weaken connections between community members, community-serving organizations, and health care systems.
All financing has been secured for ONE Neighborhood Builders’ Broad Street Homes development in Central Falls CENTRAL FALLS, RI – ONE Neighborhood Builders (ONE|NB), one of the state’s leading community development corporations, announced that all financing has been secured for its Broad Street Homes development in Central Falls. Upon completion, Broad Street Homes will bring 44 new affordable apartments to Central Falls by converting the former police station on Broad Street into 17 apartments and by constructing a new 27-unit, 4-story building across the street from the former police station. Construction is expected to begin in August 2024. The…
Bike distribution and repair, peer mental health training, and water filter distribution projects to begin in February.
The Jan. 26, 2024 event will feature panelists from HousingWorksRI, ONE|NB, and lawyer from Duffy & Sweeney LTD
This month’s Fresh Friday will feature local community organizers and community members with experience organizing within nonprofit organizations.
Kyle McKendall joins ONE|NB as VP of Resource Development and Communications, enhancing fundraising and community development efforts.
Register for free, virtual event being held this Friday, Oct. 27, 2023
Development includes 44 new affordable apartments in part supported by PACE-RI services for older adults.
Nearly 1,200 residents turn out to vote in state’s largest ever participatory budgeting initiative. CLICK TO READ MORE
