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• Office of Senator Jack Reed: After Delivering Federal Affordable Housing Funds, Reed Calls for Action to Help Build More Homes That RIers Can Afford

  After Delivering Federal Affordable Housing Funds, Reed Calls for Action to Help Build More Homes That RIers Can Afford

• JOB OPENING: Community Organizer - Lead Poisoning at Childhood Lead Action Project

  Childhood Lead Action Project is hiring a community organizer in relation to lead poisoning.

• Homes RI: ‘Homes RI’ campaign shines spotlight on state’s need for more affordable homes

  The “Homes RI” campaign was launched today to shine a spotlight on the increased need for Rhode Island to invest in building more affordable homes in cities and towns across the state, and to call on elected officials to pledge their support for more affordable homes.

• PBN: Reed announces $5.8M for homeless assistance programs

  Sen. Jack F. Reed announced $5.8 million for Rhode Island homeless assistance programs on Wednesday. The funds come from Continuum of Care grants, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and will be used to support 38 homeless assistance projects around the state.

• NLIHC: Leading National Orgs in Education, Civil Rights, Healthcare and More Join in a Campaign to Increase Affordable Housing Across America

  The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign launched today at the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s (NLIHC’s) Housing Policy Forum in Washington, DC. With financial support from the Funders for Housing and Opportunity, NLIHC launched this new multi-sector affordable homes campaign together with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Children’s HealthWatch, Make Room, and the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and with a steering committee that includes Catholic Charities USA, Children’s Defense Fund, Community Catalyst, Food Research and Action Center, NAACP, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Association of Community Health Centers, National Education Association, and UnidosUS.

• NLIHC: Advocates and Congressional Champions Secure Increased Affordable Housing Funding for 2018

  The final fiscal year (FY) 2018 spending bill – released yesterday, March 21, by Congressional leaders – includes a significant increase in funding for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD and USDA, along with an increase in Low Income Housing Tax Credits and an important reform to the tax program.