Tag: NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley
Vacant Woonsocket mills getting $22M makeover
The R.I. Commerce Corp. set up a streamlined review for historical rehabilitation projects this year, intended to reach more economic-development projects that needed $1...
Martinez hired as director of Center for Women & Enterprise
VERONICA MARTINEZ is the new director for the Center for Women & Enterprise in Providence, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the business community,...
Bill reignites controversy over payday lending reform
PROVIDENCE – A state senator wants payday lenders out of Rhode Island.
Sen. Harold Metts, D-Providence, submitted legislation earlier this month that would eliminate provisions...
Center for Women & Enterprise names Martinez new R.I. director
PROVIDENCE – The Center for Women & Enterprise, a nonprofit that partners with the U.S. Small Business Administration to offer services to women entrepreneurs,...
R.I. Foundation awards $300K in grants to nonprofits via census fund
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-six nonprofit organizations were the beneficiaries of close to $300,000 in grants offered by the Rhode Island Foundation through its Rhode Island...
Nine nonprofits receive grants from HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island
WARWICK — Nine nonprofit organizations in the Greater Providence area received a combined $32,500 in financial support from the HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island for...
Wells Fargo gives nearly $100K to Rhode Island nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Wells Fargo & Co. donated $95,850 to Rhode Island nonprofits, schools and community organizations in 2018 to help communities and people in...
Who’s on the Board?
Mission: NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley is a community-development corporation that works with residents, businesses and neighborhood institutions to enrich neighborhood life and make affordable-housing...
Garlick awarded Murray Family Prize
JOE GARLICK, executive director of Woonsocket-based nonprofit NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley, was recently awarded the 2018 Murray Family Prize for Community Enrichment from the...
R.I. Housing awards $200K to financial counseling, homeownership programs
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. board awarded $200,000 in grants in November to several city-based programs that support homeownership, financial...