Centreville foundation issues $247,000 in grants to 19 nonprofits
WEST WARWICK – The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $247,000 in grants to 19 nonprofits in Rhode Island and Connecticut in the fourth...
Providence College student keeps community clothed with ‘Friartown’s Closet’
PROVIDENCE – Fast fashion has become quite the trend with students at Providence College, and Mary Gifford picked up on that right away when...
R.I. still among least charitable states, studies find
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains among the least charitable states in the nation, according to a pair of recent studies.
WalletHub ranked the Ocean State No....
Salve Regina moving forward with construction on new student residence hall
NEWPORT – Salve Regina University, city officials and area neighbors have finalized an agreement to build a new student residence hall on the corner...
R.I. schools become first in U.S. to sign pledge to implement new federal cybersecurity...
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s public schools will become the first in the U.S. to implement a new federally funded cybersecurity tool to protect data...
Providence City Council shifts unspent ARPA funds to school district
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved three amendments reallocating $4.4 million in remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to meet the city’s...
Meeting Street cuts ribbon on new Mondor Early Childhood Building
PROVIDENCE – Meeting Street and other local officials on Thursday formally cut the ribbon on the nonprofit education center’s new $17 million Mondor Early...
Vedoe named Wheaton College’s new board chairperson
NORTON – Cheryl Vedoe, a Wheaton College alumna and board of trustees emerita, has returned to her alma mater to lead Wheaton’s board of...
CCRI partners with Building Futures on new apprenticeship readiness program
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island is partnering with local apprenticeship support organization Building Futures on a new apprenticeship readiness program for...
SETTING A NEW COURSE: 5-year action plan to determine how R.I. Foundation deploys its...
When David N. Cicilline became the Rhode Island Foundation’s new chief executive and president in May 2023, he and the rest of the nonprofit’s...
