RI lawmakers pitched in to ease the state's housing shortage. Take a look.

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May 13, 2024 at 5:22 AM

Lawmakers joined volunteers with Housing Network of Rhode Island and South County Habitat for Humanity to help build a house in Hope Valley for a family in the Cardinal Lane development. The development will have seven single-family houses that will be built and sold to families making at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RI lawmakers pitch in at Habitat for Humanity building project

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