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Jennifer Hawkins joined Providence-based ONE Neighborhood Builders 11 years ago. She has served as CEO and president since 2017 and recently announced that she will leave the nonprofit at 
the end of September. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

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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...
OUTSIDE THE BOX: A crane moves a modular housing unit into place on Bowdoin Street in Providence during ONE Neighborhood Builders’ construction of an eight-unit apartment house that was completed in 2022. 
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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...
THE FORMER ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH in Cumberland was officially acquired by One Neighborhood Builders to be converted into 44 affordable apartments. / SCREENSHOT VIA GOOGLE INC.

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...
CONNECTORS: Jennifer Hawkins, left, CEO and president of the nonprofit ONE Neighborhood Builders, and David Marble, CEO and president of OSHEAN Inc., check new network antennae on the roof of ONE Neighborhood Builders’ Providence headquarters. The antennae are helping to provide free Wi-Fi to residents in the Olneyville neighborhood. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS R.I. Secretary of Housing Stefan Pryor, left, says he'll take now that the $14 billion fiscal 2024 state budget has been approved is hiring staff members for the R.I. Office of Housing and Community Development. The budget included funding for 21 full-time equivalent positions. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JACQUELYN VOGHEL

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...
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