Tag: HousingWorks RI
Report: Homeless students in R.I. undercounted
PROVIDENCE – The number of students in Rhode Island who are experiencing homelessness and would qualify for educational services is thought to be undercounted,...
Five Questions With Marcela Betancur
Marcela Betancur | Director, Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University1. You have significant experience in housing. How does this relate to the work...
Five Questions With: Brenda Clement
Brenda Clement, the executive director of HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University, is one of the people involved in Homes RI, a new coalition...
Solutions for long-term homelessness to be discussed in upcoming report
PROVIDENCE – Homelessness in Rhode Island will be the subject of a report, set to be released on Jan. 23 by author Eric L....
As investment boosts city neighborhoods, can developers avoid displacing the poor?
Twenty years ago, Jeffrey Kerkhoff opened a floral studio in a narrow backroom of an upholstery business on Broadway, on the west side of...
Affordable housing a must-have for R.I.
Even as Providence attracts high-end investments, the region needs broad-based advances, too.From new housing units to a brand-new food market, the city is drawing...
Housing affordability is getting worse in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island housing has become significantly less affordable to many state residents over the past year, due to rising real estate values...
RWU students map out possible R.I. transit-development locales
BRISTOL – Months of collaboration and partnership with Grow Smart Rhode Island and HousingWorks RI culminated in mid-May when Roger Williams University students presented...
Five Questions With: Brenda Clement
Brenda Clement is the director of HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University, and recently completed a nine-year term on the National Low Income Housing...
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...
