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HOMEGROWN: Amelia Lopez, left, Southside Community Land Trust food access associate, and Appoline Alphonsine, a college intern, sort through vegetables harvested by the Providence nonprofit. SCLT recently received an $80,000 grant from the city that was not part of the $10 million racial reparation initiative. Some have complained that the city is moving too slow on deploying the $10 million equities program.
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What happened to Providence’s reparations initiative?

Jim Vincent threw himself into the work when he was appointed to the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission in early 2022 because he saw an...
THE R.I. PUBLIC TRANSIT Authority's pilot program providing free rides on the R-Line is set to end on Sept. 30. The agency says it is not financial feasible to continue the program. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

RIPTA’s R-Line fare-free program ending after monthlong extension

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority says it's extending the R-Line fare-free pilot program for another month to give passengers sufficient time to...
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE has awarded six local nonprofits $300,000 in grants to help the organizations improve their infrastructure. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

6 Providence nonprofits receive $300K from city to improve organizational infrastructure

PROVIDENCE – Six local nonprofits will receive $300,000 in total grants from the city’s Building Resilience in Nonprofits Serving Underserved Providence Communities program to...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE, center, announced Wednesday at the R.I. Statehouse that applications for the $20 million #RIReady Municipal Road Fund Program are now open. / COURTESY GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE

State launches applications for $20M local road infrastructure program

PROVIDENCE – Local cities and towns will now have the chance to apply for state funding to help cover costs of road, bridge and...

Peregrine Group LLC selected to develop East Providence community center

EAST PROVIDENCE – Peregrine Group LLC has been selected to develop a 62,000-square-foot community center behind the Robert Rock Senior Center on Waterman Ave.,...

Providence awards $1M in Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program grants

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-four child care centers received $1 million in total grants from the city's Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program, Mayor Brett P. Smiley...
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY is one of nine arts and culture organizations to receive $200,000 in grants from the city of Providence to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. / COURTESY TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

Providence awards $200K in COVID-19 recovery grants to 9 arts organizations

PROVIDENCE – Nine city-based arts and culture organizations received $200,000 in total grants to help local artists continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
SELF ­IMPROVEMENT: Lori-Anne Wunschel is a staff member at the nonprofit Community Care Alliance in Woonsocket, helping adults with mental illness and substance use disorders, but a state pilot program is allowing her to pursue an advanced degree at no cost to her. 
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Pilot program gives lift to hopeful health workers

Lori-Anne Wunschel has logged more than 15 years working in social services and addiction counseling, helping countless clients, many with major traumas and minimal...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION and state officials on Wednesday announced $11.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act grants were distributed to 149 local organizations. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

RIF distributes $11.7M in ARPA grants to address hunger, housing, behavioral...

WARWICK – The Rhode Island Foundation, along with state elected officials, on Wednesday announced at Westbay Community Action that $11.7 million in federal COVID-19...

Is Gov. McKee’s proposed $20M municipal grant program for road and...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to make $20 million available for road, bridge and sidewalk improvements across the state. The proposed R.I. Ready Municipal Road Fund...
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