Just two months after it launched the program, Rhode Island Housing stopped accepting applications, leaving some homeowners facing thousands of dollars of debt, with limited avenues for relief.
Nina Sparling
Nina Sparling is a reporter with The Public's Radio's investigative team. She has written for outlets including The New York Times, The Paris Review, Vogue, Logic Magazine, and the Global Investigative Journalism Network. Her radio work has appeared on Marketplace, KQED, Alaska Public Media, Capital Public Radio, and with the podcast 70 Million.
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Justice Department to require New Bedford schools to provide more support to K’iché students and families
A two-year investigation found that the district had failed to provide equal access to education for students and families who speak K’iché, an indigenous Guatemalan language.
Posted inArticle, Politics
Brett Smiley wins Providence mayoral primary election
Smiley ran on a campaign to improve quality of life in the city. He pulled ahead with nearly 42% of the vote, triumphing over his two opponents.
Posted inArticle, Health
Providence launches eviction-defense program for low-income renters
In partnership with Rhode Island Legal Services and other community groups, the city of Providence will connect tenants across the city to free legal advice for the next year.
Posted inArticle, Politics
Neighbors, activists gather to support Providence nonprofit after disruption by increasingly visible neo-Nazi group
On Wednesday afternoon, about 100 people from a range of groups gathered at Billy Taylor Park in Providence to stand in solidarity in the face of Naziism. Several people, including Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, spoke at the event, held steps away from the Red Ink Community Library — a nonprofit library, reading room and […]
Posted inArticle, Politics
Group interrupts book reading in Providence with Nazi imagery
A crowd wearing masks, chanting slogans and holding a flag with a swastika and other Nazi imagery interrupted a book reading in Providence on Monday, according to video posted to Twitter and Facebook. The Red Ink Community Library — a nonprofit library, reading room and organizing space in Providence’s Mt. Hope neighborhood — said the […]
Posted inArticle, Business
Rhode Island received 159 housing vouchers to tackle homelessness last year. 45 have been used
The federal pandemic response program provided billions of dollars nationwide to create housing vouchers meant to get unhoused people into permanent housing.
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New measures aim to ramp up testing, address health care worker shortage in Rhode Island
Governor Dan McKee announced new steps the state is taking to boost testing capacity in Rhode Island and address staffing shortages at hospitals across the state.
Posted inArticle, Metro Desk
Crossroads Rhode Island receives grant to launch mobile services for people experiencing homelessness in Providence
The nonprofit wants to meet people experiencing homelessness where they are — and help them access services.
