Tag: Jennifer Hawkins
Control your narrative
Jennifer Hawkins | ONE Neighborhood Builders CEO and President
Over the last decade, I’ve seen our organization grow into one of the most dynamic and...
Are more modular homes part of R.I.’s housing solution?
For years, the 15,700-square-foot lot on Bowdoin Street in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood sat empty and strewn with garbage after a fatal fire destroyed several...
Hawkins stepping down as leader of ONE Neighborhood Builders
PROVIDENCE – Jennifer Hawkins, who has led ONE Neighborhood Builders since 2017, will leave the nonprofit at the end of September, the agency announced...
Groundbreaking ceremony held for ONE Neighborhood Builders’ affordable housing project
PROVIDENCE – State and local leaders gathered Friday to break ground on ONE Neighborhood Builders’ affordable housing development in Federal Hill.
The project, dubbed The...
Nonprofit to begin construction on Central Falls apartments in August
CENTRAL FALLS – Construction on a new housing development at the former police station in Central Falls and a site across the street is...
Former church in Cumberland officially acquired by One Neighborhood Builders for...
CUMBERLAND – A former church is now officially in the hands of One Neighborhood Builders, and the organization is currently in pre-development to convert...
Olneyville’s free internet narrows digital divide
During a pandemic Zoom meeting from home, Jennifer Hawkins had a revelation.
The CEO and president of the nonprofit ONE Neighborhood Builders felt guilty for...
Who’s on the Board
ONE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDERS
Top executive: Jennifer Hawkins, president and executive director
Year founded: 1988
Mission statement: ONE Neighborhood Builders has established itself as a community development leader...
Housing advocates pleased with legislative strides, but are they enough?
With this year’s legislative session over and the $14 billion fiscal 2024 budget settled, the state's top housing official and affordable housing advocates say...
Nonprofits ask for $28M from state budget for 160 apartments in...
EAST PROVIDENCE – A group of four nonprofits called the Taunton Avenue Collaborative recently made requests to members of the General Assembly to set...