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quintet of Steel Yard artists are installing a 385-foot sculptural interactive fence around the Bank of America Skating Center in Kennedy Plaza downtown as the final installment of the National Endowment for the Arts $200,000 Our Town grant that was awarded to the City of Providence, Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, FirstWorks, the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy and 15 arts and community partners earlier this year.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Rhode Island Family Shelter in Warwick received a $12,500 grant from the Walmart as part of the corporation’s “12 Days of Giving” holiday campaign.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, a Providence law firm, is celebrating its 25th anniversary by giving back to the community the firm says has supported its business through the years.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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College-preparedness programs here are working to engage students but need to be expanded, according to a new study that gives voice to those most affected by the issue – Rhode Island students from families with low incomes.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Thanks to a $50,000 grant from
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Segue Institute for Learning, a charter school opened in 2009, is actively seeking interested community-based service providers to form a planning committee for community programs and services at its new Segue MAGn’t Annex.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Junior Achievement of Rhode Island has received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation that will support the organization’s mission of providing programs on workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy through its high school education programs.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Rhode Island Food Dealers Association recently awarded four scholarships to local students employed within the greater Rhode Island food industry.
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By PBN Staff
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Employees at Clements Market in Portsmouth donated $15,000 worth of nutritious food to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank through small payroll deductions from 60 percent of its staff over the year.
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By Rebecca Keister |