Community Service

R.I. State Police Col. James Manni hired as South Kingstown town...

Community Service 03/22/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – R.I. State Police Col. James M. Manni is returning to municipal government as a town manager once again. After serving for three...

THE RHODE ISLAND SENIOR AGENDA COALITION has hired Bernard Beaudreau to replace William Flynn as the organization's executive director. / COURTESY OF SENIOR AGENDA COALITION OF RHODE ISLAND

Senior Agenda Coalition of R.I. hires Beaudreau as executive director

Community Service 01/05/2022

PROVIDENCE – The Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island, an organization advocating on behalf of the state's senior population, has hired Bernard J. Beaudreau...

Interested in having your business’s community-service project highlighted? Contact PBN Researcher James Bessette at (401) 680-4838 or Research@PBN.com. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Rhode Island Medical Imaging and Rhode Island College create endowed scholarship

Community Service 11/26/2021

HEALTHY BOOST: Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. recently worked with Rhode Island College to create the Rhode Island Medical Imaging Endowed Scholarship. The Warwick-based...

Job Lot Charitable Foundation provides police with bicycles

Community Service 07/23/2021

SMOOTH RIDES: The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation recently donated 26 new GenZe E222B electric bicycles, each one valued at $1,300, to the...

Bank of America provides funds, leadership training for nonprofits

Community Service 05/28/2021

VITAL SUPPORT: Bank of America Corp. awarded two Rhode Island nonprofits $200,000 each in grant funding, as well as a year of leadership training...

Report recommends new department to shift responsibilities from Providence police

Community Service 04/13/2021

PROVIDENCE – The city could cut costs, improve services and make its police and fire departments more efficient by creating a new department to...

401 GIVES DAY raised $2.1 million Thursday for 420 local nonprofits.

United Way’s 401 Gives Day eclipses $2M in raised funds for...

Community Service 04/02/2021

PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island’s second annual 401 Gives Day exceeded the organization's own expectations Thursday, and all the while gave the...

Ocean State Job Lot contributed $25M to philanthropic efforts in 2020

Community Service 03/11/2021

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot contributed $25 million in philanthropic efforts in 2020 across its 142-community-footprint for various causes, including assisting those...

Duo launches directory for Black artists in Rhode Island

Community Service 02/18/2021

PROVIDENCE – A performer and technology professional have united to design and launch an interactive online directory to help facilitate the business, training and...