Housing Network of Rhode Island

The Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI) was founded in 1992 as the state association of nonprofit community development corporations. Member organizations have built and developed thousands of affordable homes and initated numerous revitalization efforts in neighborhoods and communities across Rhode Island. In 2017, HNRI launched the Housing Opportunities Initiative (Homes RI), as a statewide movement to increase the supply of safe, healthy, and affordable homes and decrease the housing cost burden that too many Rhode Islanders face. Today, HNRI is the state's membership organization for agencies commited to devleoping affordable housing and vital communities and leads Homes RI to further advance the cause of increasing the supply of safe, healthy, and affordable homes. Our mission is to increase and preserve the supply of high-quality affordable homes across Rhode Island through coalition buidling, increasing public support, and policy advoacy. Our vision is that all Rhode Islanders live in safe, healthy and affordable homes in thriving communities.

Our priority pillars and activities to fulfill our mission and work toward our vision are coalition building, building public support, and policy advocacy to increase affordable housing.