NEWS
DIGEST
2/3/06:
Tenants
win reprieve on Section 8, Providence Journal
2/2/06:
Coalition
urges more aid for the needy, Providence Journal
2/2/06:
Affordable
housing out of reach in towns, Providence Journal
1/30/06:
Affordable
units planned at camp, South County Independent
1/29/06:
Men,
women, kids with no place to call home, The Woonsocket Call
1/23/06:
Town
panel to oversee affordable housing, The Woonsocket Call
1/19/06:
New
agency charged with providing affordable housing, Providence Journal
1/14/06:
Housing
Board discusses tax incentives for affordable apartments, The Block
Island Times
1/13/06:
Agencies
earn honors for minority hiring, Providence Journal
1/11/06:
Barrington's
affordable housing plan given OK by state, Barrington Times
1/10/06:
Affordable
housing plan gets state OK, Providence Journal
1/6/06:
Tenants
want to maintain homes under Section 8, Providence Journal
1/5/06:
Tenants
begin fight to preserve HUD housing, Providence Journal
1/5/06:
Report:
Area housing in ‘crisis’ mode, Pawtucket Times
12/29/05:
City
reluctant to rezone for condo projects, Providence Journal
12/24/05:
Martha’s
Vineyard: creative affordable housing solutions on another high-priced island,
The Block Island Times
12/23/05:
Affordable
housing plan approved by state, Providence Journal
12/23/05:
Woman,
60, tossed on street, Pawtucket Times
12/22/05:
Single
mom searching for a better life, South County Independent
12/15/2005:
The homeless have
no home for the holidays, Newport This Week
12/14/2005:
No
home for the holidays, Providence Journal
12/13/2005:
Navy
Apartment Change Considered By Council, Providence Journal
12/13/2005:
Old
mill housing project transforms neighborhood, Providence Journal
12/12/2005:
Partners
applaud loft project, Providence Journal
12/9/2005:
From
eyesore to condos: housing advocates applaud, Providence Journal
12/7/2005:
Developer
seeks 75 condos near Palmer River, Providence Journal
12/6/2005:
Zoning
changes require careful review of density, Providence Journal
12/1/2005:
Will
affordable housing make the grade in Jamestown? The Jamestown Press
11/27/2005:
Affordable
contemporary..., Providence Journal
1/25/2005:
Council
OKs new affordable housing plan, Providence Journal
11/23/2005:
Homeless
seniors find new haven, Providence Journal
11/23/2005:
Family
housing the focus of Woonsocket builders, Providence Journal
11/23/2005:
Chasing
the American dream, Providence Journal
11/23/2005:
Working
families squeezed in boom market, Providence Journal
11/23/2005:
Renters
and buyers squeezed by housing affordability gap, Providence Journal
11/23/2005:
She's
one of 15,000 living on edge, Providence Journal
11/18/2005:
Home
ownership: The impossible dream?, Providence Journal
11/17/2005:
Housing
in Rhode Island: Out of reach, Providence Journal
11/17/2005:
Restored
historic mansion offers new opportunities, Providence Journal
11/16/2005:
Fewer
single family houses are being built, Providence Journal
11/14/2005:
Expectations
build with state's new housing law, Providence Journal
11/11/2005:
Group
marks start of home construction, Providence Journal
11/8/2005:
New
agency will focus on creating affordable housing, Providence Journal
11/7/2005:
Housing
starts down over last year, Providence Journal
11/4/2005:
Planners
give preliminary OK for 30 affordable housing units, Providence Journal
11/3/2005:
Providence's
Olneyville tackles affordable housing, Providence Journal
10/17/2005:
Families
celebrate new homes, Providence Journal
10/14/2005:
2
city projects win housing award, Providence Journal
10/5/2005:
Town
is close to goal in housing mandate, Providence Journal
10/3/2005:
Charlestown,
Richmond miss deadline for housing plan, Providence Journal
9/29/2005:
State
OKs plan for affordable housing, Providence Journal
9/27/2005:
Liaison:
Town's affordable housing plan OK for now, Providence Journal
9/27/2005:
Stop stalling
on affordable housing, New York Times
9/27/2005:
High
room rates, Providence Journal
9/25/2005:
Affordable
Woonsocket, Providence Journal
9/2/2005:
Housing
prices in RI climbing faster than in much of nation, Providence Journal
9/1/2005:
Cities
stand to lose housing vouchers, Providence Journal
8/24/2005:
Town
may require developers to include affordable housing, Providence
Journal
8/24/2005:
Public
hearings focus on predatory lending, Providence Journal
8/22/2005:
Nonprofit
group helping to boost affordable units, Providence Journal
8/16/2005:
Cracking
the door on affordable housing, Providence Journal
8/11/2005:
Grant
may help build homeowners, Providence Journal
8/10/2005:
Affordable
Heritage Place requires community contribution, Valley Breeze
8/10/2005:
Affordable
housing plan subject of public hearing, Providence Journal
7/31/2005:
She
walks alone, Providence Journal
7/29/2005:
Governor
names Cranston official as state planning chief, Providence Journal
7/28/2005:
RI
house prices up sharply; sales fall 4%, Providence Journal
7/19/2005:
Operation
Stand Down standing up for veterans, Providence Journal
7/5/2005:
First-timers
like multifamily houses, Providence Journal
7/5/2005:
Towns
get affordable-housing extension, Providence Journal
6/20/2005:
Housing
advocates say more aid needed, Providence Journal
6/16/2005:
The
affordable housing crisis, New York Times
6/14/2005:
Housing
must work for all of us, op-ed in Providence Journal
6/8/2005:
Philip
F. Mangano: The Bush strategy, op-ed in Providence Journal
6/7/2005:
The
housing bubble, Providence Journal
6/7/2005:
Drive
launched to aid homeless, Providence Journal
6/3/2005:
Tallying
the cost of housing shortage, Providence Journal
5/27/2005:
Affordable
housing plan nears state OK, Providence Journal
5/25/2005:
Housing
market goes through the roof, Providence Journal
5/25/2005:
Steep
rise in prices for homes adds to worry about a bubble, New York Times
5/17/2005:
Families,
working people often overlooked by towns, Providence Journal
5/17/2005:
Panel
told new lead law ready to go, Providence Journal
5/17/2005:
Advocates
for the homeless sleep under bridge, Providence Journal
5/17/2005:
Towns
making progress on housing, Providence Journal
5/15/2005:
Building
new lives, Providence Journal
5/13/2005:
More
roofs for Ocean State, Providence Journal
5/11/2005:
Fewer
permits being issued to construct new houses, Providence Journal
5/6/2005:
Officials:
State's housing crisis keeps getting worse, Pawtucket Times
5/5/2005:
Advocates
lauds programs for homeless, Providence Journal
5/4/2005:
Housing
programs don't meet demand, Providence Journal
4/19/2005:
Trailer
park residents have their own take on 'the good life', Providence
Journal
4/19/2005:
Town
looks to mobile home upgrades to meet state guideline,
Providence Journal
4/19/2005:
Group
plans affordable housing awareness campaign, Providence Journal
4/14/2005:
Welcome
respite, Providence Journal
4/14/2005:
More
homeless seen from cuts in funding for subsidized housing,
Providence Journal
4/13/2005:
American
dream out of reach for 'Average Joe', Providence Journal
4/13/2005:
Sky
high, Providence Journal
4/13/2005:
State
tacking 'acute shortage' and lack of funds, Providence Journal
4/13/2005:
High
housing costs seen strangling economy, Providence Journal
4/13/2005:
Starter
home, handy-man special, only $199,000, Providence Journal
4/5/2005:
Kids Count
gives Warwick clean bill; housing need sited; Warwick Beacon
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PUBLICATIONS & DOCUMENTS
2005
Advocates' Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy, National
Low Income Housing Coalition
Emergency
Food & Shelter Report
Federal
Decisions Have Local Consequences, Statewide Housing Action Coalition
Housing
Resources Guide, Statewide Housing Action Coalition
Out
of Reach 2004, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Providence
Journal: Affordable housing in South County
Rhode
Island Housing Rent Survey 2004
The
State of the Nation's Housing 2005, National Housing Conference
We
are Here to Stay: The Consequences of Housing Discrimination Against People
with Criminal Records, RI Family Life Center and Making Connections
Providence
