TD Charitable Foundation Supports ONE|NB with Donation

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The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, recently donated to ONE|NB  as part of the foundation’s commitment to giving back to the community. The funds from the TD Charitable Foundation will support construction of the Sheridan Small Homes, a community of five compact, very affordable, net-zero homes to the Olneyville neighborhood. A staunch commitment to active involvement in the local community is a vital element of the TD Bank philosophy. TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank® and the TD Charitable Foundation provide support to affordable housing, financial literacy and education, and environmental…

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Community Connections – The Steel Yard & ONE|NB

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If you’ve driven along Manton Avenue recently, you may have noticed our ONE|NB fences adorning the lot where our new Manton Avenue Live/Work project is set to be built.  Construction begins this fall! The colorful fences are attractive, yes, and they let the community know that ONE|NB’s got a new project in the works, but they are also much more than that. The unique 100’ construction fence was created by local non-profit and Central Providence Health Equity Zone member, The Steel Yard through their Weld to Work 1.5 program. Weld to Work is a job-training program that teaches participants the…

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Bank of America Generously Supports ONE|NB’s King Street Commons

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ONE Neighborhood Builders was awarded a generous grant by Bank of America to support the development King Street Commons (KSC). KSC combines the creation of 30 new, affordable residential apartments and a childcare facility with the re-syndication and preservation of 32 units of affordable housing in the Olneyville and Elmwood neighborhoods of Providence. The new construction will be developed on a vacant lot adjacent to Providence Housing Authority’s (PHA) Manton Heights development. The project will transform a magnet for crime into much-needed safe, high-quality, affordable housing and early childhood education facilities for approximately 72 children. KSC will also facilitate access…

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ONE|NB Receives Grant from HarborOne Bank to Support Small Homes Construction!

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ONE|NB has been awarded a generous grant from HarborOne Bank to support the development of Sheridan Small Homes. Sheridan Small Homes is a cluster of five net-zero small homes sited at the end of Sheridan Street on the Woonasquatucket Greenway at the head of Riverside Park in Olneyville. Featuring affordability, energy efficiency, durability, sustainability, and community-centric living, the project is designed to be a model for a new and replicable approach to affordable homeownership in RI. The homes will be developed on land that is a blighted eye-sore between Riverside Park and newly developed 60 King Street apartments.

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Preschool Development Grants Awarded to Central Providence Health Equity Zone

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Press Release July 25, 2019 Governor Raimondo’s Health Cabinet Announces New Partnerships to Support Young Children and Families PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced new partnerships to support local families to raise healthy children who are ready and able to succeed in school. “Family members are the first – and often most important – educators in a child’s early life. Yet vulnerable families face significant economic, socioemotional, and other barriers to fulfilling that role,” said new Health and Human Services Secretary and Children’s Cabinet Co-Chair…

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RIHousing Creates More than 600 Homes, Supports Nearly 700 Jobs

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Press Release – RIHousing July 11, 2019 Over $34 million in private investments will create and preserve housing in communities across the state Providence, RI – RIHousing’s Board of Commissioners approved investments at its June Board meeting that will attract private investments of more than $34 million, create 610 homes, significantly improve the neighborhoods where they are located, and support almost 700 jobs. Funding awards were approved for developments located in East Greenwich, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, Scituate and Woonsocket. “The success of these developments relies heavily on the utilization of every available funding resource and partnership at our disposal,”…

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Five Questions With Jennifer Hawkins by Providence Business News

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Interview by Mary MacDonald, Providence Business News – July 10, 2019   PBN: What is King Street Commons and who will it provide housing for? HAWKINS: In 2013, we issued a neighborhood revitalization plan called the Build Olneyville plan. It was funded by the [Department of Housing and Urban Development] Choice Neighborhoods initiative. The idea was how do we connect the Providence Housing development called Manton Heights, which is in the neighborhood, along with the next of the neighborhood. It was physically isolated. The only way to access Riverside Park and that area was through this street that had been closed…

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Join ONE|NB as an AmeriCorps VISTA in the fall!

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Home. The four-letter word that can make all the difference in the world. Join ONE|NB to help individuals overcome barriers to financial and housing stability through counseling and education. About our organization: ONE|NB focuses on sustainable community revitalization achieved through affordable housing development, financial literacy counseling and education, homeownership promotion, health equity programming, targeted community-building projects, and resident engagement/leadership development. These efforts are 100% essential to the communities that we serve, especially considering that many Rhode Island residents, like other Americans, struggle with financial challenges such as substantial student loan debt, credit card debt, bad credit, and insufficient savings. This…

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