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Accessing Home Members Celebrate MLK Day

Accessing Home Members Celebrate MLK Day

January 29, 2023 by Holly Abney

One of our most valuable assets here at NeighborWorks is our AmeriCorps Accessing Home department, who works hard to bring low to moderate-income families home through partnerships with affordable housing providers throughout Rhode Island. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, AmeriCorps members throughout the state served with the Outreach Program in making… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Advocacy, Creative Placemaking, Featured, News, Resident Services

We’ve Got Your Event Space Rentals Covered for 2023!

We’ve Got Your Event Space Rentals Covered for 2023!

January 22, 2023 by Holly Abney

Looking for somewhere to host that special event in the New Year? Wishing your rental money was going towards a greater good? Look no further than NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley’s very own event space rentals! By choosing one of our spaces, you’re also choosing to support everything from youth programs and community events to affordable… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Advocacy, Creative Placemaking, Economic Development, Events, Featured, Millrace Kitchen, News

NWBRV Year in Review

NWBRV Year in Review

December 30, 2022 by Holly Abney

It has been an exceptional year here in Woonsocket at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley. We’d like to take a minute to acknowledge and highlight some of the amazing work we’ve had the honor of being a part of in 2022. One of our most valuable assets, our AmeriCorps Accessing Home department, works to bring low… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Advocacy, Creative Placemaking, Economic Development, Events, Featured, HomeOwnership Center, Millrace Kitchen, News, Resident Services, Youth Services

NWBRV Partners Celebrate New Homes at Fernwood

NWBRV Partners Celebrate New Homes at Fernwood

November 29, 2022 by Holly Abney

Here at NeighborWorks, we never lose site of the fact of our biggest aim as an organization is to generate affordable housing for Rhode Islanders. On October 27, we were joined by U.S. Senators Jack reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Housing Secretary Josh Saal, RIHousing, funding and community partners and new homeowners, to celebrate the completion… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Events, Featured, Housing Opportunities, News, Real Estate Development

Meet the 2022-2023   Accessing Home AmeriCorps Team

Meet the 2022-2023 Accessing Home AmeriCorps Team

November 29, 2022 by Holly Abney

Accessing Home works to bring low to moderate-income families home through partnerships with affordable housing providers throughout Rhode Island. The Accessing Home initiative, which was launched in 2016, helps Rhode Island families acquire and maintain affordable, safe, and healthy housing. Through this initiative, NWBRV partners with community development organizations, public housing authorities, and other non-profits… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Featured, News, Resident Services

Enjoy a Taste of Millrace during Main Street Holiday Stroll!

Enjoy a Taste of Millrace during Main Street Holiday Stroll!

November 29, 2022 by Holly Abney

Our event calendar has quickly filled up this season with events designed to keep our amazing community engaged and energized! NWBRV’s Millrace Kitchen staff and members especially look forward to the “Taste of Millrace,” an event that takes place Saturday, December 3. In collaboration with the annual Main Street Holiday Stroll and the city of… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Economic Development, Events, Featured, Millrace Kitchen, News

Join us Fridays all Fall for the Millrace Music Series!

Join us Fridays all Fall for the Millrace Music Series!

November 7, 2022 by Holly Abney

The shift of seasons doesn’t mean the end of live Woonsocket music! Coming to you weekly this fall is our five-week Millrace Music Series-funded in part by the Rhode Island Commerce, Citizens Bank, and LISC Rhode Island! This series is outdoor, family-friendly and FREE–because you all know by now that this is how we roll!… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Creative Placemaking, Economic Development, Events, Featured, Millrace Kitchen, News

NWBRV Youth Celebrate the Season

NWBRV Youth Celebrate the Season

October 31, 2022 by Holly Abney

Fall is a festive time of year, and this holds true for the youth in NWBRV’s afterschool programs. On October 26, NeighborWorks’ youth programs held a Fall Ball, bringing together children from the Art Center, the C3 Center, along with friends, family and NWBRV residents! “We’re so excited to host the Fall Ball this year,… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Creative Placemaking, Featured, News, Youth Services

NWBRV Breaks Ground on Ivy Place in East Providence

NWBRV Breaks Ground on Ivy Place in East Providence

October 14, 2022 by Holly Abney

Fall is off to a fantastic start here in Rhode Island! On September 6, in partnership with federal, state, and local officials, we broke ground for a new, mixed-use, affordable workforce housing development located on Ivy Street and Taunton Avenue in East Providence, called Ivy Place. “Affordable housing has many favorable economic benefits. Research from… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Events, Featured, Housing Opportunities, Real Estate Development

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Resources

March 19, 2020 by kowens

With things changing on a daily, if not hourly basis, NWBRV will continue to update the list of Northern Rhode Island-area housing, financial, food, and healthcare resources for individuals dealing with COVID-19. Last updated – 5/20/2020 @ 3:38 pm Important Information There is a lot of misinformation circulating around the coronavirus (COVID-19). It is extremely… Read more ⇒

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