THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded 48 organizations more than $350,000 in grants via its Newport County Fund. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Monday that it has distributed more than $350,000 in grants to 48 Newport County-based nonprofit organizations through the nonprofit funder’s Newport County Fund. The new funding for the organizations will support their various efforts, such as housing, summer youth programs, food pantries and behavioral health, the foundation said.…