On Friday, May 17th at 2 p.m., Olneyville Housing Corporation is hosting a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of Olney Village.

Elected officials, community partners and neighborhood residents will join to celebrate the transformation of 12 foreclosed properties and several vacant lots into 40 safe, affordable homes for families.

Centered around the William D'Abate Elementary School, Olney Village also includes three community spaces for local nonprofits and a permanent home for the Olneyville Food Center.

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On Thursday, May 9th at 3 p.m., Governor Lincoln Chafee and James DeRentis, Chairman of the Rhode Island Housing Board of Commissioners, cordially invite you to the Partners in Housing Awards Ceremony.

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On Saturday, May 11th from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Housing Network of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Housing are hosting a free Housing Fair for homeowners, first-time homebuyers, and renters.

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From Thursday, April 18th through Sunday, May 12th, the Yellow Peril Gallery will present Foreclosed Dreams, a photo essay by David H. Wells exploring the empty homes and foreclosed dreams left in the wake of the foreclosure crisis. This exhibition will be guest curated by Viera Levitt.

Wells started the project with the goal of understanding the economic upheaval people are living through. He initially photographed in the Central Valley of California, but also focused on Rhode Island, where he lives. The opening reception for this exhibit is on Thursday, April 18, from 5-9 p.m., during Gallery Night Providence.

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On Monday, April 8th from 8 to 10 a.m., join Rhode Island KIDS COUNT as they release their 19th Annual Factbook at the Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook Breakfast.

This event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Avenue in Warwick, RI. Keynote remarks will be given by Sister Ann Keefe, S.S.J., of Providence's Saint Michael The Archangel.

To register, please complete the RSVP form, and return it to Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, One Union Station, Providence, RI 02903.

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This year marks the 45th anniversary of the passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act. On Wednesday, April 10th from 1 to 4 p.m., a symposium will explore the history of Fair Housing in the context of the struggle for civil rights.

Entitled The Struggle for Civil Rights: Furthering Fair Housing, the symposium will feature:

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On Friday, April 12th at 11 a.m., U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Westerly Town Manager Steven Hartford will join the WARM Center and their community partners to celebrate the creation of new affordable rental homes.

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On Monday, April 15th at 10:30 a.m., U.S.

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On Sunday, March 31st at 8:00 a.m., tune in to Cumulus Community on 630WPRO-AM as HousingWorks RI's Research and Policy Associate, Jessica Cigna, joins Bill Haberman to discuss the latest foreclosure data for Rhode Island.

If you can't tune in at 8:00 a.m., the show will also air at:

• 6:00 a.m on 92 PRO FM
• 6:30 a.m. on Lite 105
• 7:00 a.m. on Hot 106

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