The grand opening of the Workforce Success Closet was held on Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at the Thomas J. Anton Community Center – located in the Hartford Park family development at 50 Laurel Hill Avenue. The Closet is an extension of our workforce development programs and is designed to provide proper professional attire for participants
The City of Providence has become the latest city to establish a bicycle share program. The program offers reduced cost bicycle rentals to PHA residents throughout the City and adds a much needed new resource to the transportation landscape for low-income workers. On September 6th, the bright red JUMP bikes, 400 in total, finally reached
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “the single best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year.” The Providence Housing Authority (PHA) has partnered with Lifespan and Walgreens to host flu shot clinics at our elderly high rises and will also host health fairs at all family
The PHA anticipates awarding vouchers to partners by the summer of 2019.
On Tuesday, September 18, 2018, fifty volunteers from Citizens Bank gathered at the Providence Housing Authority’s (PHA) Hartford Park development. It was a rainy day but that didn’t stop the volunteers from beautifying the Wayland Street area of the property. According to the Citizen’s Bank website, they “believe that investing in the communities where we
On Thursday, September 6th, the Providence Housing Authority (PHA) joined with community partners to host a community breakfast celebrating the Food on the Move program. The event featured a healthy assortment of fresh fruits, pastries, and quiches and a brief speaking program, after which the mobile produce market was open for shoppers to enjoy the
By Mary MacDonald – February 9, 2018 3:22 am Melissa Sanzaro | Executive director, Providence Housing Authority 1. What is the Providence Housing Authority footprint for housing, and how has that changed over the past 10 years? The Providence Housing Authority is the largest public housing authority in the state, managing more than 2,600 units of public housing and
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The Providence Housing Authority (PHA) will conduct a public comment period for the FY 2018 Annual Plan and the Capital Fund Final Rule beginning on February 1, 2018 and ending on March 19, 2018 during business hours, 8:30am-4:30pm at 100 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Providence, RI 02903. All comments will be collected at the PHA’s
The Providence Housing Authority (PHA) and the North American Family Institute (NAFI) have delivered another round of the Youth & Police Initiative (YPI) program for at risk teen girls living in public housing. Ten (10) girls living in the PHA’s Hartford Park and Manton Heights family developments along with a group of female police officers,