Tag: ONE Neighborhood Builders
Officials break ground on Broad Street Homes project in Central Falls
CENTRAL FALLS – Local elected officials and affordable-housing development leaders on Friday formally broke ground on One Neighborhood Builders’ $26 million Broad Street Homes...
‘Biz Bodega’ operator Innovation Studio files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
PROVIDENCE – Innovation Studio, the Boston-based organization that oversaw programming at Olneyville's "Biz Bodega" small business resource center, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Biz...
Guillette wins Rhode Island Foundation’s Murray Family Prize
LISA GUILLETTE, executive director of East Providence-based nonprofit Foster Forward, was recently presented with the Rhode Island Foundation’s 2024 Murray Family Prize for Community...
ONE Neighborhood Builders names Chapman new CEO, president
PROVIDENCE – Peter H. Chapman, a community and economic development leader and strategist who has leveraged billions in investments in several major U.S. cities...
What happens when nonprofits struggle to hire fundraisers, financial professionals?
COVID-19 may be in the rearview mirror for most, but it’s left Rhode Island’s nonprofits with a rocky, challenging road to navigate.
A 2024 survey...
Washington Trust beefs up community lending offerings
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. says it recently enhanced its Rhode Island community lending program by adding a home improvement loan program that...
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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...
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...
ONE Neighborhood Builders adds 4 new board members
PROVIDENCE – Four business professionals from multiple sectors have been appointed to serve on ONE Neighborhood Builders’ board of directors to help lead the...
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...