Public Meetings and Pop-Ups Scheduled for RIHousing Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing

RIHousing encourages community members to attend the public meetings and/or pop-up events to learn about the project and share ideas.

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  • June 3, 2024
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Providence, RI – RIHousing is holding multiple public meetings and pop-up events regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, FY 2025 Annual Action Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing. The Consolidated Plan and Annual Action plan are required documents for the State’s federal funding programs of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and National Housing Trust Fund. Meeting times and locations are as follows:

Public Meetings:

  • Monday, June 10, 2024, 6:30PM-8:00PM at the Woonsocket Harris Public Library, 303 Clinton St, Woonsocket, RI 02895
  • Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 12:00PM-2:00PM at Warwick Library Central Branch, 600 Sandy Ln, Warwick, RI 02889
  • Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 4:00PM-6:00PM at the North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone St, North Kingstown, RI 02842
  • Wednesday, June 12, 2024,12:00PM-2:00PM at the Barrington Library, 281 S. County Rd, Barrington, RI 02806

Pop-Ups:

  • Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 9:00AM-10:45AM at the Warwick Library Central Branch Lobby, 600 Sandy Ln, Warwick, RI 02889
  • Wednesday, June 12, 2024, 4:00PM-6:00PM at the Hope & Main Makers Market, 691 Main St, Warren, RI 02885

RIHousing is a self-supporting, quasi-public agency created in 1973 to provide financing and resources to offer housing options to Rhode Islanders. RIHousing works to ensure that all people who live in Rhode Island can afford an attractive home that meets their needs.

By May 2025, RIHousing will adopt the new Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan which will describe Rhode Island’s affordable housing and community development funding priorities and goals for the next five years. It will also describe how the State will plan on using its federal funds for projects in FY 2025 to address the identified high priority needs. Additionally, the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) will be completed in early 2025 and will identify barriers to housing choice for members of the protected classes. The AI will also include a fair housing action plan that identifies barriers to fair housing and a plan to address those barriers.

Public input is essential to the planning process to help shape future affordable housing and community development priorities in Rhode Island. The public meetings and pop-ups will give community members an opportunity to learn about the Consolidated Plan, the Annual Action Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing and share their thoughts on the region’s existing housing and community development needs.

Attachment: Frequently Asked Questions – Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and Five-Year Consolidated Plan 2025

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About RIHousing
RIHousing works to ensure that all people who live in Rhode Island can afford a healthy, attractive home that meets their needs. RIHousing provides loans, grants, education and assistance to help Rhode Islanders find, rent, buy, build and keep a good home. Created by the General Assembly in 1973, RIHousing is a self-sustaining corporation and receives no state funding for operations. For more information regarding RIHousing, visit RIHousing.com or follow us @RIHousing on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram.

Rhode Island Housing Subsidiary Corporations and Affiliates

Rhode Island Housing Subsidiary Corporations

  • Rhode Island Housing Development Corporation (occasionally LLCs are established with the Development Corporation as sole general partner on multifamily properties that RIHousing has taken over.)
  • Rhode Island Housing Equity Corporation
  • Rhode Island Housing Equity Pool II, L.P.
  • Rhode Island Housing Equity Pool, L.P.
  • University Heights Housing Corporation

Rhode Island Housing Affiliates

  • Affordable Housing Trust

These are not RIHousing entities, but we have a general partner capacity in each:

  • Ashley Estates Limited Partnership – RIH Equity Corp. is general partner
  • Erik Estates Limited Partnership – RIH Equity Corp. is general partner
  • Mohican Limited Partnership – RIHDC is general partner
  • Phebe Street Associates, L.P. – RIHDC is general partner
  • University Heights Apartments, L.P. – University Heights Housing is general partner

Mission Statement

RIHousing strives to ensure that all people who live or work in Rhode Island can afford a healthy, attractive home that meets their needs. A good home provides the foundation upon which individuals and families thrive, children learn and grow, and communities prosper.

To achieve our mission we:

  • Offer fair, affordable and innovative lending programs.
  • Provide housing related education to consumers and others.
  • Promote and finance sensible development that builds healthy, vibrant communities.
  • Provide housing grants and subsidies to Rhode Islanders with the greatest need.
  • Team up with partners to improve everything we do

RIHousing uses all of its resources to provide low-interest loans, grants, education and assistance to help Rhode Islanders find, rent, buy, build and keep a good home. Created by the General Assembly in 1973, RIHousing is a privately funded public purpose corporation.

Healthy Housing, Healthy Communities (H3C) Initiative

RIHousing Healthy Housing, Healthy Communities (H3C) Plan
Rhode Island Health and Housing Tool Kit
Rhode Island Health and Housing Took Kit – Appendix A-K

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