Tag: R.I. Executive Office of Housing
Building permits rise, but housing crisis persists
Rhode Island has picked up the pace in issuing more building permits for new homes – crucial to easing the housing crisis – but...
R.I. ramps up homebuilding as affordability crisis lingers, latest state snapshot...
Rhode Island’s push to build new homes has gained traction over the last year, but the affordability of existing housing stock still remains a...
Forging a new bond: Should R.I. be seeking to borrow another...
For motorists zipping by on Route 2, it’s easy to miss the Pine View Apartments in Exeter. They’re located away from the road and...
R.I. Coalition to End Homelessness hires new executive director
After five months without a permanent leader, the Providence-based nonprofit tasked with collecting and analyzing the data on Rhode Island’s unhoused population has a...
State awards additional $233K to combat homelessness
PROVIDENCE – An additional $233,350 in state funding has been awarded to support three efforts to combat homelessness this winter, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I....
OpenDoors opens expanded emergency shelter in Woonsocket
WOONSOCKET – OpenDoors officially opened a new emergency shelter on Cumberland Street earlier this month.
The facility has 50 beds and provides access to a...
State grants $1.8M to boost bed-shelter capacity this winter
PROVIDENCE – The state granted $1.8 million in awards Thursday through its Winter Response Grant Program to expand Rhode Island’s homeless bed-shelter capacity for...
$3.6M in community-development grants awarded to 10 municipalities
PROVIDENCE – Ten municipalities have been awarded approximately $3.6 million in federal community-development grants, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Wednesday.
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