Housing advocates and state and local officials who gathered Thursday in the community room of a new 176-unit Providence apartment building for formerly homeless adults called the development a sign of progress after decades of underinvestment.
The Summer Street Apartments, which opened last year, is also a reminder of how much more housing the state needs to address a crisis.
“Too many residents are struggling to find a home that they can afford,” Melina Lodge, executive director of the Housing Network of Rhode Island, told the crowd gathered for a rally in support of state and city bond measures meant to build more homes…