Tag: affordable housing
Matt Brown wants R.I.’s governor to focus less on business interests...
Matt Brown, a longtime activist for social, educational and environmental causes, wants to bring that mission to the top level of state government next...
Can more housing stop gentrification?
If neighborhoods in Providence are experiencing gentrification, as a recent report suggests, what can reasonably be done to help existing residents stay in their...
Is there enough affordable housing in your town?
The 2017 Housing Fact Book from HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University notes that households earning the state’s median income of $56,852 in 2016...
PBN on WJAR-TV, April 30, 2018
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the newspaper’s most recent cover story and other...
Affordable housing is more than an inexpensive place to live
The inability of people – especially young people starting out in their careers with less than median salaries and high college debt – to...
Do you see the state’s newly launched mobile unit providing free...
With the debut on April 17 of its Shower to Empower mobile unit, the House of Hope Community Development Corp. believes it can help...
Omni Development Corp. names Morris executive director
PROVIDENCE – The Omni Development Corp. has named Sharon Morris as executive director, the nonprofit development organization announced Friday.
Morris replaces Lawrence Brown, who served...
LISC Rhode Island invests record $26.8 million in 2017
PROVIDENCE – LISC Rhode Island ended 2017 having invested $26.8 million, including $2.3 million in grants, the nonprofit announced Wednesday.
LISCRI surpassed its investment total...
Five Questions With Melissa Sanzaro
Melissa Sanzaro | Executive director, Providence Housing Authority
1. What is the Providence Housing Authority footprint for housing, and how has that changed over the...
Cathedral builds niche in affordable housing
Cathedral Development Group Inc. has built a stable portfolio of apartment properties, benefiting from demographic changes that are creating more demand for long-term rentals.
Consumer...
