RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION announced Thursday that it awarded 31 nonprofits approximately $1.7 million through its COVID-19 Behavioral Health Fund. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION
PROVIDENCE – Roughly $1.7 million in grants were issued to 31 local nonprofit organizations by the Rhode Island Foundation from its COVID-19 Behavioral Health Fund, the foundation announced Thursday. The foundation said the fund helps Rhode Islanders cope with behavioral health challenges that were brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such programs range from offering…