We had the pleasure this month of touching base with one of our very own C3 Center students, Sure Track to College graduate, and NWBRV Sure Track Award Winner, Daishanay Francis! A Clark Atlanta University bound Woonsocket graduate, Daishanay took the time to give us the insight into what makes NWBRV’s Sure Track to College… Read more ⇒
Thank You and Happy Retirement to Irene Davis
“It’s not goodbye…it’s see you later,” this Labor Day weekend, as our team here at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley will bid a bittersweet adieu to one of our most long standing employees, Irene Davis. Moving to Woonsocket from South Carolina in 1959, Irene has been the beloved NWBRV Executive Assistant, receptionist and Director’s Assistant for… Read more ⇒
Music Moves ART CUBE Popping Up at Levitt AMP Woonsocket This Summer
Who’s ready to take their creativity to new heights this summer? NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley is excited to announce that during our ten week Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series, concert attendees, music enthusiasts and our incredible community members will be able to truly watch Music Move. From June 14th through August 23rd, Levitt attendees will… Read more ⇒
Free Home Repair Program Brings Relief to Woonsocket Residents
This July, Group Mission Trips sent Christian volunteers over the week of the 15th to flood the City on a mission to repair 17 homes across Woonsocket. Senior citizens, veterans, disabled and lower-income Woonsocket homeowners received a week of no strings attached home repairs through our Woonsocket Free Home Repair Program–everything from exterior and interior… Read more ⇒
C3 Center wins Swearer Center Community Advisory Boards Award for Community Joy and Resilience
The Mary A. Longtin C3 Center could not be more excited to have been selected by the Swearer Center‘s Community Advisory Board to receive one of three $2500 awards! Each year the Swearer Center‘s Community Advisory Board (CAB) invites individuals and community-based agencies in Rhode Island to submit nominations for one of three awards recognizing organizational work in… Read more ⇒
Levitt AMP Woonsocket 2024 Lineup Revealed!
Get ready to ignite your summer nights as Season 6 of the Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series kicks off on June 14, and keeps the groove going until August 23 (taking a break on July 5). Join us Friday’s all summer long, from 6 pm to 9 pm at the vibrant River Island Art Park… Read more ⇒
NWBRV Celebrates Earth Day with Accessing Home
Accessing Home AmeriCorps Members celebrated this year’s beautiful Earth Day by once again assisting The West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation with their garden! The West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation (WEHDC) Sankofa Initiative works to address modern health, financial and community challenges through increased access to the healthy foods that are traditional to the West End’s… Read more ⇒
Meet The NWBRV Board – Paul Dumouchel
We’re so lucky at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley to have a Board of Directors comprised of hardworking, committed team-players who work tirelessly at our mission of building affordable housing and enriching community life. In this series, you’ll get to know the people behind the NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley Board. Let’s get to know current board… Read more ⇒
The Meadows Ring in Spring with a Special 90th Birthday Party and Ice Cream!
If there’s one thing that we’re good at here at The Meadows, it’s celebrating! And we can’t think of a better reason to celebrate than 90th birthdays and ice cream! On March 11th, Meadows resident Hermance Robidoux (lovingly known as Minn), gifted her fellow residents and friends a homemade ice cream making demonstration in honor… Read more ⇒
IVY PLACE – Coming FALL 2024
On September 6, 2022, 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. The 13 units–nine of which face Ivy Place, while the remaining four line Taunton Avenue–are a mixture of residential… Read more ⇒
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