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Smith Hill Community Development Corporation (SHCDC), located in Providence, Rhode Island, is a non-profit organization dedicated to community building and affordable housing. Don’t forget to investigate the Smith Hill Community Resources section and the Community Calendar to find out what’s going on in and around Smith Hill.
Capitol Square slideshow picture courtesy of Richard McCaffrey
May 13th, 2010
As part of Smith Hill CDC’s continuing effort to employ sustainable technologies and practices in every aspect of our development work, we are excited to be currently working with Clean Hands, a new Rhode Island business whose mission is to reduce or eliminate the landfill footprint of the products they recycle at little to no cost to the end user. Clean Hands employs alternative recycling methods to remove residential and commercial waste that is typically thrown out. In Smith Hill CDC’s case, Clean Hands is removing every refrigerator, stove, oven, hot water heater and boiler, regardless of condition, from all of our vacant houses which will soon be developed into affordable housing units.
Once these items are removed, Clean Hands will process each item, designating some for repair and resale through used appliance dealers, breaking some down into useful replacement parts, and recycling most of the remaining material. The key is that careful screening allows for a far greater percentage of reuse than simply selling everything for scrap metal, where over 40% of the material still results in waste. The methods employed by Clean Hands allow for approximately 95% of material reuse. Beyond these benefits, the service is also free, which results in thousands of dollars of savings from removal to dumping fees to the CDC and the Visions II project. Clean Hands free appliance and waste removal services are available to anyone by filling out the application on its website. Click the Clean Hands link above.
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May 12th, 2010
Why spend hundreds of dollars a year at a check-cashing company when you can deposit your money in a free or low-cost account and pay your bills at no additional cost? Today, everybody can get an account at a bank or credit union. Even if you’ve had problems with an account in the past, have never had an account before, or don’t have a Social Security number, you can still bank in Providence with Bank on Providence.
Bank on Providence is a comprehensive program intended to connect the “unbanked,” those who live without access to mainstream financial institutions and are forced to rely on expensive check-cashing services, with affordable and appropriate mainstream financial services.
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February 18th, 2010
Smith Hill CDC is proud to co-sponsor a six-week home ownership class with the Housing Network at Capitol Square at Smith Hill, located at 231 Douglas Ave., Providence, beginning on Tuesday March 2. Classes will run each Tuesday until April 6th. These are classes are a requirement of most first-time home ownership financial assistance programs. Learn everything from personal budgeting and cleaning up your credit, to the ins and outs of owning a home. The price is only $50. If you are interested, please call 521-1461 to reserve your spot now. Space is limited.
Smith Hill Homebuyer’s Class 3/32/10
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