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