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Low Income, Homelessness Issues at State House Today

Low Income, Homelessness Issues at State House Today

By Bob Plain on May 1, 2012

The powerful House Finance Committee will hear a bill today that would restore the $12 million cut from the Neighborhood Opportunities Program last legislative session. According to Housing WorksRI’s website, the NOP program is “a unique, state-funded program designed to provide homes for low-wage working families and individuals with disabilities. The program provides funds to [...]

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