WARWICK – HarborOne Bank through its charitable foundation, HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island, recently awarded $85,000 in grants to 12 community organizations, according to a news release.
Recipients and funding amounts are as follows:
- Mentor Rhode Island received $22,500 to restart its direct-service mentoring programs post-pandemic.
- Festival Ballet Providence received $10,000 for its scholarship fund for tuition assistance to dancers of color.
- The College Crusade of Rhode Island received $10,000 for its college access program for low-income and first-generation students.
- Year Up Rhode Island received $10,000 for a young adult workforce development program.
- Crossroads Rhode Island received $5,000 for supportive services for residents of its Harold Lewis House, which houses chronically homeless, elderly and veterans.
- Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center received $5,000 to help maintain the crisis counseling and support group program that services individuals affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Shri Service Corps received $5,000 for its yoga outreach program and Student Task Force aimed at bridging the technology gap for students in school during the pandemic.
- Sojourner House Inc. received $5,000 for services for people who have been abused.
- The Providence Center received $5,000 for its emergency fund for urgent mental health and substance use services for adults and children.
- FirstWorks received $2,500 for its arts education program for under-resourced students.
- Mount Hope Learning Center received $2,500 for its educational programs for students at Martin Luther King Elementary School and Nathan Bishop Middle School.
- Read to Succeed received $2,500 for its summer reading program.
Nancy Lavin is a PBN staff writer. Contact her at Lavin@PBN.com.
