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Enews Archives

August 16, 2006

Send us your story!
Do you have a housing story, or do you know someone who does? The "faces and places" of affordable housing in Rhode Island will be a huge part of the HousingWorks RI campaign for the $50 million housing bond.

What does your home mean to you? What impact has the high cost of housing in Rhode Island had on you, someone you care about or a coworker? Has your agency worked with someone who has a powerful personal story?

Tell us your story by sending an email to jrutledge@HousingWorksRI.org, and you might be featured in our campaign.

Voters talk about housing
The Voice Your Vote project launched its nonpartisan voter registration and turn-out campaign on August 5 by knocking on doors in the Armory Park neighborhood and taking to residents about things they care about - like quality, affordable homes.

Read the Providence Journal article.*

Sen. Reed to mark preservation, renovation of 32 Narragansett apartments
On August 18, Sen. Jack Reed will celebrate the renovation of the former Driftwood Apartments in Narragansett.

Preservation of Affordable Housing, a Boston-based nonprofit, bought the property last year from a for-profit developer that had considered replacing the affordable apartments with condominiums. The 36-year-old property has been renovated and renamed Water's Edge and will remain affordable for another 40 years.

The ribbon-cutting will begin at 10:00 a.m. at 130 Caswell Street in Narragansett.

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