OCTOBER 2022

HOUSING

ONE|NB cuts ribbon marking the renovation of Sutton Place

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ONE Neighborhood Builders, along with U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva, the state’s Secretary of Housing Josh Saal, and Deputy Executive Director of RIHousing James Comer, cut the ribbon after announcing the completion of renovations to the 36-unit Sutton Place in East Providence. With the opening of the newly completed rehabilitation, East Providence became the seventh municipality in the state to reach the 10% threshold for affordable housing.

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OV FEST: DIA de NUESTRO RIOS

Olneyville turns out for a day of music, food, canoeing and fun for the entire family

Hundreds of residents from the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence turned out on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, to hear more than a half-dozen performers, enjoy food from local food trucks, canoe the Woonasquatucket River, and just generally have fun at Riverside Park.

OV Fest: Dia de Nuestro Rio took place for the first time since 2019. The event was sponsored by ONE Neighborhood Builders and the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and featured live music on two stages, tons of information from local and statewide organizations, and activities for children.

JOIN US LIVE ON FRIDAY, NOV. 4

Join ONE Neighborhood Builders for a special LIVE, in-person edition of Fresh Fridays, our monthly gathering for practitioners, community members, and policymakers interested in community development.

Topic: Digital Equity

Friday, November 4 @ CIC Providence, 225 Dyer St.

Registration and coffee 8:30 a.m.

Panel and Q&A 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Learn about efforts across Rhode Island that are addressing the digital divide through novel and innovative approaches. Be one of the first people to receive ONE Neighborhood Builders' newly published case study on ONE|NB Connects, our free community WiFi network that has connected more than 2,500 households in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence to high-speed internet since its launch in late 2020.

Panelists will include:

Mayor Maria Rivera, City of Central Falls
Brian Thorn, Director of Broadband Strategy, RI Commerce
Tommy Sheehan, Resident Commissioner, Newport Housing Authority
Marc Monalto, Vice President, OSHEAN
Josh Lee, Wireless Practice Lead, Harbor Networks
Jennifer Hawkins, President & Executive Director, ONE Neighborhood Builders
Antonio A. Rodriguez, Assistant Director of Real Estate at ONE Neighborhood Builders