The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley [NWBRV] a $10,000 Technical Assistance Grant to help the organization prepare necessary financing and development proposals for Pascoag Village, a rural development of rental and homeownership opportunities slated for Burrillville, RI in the upcoming years. Pascoag Village homeownership opportunities will be unique, as… Read more ⇒
NWBRV Awarded Federal Community Economic Development Grant
NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley (NWBRV) was awarded almost $400,00 to redevelop several commercial spaces in downtown Woonsocket as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Community Economic Development program. The organization was one of 16 national recipients and the only site from Rhode Island. NWBRV will use Community Economic Development funding… Read more ⇒
Fairmount Friends Winter Clothing Drive
The Youth Initiative Project (YIP) partnered with community elementary schools, Coleman and Fifth Ave. Elementary, to collect winter clothing for those in need. Youth not only gathered clothing but made environmentally-friendly laundry detergent to clean the clothing then sorted them as part of a service learning project initiated by the youth under Learn and Serve… Read more ⇒
Payday Lending Outreach
Over the past year, NWBRV initiated a coalition of local leaders from around the state to work on legislation that would limit the fees and interest rates of Payday Lending institutions in RI. Currently, Payday Lending companies around the state charge an average Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of 391%. This predatory lending practice keeps local… Read more ⇒
Foreclosure and Mortgage Default Info Clinics
It is no secret that the housing market has seen better days. Many homeowners are having trouble keeping up with their bills, and mortgage companies, which are supposed to be helping provide loan modifications, seem to be dragging their feet. At the same time, mortgage scam artists from around the country are converging on Rhode… Read more ⇒
Loan Scam Alert
Our HomeOwnership Center has issued a loan scam alert for Rhode Islanders. Scam artists prey on local homeowners who are facing foreclosure. They may seem legitimate, making contact by phone, mail, online or even in person. They guarantee they will save your home from foreclosure. Instead, victims lose money and may ultimately lose their homes…. Read more ⇒
Hardest Hit Funds of RI
Emergency Funds Fight Foreclosure NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley, in partnership with Rhode Island Housing, is helping distribute approximately $80 million dollars in federal aid to those hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis. Hardest Hit Fund (HHFRI) dollars are available to homeowners who are unable to make their mortgage payments due to a hardship such as… Read more ⇒
NeighborWorks Week Ribbon Cutting Celebration
‘Working Together for Strong Communities’ Burrillville and Providence, RI: Three community-based nonprofits, CommunityWorks Rhode Island, NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley and West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation will host a “Cross-State Relay Ribbon-Cutting Event” on Monday, June 6, 2011 to highlight three unique affordable housing developments in Rhode Island’s urban and rural communities. The three organizations, affiliates… Read more ⇒
Youth Initiative Project Donates 200+ Winter Items
RI’s homelessness rate is at a record high. In 2010, over 1,200 men, women and children have sought shelter during each month. These numbers are undoubtedly caused by the current economical climate and have now resulted in a housing crisis. The Team Fairmount Winter Clothing Drive engaged students from grades K-12 in hands-on service projects… Read more ⇒
Launch of Community Contract
Our Neighborhoods Contract Released On March 20, 2010, the Community Contract for Constitution Hill, Fairmount, and Main Street neighborhoods of Woonsocket was launched at a joint presentation with Olneyville Housing Corporation and the LISC in Providence, RI. With over 230 attendees, the Roll Out event featured community leaders who presented their newly created Contracts to… Read more ⇒
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