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May 26

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Taunton Avenue Collaborative project. Photo by The Public's Radio

The Public’s Radio: Rhode Island faces a long haul to tame its housing crisis

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The first in a series of periodic stories on the housing crisis CLICK TO READ MORE

May 16

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Taunton Avenue site. Photo by Stephen Ide-ONE Neighborhood Builders

Rhode Island Current: East Providence legislators seek $28 million in state funding for affordable housing project

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Funding would be for plan to turn blighted, vacant 3-acre property in East Providence into a 160-unit affordable housing complex. CLICK TO READ MORE

May 12

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Reporters and supporters take part in a press tour of 350 Taunton Avenue in East Providence on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Ian Donnis/The Public's Radio

The Public’s Radio: State help sought for 160-unit development in East Providence

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The collaborative brings together ONE|NB, Crossroads RI, Foster Forward, and Family Service of Rhode Island on a development designed to tackle a part of Rhode Island’s housing crisis. CLICK TO READ MORE

May 12

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ONE|NB Executive Director Jennifer Hawkins and ONE|NB Chief of Staff Grace Evans, display plans for the Taunton Avenue development. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal

Providence Journal: Nonprofits ask state to fund 160-unit affordable housing project in East Providence

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The ask is $28 million in one-time funding for a $60-million project. CLICK TO READ MORE

May 12

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The building at 350 Taunton Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island, sits empty on May 11, 2023. MATTHEW HEALEY FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Boston Globe: Proposed affordable housing campus could transform part of East Providence. A collaborative of nonprofits is seeking $28M to do it.

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The collaborative — Crossroads, One Neighborhood Builders, Foster Forward and Family Service — want the state to invest in a $60 million plan to convert a long-vacant nursing home into 160 affordable housing units. C:ICK TO READ MORE

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