Tag: HousingWorks RI
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of R.I. awards $200K to housing...
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has announced $200,000 in grants to five organizations that are working to raise awareness...
Housing shortage focus of upcoming summit at Rhode Island College
PROVIDENCE – Housing, health and education advocates will hold a summit Dec. 11 focused on the statewide housing shortage. The program is intended to set...
I-195 panel moves to tackle housing dilemma
How much housing in the I-195 Redevelopment District is too much? Three of the four district parcels that have received approval for new development,...
Rhode Island homes unaffordable to more buyers and renters
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders are stretched thin in trying to afford either rental homes or purchase their own houses. The 2019 Housing Fact Book found...
Lack of new, affordable R.I. homes a growing problem
Richard Marcello, a homebuilder of 34 years, remembers when many new houses were under construction across Rhode Island. He started building homes with his...
State needs new direction on housing
The Great Recession is often pointed to as when construction of new single-family homes precipitously dropped, and from which the state has yet to...
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 University 1. 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....
