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Church Community Housing Corporation named RI Champion in Action in the affordable housing category
Nonprofit agency receives unrestricted $25,000 grant, PR and volunteer supportProvidence, R.I. (January 16, 2008) - Citizens Bank, Rhode Island and NBC10 today named Church Community Housing Corporation in Newport as its 2008 first quarter Champion in Action® in the affordable housing category. As part of the award, CCHC will receive a $25,000 grant, media coverage and extensive promotional and volunteer support for its outstanding work.
CCHC was founded in 1969 to address the lack of safe, decent housing for low and moderate income families throughout Newport County. CCHC has developed more than 820 units of affordable rental and home ownership housing in Jamestown, Little Compton, Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth and Tiverton.
“Citizens Bank is pleased to name CCHC as the newest Champion in Action in the affordable housing category,” said Joseph J. MarcAurele, President, Citizens Bank, Rhode Island. “CCHC is a leader in the affordable housing arena in our state. It has worked hard to provide innovative alternatives to create safe, affordable homes for working individuals and families on Aquidneck Island. This award will provide the agency with recognition for the impact it has had had on so many.”
“Church Community Housing has a wonderful track record with affordable housing. Their newest project in Tiverton is a great opportunity for the participants and the community,” said Lisa Churchville, President and General Manager of NBC10.
Champions in Action is a joint initiative of Citizens Bank and NBC10, launched five years ago, to recognize and support nonprofit organizations for their contributions to Rhode Island communities. A new Champion in Action is selected each quarter among a range of social service topics.
Prior Rhode Island Champions in Action to date include: Bayside Family Healthcare in North Kingstown; the House of Hope in Warwick; The Providence Black Repertory Company in Providence; the Woonsocket Neighborhood Development Corporation in Woonsocket; McAuley House in Providence; TechACCESS in Warwick; Sojourner House in Providence; Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation in Pawtucket; Rhode Island Free Clinic in Providence; The Genesis Center in Providence; the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown; New Urban Arts in Providence; West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation in Providence; Tides Family Services located throughout the state; Community MusicWorks in Providence; the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Newport, Welcome House of South County in South Kingstown’s Peace Dale neighborhood; Franklin Court Independent Living in Bristol; RiverzEdge Arts Project in Woonsocket; Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council in Providence; and The Institute for the Study and Practice for Nonviolence in Providence.
CCHC is being recognized for:
• Helping people afford to stay in their homes through the revolving loan program which has provided funds to more than 1,550 households.
• Working with area nonprofits and mental health centers to develop more than 170 units of housing serving special needs tenants.
• Creating 254 units of senior rental and assisted living housing.
• Creating Rhode Island’s first Land Trust Program, which has provided 86 affordable home ownership opportunities.
As a Champion in Action, ISPN will receive:
• A $25,000 contribution in unrestricted funds from Citizens Bank.
• Media coverage from NBC10, including public service announcements and television profiles.
• Volunteer support from Citizens and NBC10 employees.
• Extensive public relations support.
• Promotional support, highlighting the “Champion in Action” in all Citizens Bank branches and on its ATMs.
• Exposure on both Citizens Bank and NBC10 Web sites.
“It is an honor to be recognized as a Champion in Action,” said Stephen Ostiguy, Executive Director of CCHC. “For CCHC, affordable housing is about making room for all of the people who contribute to the fabric of our community. Teachers, artists, trade workers, clerks, children, seniors and the disabled…everyone needs a safe place to call home.”
To learn more about how to contribute through donations or volunteerism to CCHC call 401-846-5114.
About Citizens Bank
Citizens Bank is a division of RBS Citizens, N.A., operating its seven-state branch network in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. It has 78 branches and 145 ATMs in Rhode Island.
RBS Citizens, N.A. is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a $159 billion commercial bank holding company headquartered in Providence, R.I. CFG’s two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 13-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. CFG has non-branch retail and commercial offices in about 40 states. It is one of the 10 largest commercial banking companies in the United States ranked by assets and deposits. CFG is owned by RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc).
About NBC10
WJAR-TV/DT is the most watched television station in the Providence-New Bedford television market and NBC10 News is Southern New England’s leading news station. WJAR was first launched as a radio station in 1922 and then became the market’s first television station in 1949. WJAR-TV/DT is owned by Media General, Inc.
About Media General
Media General is a multimedia company operating leading newspapers, television stations and online enterprises primarily in the southeastern United States. The company’s publishing assets include three metropolitan newspapers, The Tampa Tribune, Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Winston-Salem Journal; 22 daily community newspapers in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina; and more than 150 weekly newspapers and other publications. The company’s broadcasting assets include 30 network-affiliated television stations that reach more than 33 percent of the television households in the Southeast and more than 10 percent of those in the United States. The company’s interactive media assets include more than 75 online enterprises that are associated with its newspapers and television stations. Media General also owns a 33 percent interest in SP Newsprint Company, a manufacturer of recycled newsprint.
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