Middletown, Rhode Island LISC has a relationship with the Newport County YMCA that goes back to 2016. Several years ago, Preschool Development Grant (PDG) planning funds were used to conduct planning for a renovation and expansion of the YMCA’s Twice as Nice Preschool, and ECCE Capital Fund dollars made it possible. Despite significant increases in
Providence, Rhode Island One Neighborhood Builders (ONE|NB), a non-profit community development corporation, knew that there was a dramatic need for additional early learning space in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence. Lack of quality child care was a key issue in the neighborhood plan. Vision combined with a vacant and blighted lot provided a unique opportunity
Newport, Rhode Island After years of operating single classroom Head Start sites across Newport County, often in areas not convenient for families, the East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) brought to life a strategic plan to develop a state of the art early learning center in a location convenient for families. Additionally, EBCAP strategically worked
Woonsocket, Rhode Island A former parochial school in Woonsocket, built in the 1960’s, has stood dormant for years. Once a kindergarten through 2nd grade elementary school that was part of the Greater Woonsocket Catholic Regional School System, the building continued to operate until 2009, when it closed its doors due to declining enrollment. Download PDF
