1999 HUD Funding for Housing for Senior Citizens
and People with Disabilities

*Note: To calculate the approximate number of residents who will live in the new housing, multiply the number of units by 1.25.

RHODE ISLAND

Section 202 - Supportive Housing for the Elderly

Project Location: Johnston, RI
Non-Profit Sponsor: Housing Opportunities Corporation
Capital Advance: $4,490,300
Five-year rental subsidy: $908,500
Number of Units: 52

Project description: A 52-unit Section 202 project will be newly constructed in Johnston, Rhode Island to serve elderly residents and also provide supportive services which will allow the residents to live independently. Housing Opportunities Corporation, the sponsor, is a non-profit organization founded in 1983 in order to provide training and property management services for low and moderate income housing developed by the Women's Development Corporation which has developed over 550 units of housing.

Project Location: Providence, RI
Non-Profit Sponsor: The Community Builders, Inc.
Capital Advance: $4,473,400
Five-year rental subsidy: $908,500
Number of Units: 52

Project description: Olmstead Gardens is a proposed 52-unit Section 202 project to be located in Providence, Rhode Island. The project will also serve the frail elderly. The Community Builders, Inc. has developed 35 other projects under the Section 202 and 811 programs.

Section 811 - Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

Project Location: North Providence, RI
Non-Profit Sponsor: Gateway Healthcare, Inc.
Capital Advance: $822,200
Five-year rental subsidy: $178,500
Number of Units: 10

Project description: A 10-unit building in North Providence, Rhode Island will be rehabilitated to serve people with psychiatric disabilities. The sponsor, Gateway Health-care, Inc., was incorporated in July of 1995 and is a network of affiliated mental health agencies in different communities throughout the state of Rhode Island. Through its affiliates, Gateway provides mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services to residents in several Rhode Island towns.

Project Location: Providence, RI
Non-Profit Sponsor: Providence Community Action Program, Inc.
Capital Advance: $1,074,900
Five-year rental subsidy: $178,500
Number of Units: 10

Project description: A 10-unit project will be constructed by the sponsor, Providence Community Action Program, Inc., to serve persons with developmental disabilities. The sponsor, The Providence Community Action, Inc., has provided a wide range of services to low and moderate income individuals.

Project Location: Providence, RI
Non-Profit Sponsor: Northern RI Community Mental Health Center
Capital Advance: $713,100
Five-year rental subsidy: $178,500
Number of Units: 10

Project description: A 10-unit Section 811 project will be constructed in Providence, Rhode Island to serve very low income adults with mental disabilities with preference for people in recovery from substance abuse. The sponsor, The Northern Rhode Island Community Mental Health Center has operated in Rhode Island for 33 years. The sponsor's purpose has included mental health services for children, adults and elders disabled due to mental illness.

Project Location: Providence, RI
Non-Profit Sponsor: The Providence Center for Counseling & Psychiatric Services, Inc.
Capital Advance: $713,100
Five-year rental subsidy: $178,500
Number of Units: 10

Project description: A 10-unit Section 811 project will be newly constructed in Providence, Rhode Island to serve adults with chronic mental illness. The sponsor, The Providence Center for Counseling and Psychiatric Services, Inc., provides a continuum of counseling and supportive services to meet community mental health and substance abuse needs.

Content Archived: January 20, 2009