Providence, RI – The Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI) and Homes RI coalition are excited to welcome Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, to advance a vital voter engagement initiative, Our Homes, Our Votes. Our Homes, Our Votes is a nonpartisan campaign to register and mobilize low-income renters

PAWTUCKET, RI – I commend and thank Governor McKee for ensuring minimal disruption to the urgent work of the Department of Housing with his appointment of Daniel Connors as interim Housing Secretary. Stable transitional leadership will be crucial in the months ahead as we continue to work with the State to address Rhode Island’s pressing

Providence, RI – The Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI) and Homes RI applaud House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and the House Finance Committee for allocating $120 million to the General Obligation Housing Bond and funding for the lead rental registry in the proposed FY25 proposed budget. This investment is crucial to keep up the

PROVIDENCE, RI – “The Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI) celebrates the recent announcement of more than $102 million in funding to support the construction and preservation of over 1,400 homes across Rhode Island,” said HNRI Executive Director Melina Lodge. “This substantial investment represents another step towards addressing the urgent housing needs in our state.

Hopkinton, RI – Rhode Island lawmakers rolled up their sleeves alongside the Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI) and the South County Habitat for Humanity today during a special legislative build day. Senator Bridget Valverde, Senator Victoria Gu, Representative Julie Casimiro, and Representative Matthew Dawson worked together with other volunteers to construct a home for

Month of activities planned to celebrate contributions of Rhode Island’s nonprofit affordable housing developers PROVIDENCE – The Housing Network of Rhode Island and its members gathered at the State House on April 3 to launch Community Development Month to celebrate the impact of Rhode Island’s Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and nonprofit housing developers.  The Housing

PROVIDENCE — The Housing Network of Rhode Island and Homes RI, a multi-sector housing advocacy coalition, are pleased to see the General Assembly’s continued emphasis on housing reflected in key legislative initiatives and the FY24 budget.  On July 5, the Governor signed into law a package of 13 bills championed by House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi

PROVIDENCE – The Housing Network of Rhode Island is pleased to kick-off Rhode Island Community Development Corporation Week (March 13-17) with the release of the Network’s 2021-2022 Membership Impact Report. The Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI) is the state’s membership organization of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and nonprofit housing developers, who are committed to

PROVIDENCE – The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), finds a national shortage of 7.3 million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income renter households. Between 2019 and 2021, the shortage of affordable housing for extremely low-income renters worsened by more