MEDIA ADVISORY AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WOONSOCKET, RI – US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, US Congressman Gabe Amo, Governor McKee, and Woonsocket Mayor Beauchamp will join NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley (NWBRV) and funding and community partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Millrace, a substantial rehabilitation of three historic mill buildings into 70 affordable homes… Read more ⇒
2023 Woonsocket Free Home Repair Program-The Before and After!
Our team here at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley was beyond excited to facilitate an incredible opportunity for Woonsocket homeowners this July, when 119 Group Cares youth campers and their adult chaperones descended on Woonsocket in a mass effort to repair 15 homes. From five different states, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Connecticut, and Massachusetts,… Read more ⇒
2023 Free Home Repair Program Accepting Applications Now!
As of Friday, April 6, the 2023 Free Home Repair Program is no longer accepting applications. Please return in 2024 to learn more about next summer. Woonsocket residents are no strangers to mass community efforts to revitalize and rehabilitate their amazing city. Our team here at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley is beyond excited to help… Read more ⇒
APPLY NOW – Woonsocket Free Home Repair Program
Senior Citizens, Veterans, Disabled and Lower-Income Woonsocket homeowners invited to apply to receive FREE HOME REPAIRS. As of Friday, April 6, the 2023 Free Home Repair Program is no longer accepting applications. Please return in 2024 to learn more about next summer. Woonsocket, RI, March 27, 2023 – NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley is seeking applicants… Read more ⇒
Meadows Lunch Program Brings Comradery to 2023
Keeping our senior residents mentally healthy and socially connected is a prerogative for us here at NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley. This winter, we’ve been thrilled to have the flexibility to provide our beloved seniors with a weekly opportunity to socialize and enjoy a meal with their neighbors. We are proud to announce that every Thursday… Read more ⇒
Bank of America Invests in NWBRV
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 ⇒
