Virtual Housing Meetings Throughout Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos's first year in office, she held virtual meetings to connect the public with housing resources. July 2021 Virtual Housing Summit On July 21, 2021, she held the first of a series of community discussions that will lead and inform an in-person summit later in the fall. For the presentation provided by the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness please click here: Point In Time RI Homeless Data For the presentation provided by CPT Erik Wallin, Esq., Executive Director of Operation Stand Down, please click here: Data on Homeless Veterans To first virtual conversation can be found below: August 2021 Housing Lunch & Learn Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos and Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor hosted their second virtual housing conversation on Rent and Eviction Relief on Thursday, August 19, 2021. This was the second in a series of virtual housing conversations. These conversations will lead and inform an in-person housing summit in the coming months. Panelists included: Sabina Matos, Lieutenant Governor for the State of Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, Commerce RI Carol Ventura, Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing Jennifer Wood, Executive Director of the Center for Justice Links to presentations: Rhode Island Housing - RentReliefRI: English Rhode Island Housing - RentReliefRI: Español Center for Justice: English Center for Justice: Español Links from Rhode Island Housing: RentReliefRI Website: www.rentreliefri.com RentReliefRI Partner Organizations PDF: https://www.rihousing.com/wp-content/uploads/RentReliefRI_Assistance-Partners_FINAL.pdf [rihousing.com] RentReliefRI Partner Toolkit: www.rihousing.com/rentreliefri-partners RentReliefRI Data Dashboard: www.rihousing.com/rent-relief-ri-dashboard Homeowner Assistance Fund: www.rihousing.com/HAFRI Links from the Center for Justice: Center for Justice Website: www.CenterforJustice.org Homes RI Website: www.HomesRI.org Rhode Island Legal Services Website: www.RILS.org The Economic Progress Institute Website: www.EconomicProgressRI.org Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness Website: www.RIHomeless.org September 2021 Virtual Lunch and Learn Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos and Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor hosted a virtual conversation on the topic of “Affordable Housing and Funding” on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. This was the third in their series of virtual housing conversations. Each of these conversations will lead and inform an in-person housing summit. Panelists included: Carol Ventura, Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing Jennifer Hawkins, Executive Director of One Neighborhood Builders Jeanne Cola, Executive Director of RI Office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Sharon Morris, Executive Director of Omni Development Corporation Presentations: Rhode Island Housing: English Español One Neighborhood Builders: English Español LISC: English Español Omni Development Corporation: English Español View the Conversation Below: