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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING THE MONT H OF APRIL, 2025, TO BE "COMMUNITY DEVELO PMENT
MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Introduced By: Representatives Speakman, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale,
Kennedy, Cortvriend, Boylan, Handy, McGaw, and Tanzi
Date Introduced: April 08, 2025
Referred To: House read and passed
WHEREAS, The Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI) will celebrate the impact of 1
Rhode Island's Community Development Corporations and nonprofit developers throughout 2
Rhode Island; and 3
WHEREAS, HNRI members are a vital part of Rhode Island's housing development 4
sector and are at the forefront of efforts to expand equitable housing and economic opportunities 5
for low- and moderate-income Rhode Islanders; and 6
WHEREAS, In addition to producing safe and affordable homes from Westerly to 7
Woonsocket, HNRI's members are actively engaged within the communities they serve. They 8
maintain and support community-centered child care facilities and commercial spaces, 9
community gardens and start-up food enterprises; provide job training opportunities, homebuyer 10
education and foreclosure counseling, landlord education and home repair funds; and offer 11
personal small business micro-loans or grants; and 12
WHEREAS, Community Development Month is an opportunity to celebrate these 13
organizations and the transformational work they do to make Rhode Island a better place; now, 14
therefore be it 15
RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby 16
proclaims the Month of April, 2025, to be "Community Development Month" in the State of 17
Rhode Island. This House recognizes and thanks these organizations for their tremendous 18
contributions to the viability of the housing stock, infrastructure, public services, and the 19
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economic well-being of the State of Rhode Island; and be it further 1
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 2
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Melina Lodge, Executive Director of The 3
Housing Network of Rhode Island. 4
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