Philanthropy Calendar, Dec. 21, 2022
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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...
RISCA awards 93 grants totaling $452K to local artists, organizations
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Council on the Arts has issued 93 grants totaling $452,206 to local arts and cultural organizations, folk artists, individual...
‘Disappointed’ Paolino looks to sell St. Joseph’s building after education leaders nix school plan
PROVIDENCE – Two years ago, developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. wanted to give back to the city he once oversaw as mayor by providing...
RIDE’s school ratings show mixed results across R.I.; Providence schools struggling
PROVIDENCE – It is close to a 50-50 split across Rhode Island regarding schools that are performing at a high level and those that...
Not just for kids: Toymakers aim more products at grown-ups
NEW YORK (AP) – Since the pandemic, Elizabeth Hulanick has turned to toys from her childhood to relieve stress.
She and her co-workers chip in...
Caregivers at Women & Infants hold vigil to honor patients and workers
PROVIDENCE – Front-line caregivers at Women & Infants Hospital gathered recently to hold a candlelight vigil to honor patients and caregivers amid an ongoing...
Newport Hospital generates over $54M economic impact, Salve students find
NEWPORT – Newport Hospital generates more than $54 million in economic impact in the region every year, according to a study completed by a...
Brown appoints Doyle as new provost
PROVIDENCE – The dean of an engineering and applied sciences school at one Ivy League institution will move southward to assume the provost role...
IMC ballet company in Newport purchases school property for $900K
NEWPORT – The nonprofit Island Moving Company, a contemporary ballet company in Newport, recently announced that it purchased the former George H. Triplett School...
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