Be sure to get your tickets for our NWBRV 30th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, June 9th at our newly completed building at 40 South Main in downtown Woonsocket! Click here for more info and tickets!
NWBRV Welcomes New Team Members to the Neighborhood!
In December 2015, NWBRV welcomed two new staff members to its team: Ed Loggings, Director of Finance & Operations and Marcela Betancur, Director of HomeOwnership & Asset Building Programs. Ed is a highly experienced financial professional with more than 25 years accounting experience in the nonprofit industry, where he’s controlled multi-million dollar budgets and built… Read more ⇒
Now Accepting Applications – Residences at Market Square
Are you starting the New Year looking for a new place to live? There are six newly-renovated single-bedroom apartments located on South Main Street, in the historic downtown district of Woonsocket, RI now available. Each apartment is uniquely designed with industrial details and a modern twist that features a rooftop patio deck with individual gardening… Read more ⇒
Using the Community Garden to Save Money & Support Healthy Living
Fresh apple pie, hot apple cider, and crispy apple chips are all a part of the fall season in New England. We wanted to bring a little bit of this into our youth centers. During our last Service Friday project, the AmeriCorps VISTAs worked with our youth program participants to pick apples from the Community Orchard (on… Read more ⇒
Cyndra Kohfeldt Joins our Vista Team
Cyndra Kohfeldt joined our Blackstone River Valley NeighborWorks (NWBRV) VISTA team with the goal of impacting financial literacy through marketing and communications capacity building. More about Cyndra She graduated from UCF with a B.S. in psychology. At UCF she was a rower on the NCAA Division 1 rowing team, she participated in student council, and… Read more ⇒
NWBRV Joins Health Equity Zone Woonsocket
The RI Department of Health recently announced its Health Equity Zone awardees to include a Health Equity Zone Woonsocket. Led by Thundermist Health Center, NWBRV is a proud partner in this exciting new initiative to improve health outcomes for all Woonsocket residents. More on Woonsocket’s HEZ From the Health Equity Zone Woonsocket Facebook page: “Health… Read more ⇒
Neighborhood Celebrates #FairmountProud Gateway Project with Unveiling
NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley (NWBRV) and Riverzedge Arts celebrate the unveiling of the Mason Street Trestle Gateway Project with those who love the Fairmount neighborhood of Woonsocket. Gateway Project: Celebrating Culture Through Art & Design The Mason St. Trestle is a key gateway into the Fairmount neighborhood and it is where trash, neglect and graffiti have amassed… Read more ⇒
Now Hiring Teachers for North Smithfield & Woonsocket Youth Programs
NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley youth programs are looking for enthusiastic and flexible teachers to teach and build relationships with youth program participants at our Woonsocket and North Smithfield sites. Located in the Constitution Hill (Woonsocket) and Marshfield Commons (North Smithfield) neighborhoods, our programs serve youth in grades K-5. We also serve middle and high school as well. Our programs run… Read more ⇒
NWBRV Purchases 68 South Main in Woonsocket
In early June of 2015, NWBRV purchased 68 South Main Street in Woonsocket as part of strategic five year plan to redevelop the Island Place Historic District of Woonsocket. The property, formerly known as “Le Moulin,” or “The Mill” in French, was purchased for $1 million and we have secured a loan from Community Housing… Read more ⇒
