On Wednesday, January 11th from 4-7 p.m., Roger Williams University School of Graduate & Continuing Studies is hosting an Open House at their Providence campus, located at 150 Washington Street in Providence.

The school is proud to offer:

29 Degree programs
(Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s)
12 Certificate programs
(Undergraduate, Post-Baccalaureate and Graduate)
4 delivery options
(In-class, Hybrid, 16-week Online and 8-week Accelerated Online)

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On Thursday, August 18th from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Stop Wasting Abandoned Property (SWAP) will celebrate their 35th Anniversary with a tour of their newest building – Trinity Place.

Come for the tour, a little entertainment and some light refreshments from local eateries. The festivities will take place at 19 Elmwood Avenue in Trinity Square (Providence), with parking available behind Trinity Church.

For more information or to RSVP, email MIrizarry@swapinc.org or call 401-272-0526 (x110).

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

Monday, June 20th at 6 p.m.
Ebenezer Baptist Church
475 Cranston Street in Providence.
The meeting will include an English presentation with a Spanish translator.

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On Monday, June 13th at 11:30 a.m., U.S. Senator Jack Reed will join Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, Rhode Island Housing, and their community partners to celebrate the completion of new homes for veterans at 963 Chalkstone Avenue in Providence.

These new homes are being dedicated in honor of Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger of Narragansett. He was the first Rhode Islander killed in action in Iraq and died five days after his 24th birthday. He was a sergeant with the 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserve. Members of the Belanger family will be in attendance.

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On Saturday, June 11th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., join non-profit developers across Rhode Island as they host open house events for their affordable housing currently available for sale.

Open houses will be held at the following locations:

BARRINGTON:
• Walker Farm Lane, 562 County Rd., new houses priced from $146,200 to $210,000. A model home will be open. The developer is West Elmwood Housing Development Corp.; contact Jasmine Peters, 453-3220, ext. 20.

BRISTOL:

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On Monday, June 6th at 11:30a.m., the West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation (WEHDC) invites you to join them at 224 Dexter Street in Providence for the ribbon-cutting of Westfield Commons.

Westfield Commons is the successful rehabilitation of a former vacant industrial building into energy-efficient, affordable homes and office space. It complements the work on nearby homes, including WEHDC's Westfield Lofts.

Among the several sources of funding utilized, the Building Homes Rhode Island program contributed $550,000 to this development.

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On Monday, June 6th at 10:30a.m., join Community Works Rhode Island at 770 Broad Street in Providence to celebrate the completion of the Broad Street Revitalization development.

Community Works Rhode Island has completed 25 rental housing units, 4000 square feet of commercial space, and 1000 square feet of community space on four lots along Broad Street.  The property at 770 Broad Street will provide housing for families at Crossroads.

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

Saturday, May 14 at 11 a.m.
Silver Lake Community Center
529 Plainfield Street, Providence
Presentation will be in English. A Spanish translator will be present.

HHFRI aims to prevent avoidable foreclosures by helping homeowners who are unable to make their mortgage payments due to a hardship such as job loss or underemployment. HHFRI payments are intended to complement existing federal and lender programs, and will only be available to homeowners who have exhausted all other options and do not own any other real estate.

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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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The Hardest Hit Fund Rhode Island (HHFRI) expands outreach with two meetings upcoming in Providence:

Thursday, March 31st at 6 p.m.
Nickerson House Community Center
133 Delaine Street, Providence

Saturday, April 9th at 11 a.m.
DaVinci Center
470 Charles Street, Providence

Both meetings will include a presentation in English, and a Spanish translator will be available. 

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