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CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) Foundation announced today that it is awarding $1 million in general operating grants through its Hometown Fund to 20 Rhode Island-based organizations. These organizations are committed to making health care more accessible and focusing on services that contribute to a healthier community, such as nutritious food, supportive housing and educational resources.

Published on Friday, August 22, 2025 by the office of Governor’s McKee PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Governor Dan McKee ceremonially signed a six-bill legislative package aimed at increasing access to housing and streamlining the permitting process. At the signing, Governor McKee was joined by Representative June Speakman (D-Dist. 38, Bristol, Warren), Representative Robert E. Craven, Sr. (D-Dist. 32, North Kingstown), Senator Jake Bissaillon (D-Dist. 1, Providence), Senator Meghan E. Kallman (D-Dist. 15, Pawtucket, Providence), Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, Executive Office of Housing Secretary Deborah Goddard, and Michelle Bleau, and the Director of Real Estate Development at One Neighborhood Builders. The event…

Published by Jessica Pontarelli Evans, August 5, 2025 In Central Providence, community change isn’t just a vision—it’s being measured, mapped and mobilized. When Isaac Rubinstein joined One Neighborhood Builders (ONB) in late 2023 to support evaluation and strategy, he knew the organization had a clear goal: to advance equity and health outcomes in Central Providence by putting reliable, actionable data into the hands of the people closest to the issues. That meant building more than a spreadsheet. It meant creating tools, infrastructure and knowledge that community members and local organizers could use to drive policy, secure funding and advocate for…

When children play at their local parks, they are often provided with an abundance of free green space, playground equipment, ballfields and basketball courts, yet no place to go to the bathroom.

In response to community feedback, the Providence Parks Department and One Neighborhood Builders began adding these amenities with the opening of sustainable public bathrooms in Merino Park on July 17.

One Neighborhood Builders’ Central Providence Unidos launched a participatory budgeting initiative in 2022 where central Providence residents voted on the installation of public restrooms in their parks.

Dominique Resendes of One Neighborhood Builders talks about the new public bathrooms at Merino Park, with translation by program manager Michael Nina.

Providence to open new public restroom at Merino Park

Capital TV: Groundbreaking Ceremony: Celebrating New Housing in Central Falls 5-30-2025

Capital TV: Groundbreaking Ceremony: Celebrating New Housing in Central Falls 5-30-2025

(WJAR) — The City of Central Falls celebrated the groundbreaking for a new affordable housing project.

City and state leaders gathered on Friday to celebrate the construction of the Broad Street Homes project.

(WJAR) — The City of Central Falls celebrated the groundbreaking for a new affordable housing project.

City and state leaders gathered on Friday to celebrate the construction of the Broad Street Homes project.