Fresh Fridays

This month’s Fresh Fridays analyzed the topic of workforce development as a pathway for economic mobility. The conversation focused on workforce development programs available to Rhode Islanders, how organizations offering these programs fit within the broader ecosystem, and anticipated economic pressures resulting from changes to SNAP and Medicaid work requirements by the federal government.

This month's Fresh Fridays explored mixed-income housing development and how it can support Rhode Island’s housing goals. One Neighborhood Builders was joined by panelists Peter Asen, the director of housing production and preservation at the RI Department of Housing; Claudia Aiken, the director of new research partnerships at the Housing Solutions Lab at the NYU Furman Center; and Peter Chapman, the president & CEO of One Neighborhood Builders.

This month's Fresh Fridays featured a special in-person, collaborative panel discussion facilitated by Candace Moore from Race Forward. The conversation focused on current and future efforts to advance health equity and economic mobility in Central Providence through the lens of the newly updated Central Providence Roadmap. Moore was joined by panelists Eloi Rodas, Maria Gomes, and Shelby Mack.

This month’s Fresh Fridays featured a lively conversation that was focused on the people and organizations who are working on commercial and residential tenant organizing in Rhode Island. One Neighborhood Builders was joined by Mel Potter, Emily Harrington, and Shana Crandell, and facilitated a discussion that level-set the conversation with an overview of what a tenant union is, highlighted the work of several of Rhode Island’s commercial and residential tenant unions, and discussed the future of this organizing work.  

This month’s Fresh Fridays featured an insightful conversation on the future of community development, economic mobility, and affordable housing in Rhode Island amid a shifting federal landscape. In a one-on-one conversation, United Way of Rhode Island President & CEO, Cortney Nicolato, interviewed One Neighborhood Builders’ new President & CEO, Peter Chapman, to discuss the key issues shaping their organization’s work.

This month’s Fresh Fridays webinar focused on the importance and challenges of home repair programs. The discussion centered around maintaining the affordability and safety of homes, particularly for low-income homeowners, and how these repair programs fit into broader housing strategies.