RIHousing to hold public meetings on fair housing plan

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

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.