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| Ex-Inmates Could Be Living In Old Factory |
| By projo.com |
| Published: 06/28/2010 |
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PROVIDENCE — Nearly $1.8 million in federal stimulus funds will be used to help transform a historic building that once housed the Sealtest Ice Cream Factory into affordable housing designed for former inmates who are returning to live in the community. A groundbreaking ceremony for the $4.3-million project at 485 Plainfield St., in the city’s Silver Lake neighborhood, is scheduled Monday. Providence Mayor David Cicilline and Rhode Island Department of Corrections Director A.T. Wall are among those expected to attend. The project’s developer is the local nonprofit OpenDoors (formerly know as the Family Life Center), which helps released prisoners. The organization plans to move its offices into the new building –– which will include 19 single-unit apartments –– and assist the tenants by providing counseling services, employment workshops and assisting with job searches. Read More. |
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