Local Initiatives:
Rhode Island LISC partner, Neighborworks Blackstone River Valley (NWBRV) pairs elementary students with after-school mentors.
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Rhode Island LISC made healthy foods more accessible to residents in downtown Woonsocket by supporting community gardens.
Local Initiatives:
Neighborhood youth and LISC AmeriCorps mentors created a mural at Costa Park to help prevent further vandalism in the park’s gazebo.
Local Initiatives:
Welcome signs guide visitors to the art and entertainment district in historic downtown Main Street.
Local Initiatives:
NWBRV celebrated the grand opening of the Mary A. Longtin C-3 Center, a mill redevelopment that features six rental units and a youth learning center.
Local Initiatives:
Alphonso Nealy, a local contractor and small business owner, works on a home in Constitution Hill.
Local Initiatives:
LISC helps NWBRV to connect small businesses to marketing strategies to help attract economic activity in downtown Woonsocket.
Local Initiatives:
The former and run down Hope Street School is now a thriving daycare program run by Connecting for Children and Families.
Local Initiatives:
Community partners organized a 5 K to raise awareness around health disparities in the region.
Local Initiatives:
Michael Smith, a neighborhood youth, is empowered to talk about neighborhood issues with a Woonsocket Police department member.