Jacquelyn Voghel
HELPERS HURTING: Nonprofits overwhelmed by needs and no end in sight
In nearly 15 years of working at poverty relief nonprofit Amos House, Jessica Salter has seen the toll that food and housing insecurity has...
The rush is on at Amos House earlier each month
At Amos House’s soup kitchen, need is typically lower at the beginning of the month, then ramps up as people’s public-assistance benefits run out....
Offering warm welcome gets tougher for Dorcas
As Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc. heads into the winter, the nonprofit doesn’t look at the upcoming stretch of time as the...
Hope in the form of food pantries at local schools
When nonprofit leaders describe current conditions in their communities, the term “perfect storm” comes up.
One of the places where the storm is most visible...
Lotuff mastering art of the heirloom
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Volunteers come to MLK Center’s rescue
While the holiday season is always a busy time for the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Newport, this year the spike in...
Used bookstore and bar business building its own community in Warren
For Uriah Donnelly, owning a bookstore had long been a dream. A background in the restaurant industry, which he shares with co-owner and wife...
Survey: Greater Newport businesses growing, but inflation, housing concerns remain
NEWPORT — More than half of local businesses report growing sales and stable employment in a new survey by the Greater Newport Chamber of...
Care New England chief financial officer to retire
PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System's top financial executive will retire at the end of next month, marking the departure of another high-ranking...
State, unionized home child care workers reach contract agreement
PROVIDENCE — A new contract agreement between unionized home child care workers and the R.I. Department of Human Services will give providers benefits, including...
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