Burnside Avenue House To Be Refurbished For Nine Homeless Men
NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley and RI Housing broke ground on project Tuesday.
Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Representative David Cicilline, Mayor Leo Fontaine, NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley (NWBRV), Rhode Island Housing attended a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday morning for a $1.9 million project that will provide new homes for nine formerly homeless men. The new homes will include key human and social services coordinated by Woonsocket-based Family Resources Community Action (FRCA). “Redeveloping distressed properties and turning them into affordable rental housing is a smart investment in strengthening our communities, putting more people back to work, and bolstering the economy,” said Reed, who introduced the Project Rebuild Act earlier this year to provide $15 billion in targeted …
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Christopher
2:38 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Although this is meant to be a heartwarming story, I find spending $1.9 million project for nine homeless men a slightly bitter pill to swallow. There should be more cost-effective ways to provide shelter, and for $1.9 million, it should potentially house at least 20 men. With basic amenities and security, such as door alarms, more homeless men should be able to have a slice of the pie. Perhaps … more ›