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Jul 01

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ONE Neighborhood Builders Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Affordable Housing Development, The Avenue

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A summarization of our groundbreaking of our newest development, The Avenue.

Mar 08

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Dennis González, front left, our Housing Programs Manager, poses with a group of participants at NTI in San Francisco.

ONE|NB Staff Showcase and Learn at National Conferences

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Training sessions took place in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Nashville in February and March.

Dec 21

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St. Patrick Church in Cumberland is being converted into 44 affordable apartments. The development includes converting the church building and constructing 10 apartments to allow older residents (62+) to age in place. Photo by Stephen Ide/ONE Neighborhood Builders

Providence Journal: Rhode Island awards $5.9 million in community development grants. Who got funding?

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Grant supports ONE|NB’s church-to-affordable housing development in Cumberland

Dec 18

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Jennifer Hawkins quote that reads: "We need all our leaders to stay vigilant and focused on the housing crisis. Rhode Island has the opportunity to continue to lead on housing if we all pull in the same direction."

Providence Journal Op-ed: Rhode Island’s Progress on Housing Must Continue

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ONE|NB’s Jennifer Hawkins highlights the urgency of Rhode Island’s housing crisis, which has been overshadowed by other priorities for years.

Dec 01

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Fresh Fridays on Dec. 1, 2023, featured from top-right, clockwise: Eloi Rodas, Community Organizer, ONE Central Providence; Miosotis Alsina, Community Programs Director, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council; Pedro Espinal, Olneyville Resilience Hub Manager, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council; María José Gutierrez, New Voices/Nuevas Voces Co-Facilitator, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council. Not shown, but also on the panel, was Michelle Ziobrowski, Resident Advisory Council member, ONE Central Providence.

Fresh Fridays: Community Organizing in Providence

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Watch and listen as participants from ONE|NB, the Resident Advisory Council, and the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council talk about their experiences and strategies.

May 11

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From left, ONE|NB Executive Director Jennifer Hawkins, Executive Director of Foster Forward Lisa Guillette, CEO of Crossroads RI Karen Santilli, and COO of Family Service of Rhode Island Ben Weiner, stand beside the building that will be transformed into affordable housing as part of the Taunton Avenue Collaborative project in East Providence. The organizations gave a press tour of the property on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Photo by Stephen Ide/ONE Neighborhood Builders

Taunton Avenue Collaborative Seeks State Investment in Transformative Affordable Housing Partnership

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Collaborative partners host media tour of future 160-apartment development CLICK TO READ MORE

Apr 13

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NONPROFIT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDERS recently bought three neighboring vacant properties on Taunton Avenue in East Providence totaling 2.95 acres for $4.5 million, with plans to redevelop the land into 160 units of affordable housing. / COURTESY CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

PBN: ONE Neighborhood Builders buys 3 acres in East Providence, plans mixed-income development

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Redevelopment plans will create 160 units of affordable housing CLICK TO READ MORE

Mar 28

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Jenny Pereira, Vice President of Grants & Community Investments at the Rhode Island Foundation, spoke about the importance of investing in a place to provide access to high-quality education, healthcare, and economic mobility. She spoke at the Roadmap release event on March 27, 2023. Photo by Stephen Ide/ONE|NB

Central Providence Roadmap Released with 10-Year Vision of Community Impact

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Focuses on affordable housing, education, workforce development, healthcare, and offers both short-term relief and long-term approach to addressing systemic inequities. CLICK TO READ MORE