Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s (BCBSRI) Blue Across Rhode Island annual September day of service got a little bit sweeter for Burrillville this year, as NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley was selected as a service site for the second time since 2018. Blue Cross, in their mission to aid essential nonprofit organizations across… Read more ⇒
NWBRV Homebuyer Education and Landlord Classes: Upcoming Fall 2021!
NWBRV’s HomeOwnership Center, comprised of an enthusiastic, skilled staff, is proud to offer prospective homeowners the opportunity to build the budgets and financial security necessary to achieve their dream of owning a home. “People ask all the time, ‘Why should I take a Home Buyer Education course, I know how to purchase things!’” John Nimmo,… Read more ⇒
Meet The NWBRV Team – John Nimmo
We’re so lucky at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley to have a staff 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 work. Tell us about yourself. I have worked as a housing counselor for over… Read more ⇒
NeighborWorks Week 2021
NeighborWorks Week is here! Staff members at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley are in agreement that this year’s signature week holds special significance. If the last year and a half has left any lasting impressions on us here in Little Rhody, it’s the importance of personal relationships and community. Facing a global pandemic for the first… Read more ⇒
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
There is no lack of community spirit in Pascoag, Rhode Island this spring, as NWBRV’s Mutual Self Help Housing Program is well underway with its third motivated group of new home owners. The inspired program, which was founded by the USDA in 1971, has built 52,000 homes nationwide. It offers low to modest income families… Read more ⇒
Meet The NWBRV Team – Rosalind “Roz” Mitchell
We’re so lucky at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley to have a staff 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 work. Tell us about yourself. I’m a native Woonsocket Rocket, born and raised! I… Read more ⇒
Meet the NWBRV Team – Paul Brais
We’re so lucky at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley to have a staff 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 work. Tell us about yourself. The first in his family to graduate from college,… Read more ⇒
HomeSafe – Application Available
The HomeSafe program is designed to offer one time financial assistance for households facing a short term emergency with the goal of ensuring households remain housed. Eligible households must demonstrate that they have the resources to remain stably housed once the HomeSafe funds have been provided. The following is information about the 2020 HomeSafe common… Read more ⇒
Fernwood Ribbon Cutting and Groundbreaking
On June 4th, a crowd of workers, donors, interns, new homeowners and their families gathered in the middle of George Eddy Drive in Pascoag, Rhode Island for a ribbon cutting and to celebrate an accomplishment much bigger than themselves. Over the past year, this group of eight families worked exceptionally hard at building a new… Read more ⇒
Building their way to Home Ownership
Sisters Catherine and Tatiana Colon are the newest additions to George Eddy Drive. The sisters, along with their husbands, Claudio and Hector, are making their dreams of homeownership a reality through the self-help housing program at NWBRV. The program helps families purchase a home by actually having them build their own homes. Their labor dramatically… Read more ⇒
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