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

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