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• Governor's Office: Governor McKee, RIHousing Announce Historic $80M Investment for Affordable Housing Across Rhode Island

  Governor McKee, RIHousing Announce Historic $80M Investment for Affordable Housing Across Rhode Island

• 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.

• 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

• The Block Island Times: Church’s affordable housing project funded

  “It’s an idea whose time has come.” That’s what Tony Pappas said about the four one-bedroom affordable rental apartments that will be built at the Harbor Church for a price tag of about $450,000 and be ready for occupancy in January of 2019. Pappas spoke with The Block Island Times about the project, his brainchild, after a public hearing before the Zoning Board of Review on Tuesday night.

• PBN: The state needs a stronger affordable-housing law, says R.I. Housing. Executive Director Barbara Fields isn’t waiting for it to be changed.

  R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year in a position of financial strength, says Executive Director Barbara Fields. It has created programs to assist first-time homeowners, expanded its servicing of mortgages to include those generated by MaineHousing and emerged from the Great Recession with a surplus of financial assets.

• 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.