Celebrate our 50th with us

West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation’s office is closed to ensure the health and safety of our community, but our staff is still here and still dedicated to providing you with the resources you need. Read more about how we are responding to COVID-19. 

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West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation works with neighbors and other partner organizations to promote the development of healthy, sustainable communities through housing services to help individuals and neighborhoods meet their affordable housing needs in the West End neighborhood . We are launching our Community Impact Measurement Survey. This 10-minute survey will help guide future projects and improvements in our community.

Learn more and take the survey today at bit.ly/WestEndCIM

Our Mission

The mission of West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation is to promote the development of healthy, sustainable communities through housing services to help individuals and neighborhoods meet their affordable housing needs in the West End neighborhood and other parts of Providence and Rhode Island.

WEHDC strives to fulfill this mission by building and renovating homes, attracting resources into the neighborhood and investing in the diverse people who live in, work in and support the community.

WEHDC accomplishes these goals by offering a variety of programs and services related to real estate development, economic development, home ownership development, including lending and community building and organizing and through strategic alliances.

We build community, we build lives

Your Donation Makes a Real Impact

Discover How You Can Help

Over 4000

Clients served in our homeownership center since 2009

193

Units of Affordable housing in the West-End of Providence

$10,606

Dollars spent on local produce at Sankofa World Market

125

Volunteers Supported our mission in 2018