To be rescheduled: December 16, 2011 Eggs & Issues breakfast

The Eggs & Issues Breakfast originally scheduled for this Friday, December 16th with the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce and HousingWorks RI is to be rescheduled. Please stay tuned for future information.

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Hardest Hit Fund Rhode Island informational community meeting

The Hardest Hit Fund of Rhode Island (HHFRI) will hold a free informational community meeting on:

Saturday, June 25th at 10 a.m.
Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library
100 Tinkham Lane in Harrisville.
The meeting will include a presentation in English.

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NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley hosts ribbon-cutting!

On Monday, June 6th at 8:30a.m. join NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley as they host a ribbon-cutting at the Clocktower Apartments, 200 Tinkham Lane in Burrillville.

These apartments are located at the site of the beautifully restored Stillwater Mill. Among other funding sources utilized, the Building Homes Rhode Island (BHRI) program contributed $1,245,473 towards the completion of this development.

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Lead Funds Announcement: $3.1M for Rhode Island

The availability of $3.1 million for lead paint hazard control and lead awareness programs in Rhode Island was announced at a news conference Monday morning at Rhode Island Housing. Attending alongside the many supporters present were U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative David Cicilline.

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BHRI Investments Leveraged by Bank of America Funds

An article in this week's Providence Business News (PBN) highlights the significant financial contributions that Bank of America has made towards building affordable homes in Rhode Island. The two featured developments, Bourne Mill and Stillwater, are also being built with Building Homes RI (BHRI) funds.

In 2008, Bank of America announced its intention to devote $1.5 trillion to community development throughout the United States over ten years, with a special focus on underserved communities, low and moderate income populations, and minority customers.

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June 16, 2010 in BHRI