Recent News & Articles
2021
RentReliefRI program scheduled to launch March 31 | Mary MacDonald | PBN
Covid cases could spike if eviction ban is allowed to lapse, experts warn | Annie Nova | CNBS
Housing is the answer to Governor McKee’s billion dollar question | Andy Boardman | UpRise
Advocates demand a safe parking lot for those staying in vehicles | Steve Ahlquist | UpRise
Report: Unless RI acts, hundreds are facing eviction and homelessness | Steve Ahlquist | UpRise
Five Questions With: Cortney Nicolato | James Bessette | PBN
Speaker Shekarchi announces major affordable housing push | Steve Ahlquist | UpRise
Speaker: Housing will be ‘top priority’ | Daniel A. Kittredge | Cranston Online
Why Housing Insecurity Is a Sleep Killer | Sarah Holder | City Lab
Shekarchi unveils package of affordable housing legislation | Cassius Shuman | PBN
Providence unveils long-term affordable housing strategy | Nancy Lavin | PBN
‘Housing is not affordable’: Shekarchi unveils legislative package on housing | Eli Sherman | WPRI
In RI’s new push for housing affordability, a ‘czar’ and tiny houses | Patrick Anderson | Projo
2020
Community groups push for ‘Justice Budget;’ call for affordable housing, economic justice, and defunding prisons and police
07/20/2020 Uprise RI
New report shows housing is out of reach for many in RI
07/15/2020 Uprise RI
Report: R.I. needs to invest in affordable housing
07/15/2020 Providence Journal
Companies contracted to replace vacant Barbara Jordan complex
07/14/2020 Providence Journal
Governor unveils new eviction diversion program, but will landlords allow tenants to utilize it?
07/11/2020 Uprise RI
Rhode Island doubles rent relief funding, but advocates say more is needed
07/10/2020 The Publics Radio
Hundreds in R.I. face eviction with moratorium expired
07/06/2020 Providence Journal
Providence announces nearly $1m in aid for eviction defense and emergency housing assistance
06/30/2020 Uprise RI
Self-help evictions surge as the coronavirus pushes landlords, tenants to the brink
05/29/2020 The Publics Radio
My Turn: Jeanne Cola: In a time of pandemic, housing is health care
05/22/2020 Providence Journal
Five Questions With: Jeanne Cola
05/18/2020 Providence Business News
My Turn: Cortney Nicolato: Can we restart the economy with a commitment to housing?
05/18/2020 Providence Journal
Unkindest cuts: Many casualties expected as R.I. begins ‘brutal’ budget process
05/15/2020 Providence Business News
Relief planned for low-income renters
04/29/2020 Providence Business News
Overdue rent growing into pandemic problem
04/24/2020 Providence Business News
With income cut by coronavirus, these Rhode Islanders wonder: How will we pay next month’s rent?
04/16/2020 Providence Journal
Five Questions With: Eileen Hayes, CEO of Amos House
04/10/2020 Providence Business News
Five Questions With: Jennifer Wood
04/01/2020 Providence Business News
Our Turn: Karen Santilli and Jack McConnell: Virus proves housing is health care
03/26/2020 Providence Journal
Report: There’s an Affordable Housing Crisis in RI
02/20/2020 WPRI
Homes RI Announces Legislative Agenda at State House Event
01/29/2020 Uprise RI
Advocacy Groups Take the Stage to Promote 2020 Priorities
01/27/2020 Convergence RI
Providence City Council Committee Hears Legislation to Stop Source of Income Discrimination in Housing
01/14/2020 Uprise RI
Housing Network of Rhode Island Amongst Grant Recipients from Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI to Tackle Housing Instability
01/13/2020 Health Payer Intelligence
Melina Lodge, Executive Director of the Housing Network, Comments on the Need for State Investments in Housing
01/8/2020 Boston Globe
2019
12/16/19 – The Path to Opportunity Begins at the Front Door of Your Home
12/11/19 – Housing Again Takes Health Care Center Stage
12/5/19 – Homes RI Summit to Address Statewide Housing Shortage
11/4/19 – Multi-Sector Campaign Welcomes the Housing Network of Rhode Island as New State Partner