HousingWorks RI - Issue Briefs

HousingWorks RI Issue Briefs

The Housing Bond: One-Year Status Report
November 2007
One year ago, Rhode Island voters approved -- by a two-to-one margin -- a bond referendum to provide $50 million over four years to create affordable apartments and starter homes for Rhode Islanders. Implementation of the bond-funded program, now known as Building Homes Rhode Island, began almost immediately and is now well underway. Read more.

Neighborhood Opportunities Program
August 2007
The Neighborhood Opportunities Program (NOP), established in 2001, is a unique State-funded program that subsidizes the cost of affordable housing in Rhode Island. In six years, NOP has committed over $36.5 million toward the creation — acquisition, new construction,and rehabilitation — of 966 affordable housing units, leveraging more than $366 million in additional, non-NOP funding. Read more.

Ending Homelessness in Rhode Island: The Supportive Housing Approach
May 2007
Homelessness is at an all-time high in Rhode Island. Last year, 6,900 men, women, and children slept in a homeless shelter. This Issue Brief discusses one effective solution—known as “supportive housing”—for ending homelessness. Read more.

The $50 Million Housing Bond Passed: What Now?
March 2007
Rhode Islanders overwhelmingly voted yes on Question 9 last November, authorizing $50 million in bonds for affordable homes. But passage of the bond was just the first step. Read more.