NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley is thrilled to have been selected by area partner Bank of America as a recipient of a June 2022 Affordable Housing round of funding! We’d like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Bank of America for their continuous dedication to NWBRV’s mission to generate affordable housing opportunities over the years. The… Read more ⇒
NWBRV Partners Celebrate New Homes at Fernwood
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 ⇒
NWBRV Breaks Ground on Ivy Place in East Providence
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 ⇒
Sold! 542 Front Street, Woonsocket
Spring is off to a great start here at NeighborWorks as one of our latest, innovative affordable homeownership opportunities, 542 Front Street has sold to Woonsocket’s lucky lottery winner, Rakema Williams! “I started my home search back in March of 2021,” Rakema shared. “I started working with Marie Useinoki at HomeSmart Real Estate, who provided… Read more ⇒
Meeting of the Minds: Campus/Community Partnerships Advancing Educational Outcomes & Nonprofit Missions
When the innovation of creative young minds melds with the promise of historic Rhode Island, the sky is the limit. This Fall, our team at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley benefitted from our ongoing collaboration with the Interior Architecture Department (INTAR) at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Working under the thoughtful guidance of professor… Read more ⇒
Blue Across RI Day of Service–Getting Pascoag Home for the Holidays
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 ⇒
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 ⇒
House for Sale – Woonsocket, RI
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House for Sale – 542 Front Street, Woonsocket
With spring right around the corner, NeighborWorks unveils its latest innovative affordable homeownership opportunity, 542 Front Street. Having spent the last decade vacant and boarded up, the newly rehabilitated two-unit Woonsocket property is currently in the final stages of a gut overhaul that began this past October. Equipped with new windows, roof, siding and appliances,… 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 ⇒
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