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By Mary MacDonald – February 9, 2018 3:22 am Melissa Sanzaro | Executive director, Providence Housing Authority 1. What is the Providence Housing Authority footprint for housing, and how has that changed over the past 10 years? The Providence Housing Authority is the largest public housing authority in the state, managing more than 2,600 units of public housing and […]

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The Providence Housing Authority (PHA) and the North American Family Institute (NAFI) have delivered another round of the Youth & Police Initiative (YPI) program for at risk teen girls living in public housing. Ten (10) girls living in the PHA’s Hartford Park and Manton Heights family developments along with a group of female police officers, […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — More than 200 residents of the Hartford Park and Manton Heights public housing developments have enrolled in Jobs Plus, a grant-funded program run by the Providence Housing Authority. Staffers from the PHA, local officials and partners, and Jobs Plus participants met Thursday morning to mark the progress of the program, which launched […]

The Providence Housing Authority is one of six public housing authorities in the country selected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to participate in Jobs Plus, a federally-funded initiative to assist public housing residents to enter the workforce. The PHA is excited and eager to launch the Jobs Plus Program (JPP) with […]

The Youth Police Initiative (YPI) is a two-week dynamic program that positively impacts the relationships and interactions between police officers and inner city youth. The youth and police train together and participate in facilitated discussions, team-building exercises, and reality-based scenario trainings.  From these experiences, youth and police develop lasting relationships that foster a deeper understanding […]

The PHA, in partnership with Year Up, graduated 19 public housing youth ages 14-18 from its Youth Leadership Academy (YLA).  Funding for this pilot program to improve educational outcomes and increase employment among public housing youth was provided by United Way of RI.  The 10-week after school program utilized parts of the established Year Up […]

The Vera Institute announced the Providence Housing Authority (PHA) is one of six public housing authorities awarded the technical assistance grant that will allow the organization the opportunity to learn best practices in reentry efforts, data tracking, collaborative and programmatic approaches to effective reentry models. The PHA is excited to receive this TA and will […]

The PHA is proud to continue to offer Public housing residents energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies through projects that improve their quality of living today and positively impact our environment tomorrow.