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Centreville Bank donates $200K to 21 organizations in R.I. and Connecticut

Financial Services 07/18/2022

WEST WARWICK – Centreville Bank recently donated just under $200,000 to 21 organizations throughout Rhode Island and Connecticut, according to a news release. Of the...

Children’s Friend and Service

Nonprofit 06/10/2022

PBN BEST PLACES TO WORK 2022 Large Company 5. Children’s Friend and Service Employees in R.I.: 381 CEO and President: David Caprio Questions answered by: David Caprio What three words best...

Annual 401Gives Day raises $3.09M for 507 local nonprofits

Art & Culture 04/04/2022

PROVIDENCE – Back on April 1 during 401Gives Day, United Way of Rhode Island CEO and President Cortney Nicolato’s team members attended an event...

What to do with a windfall? $1B in ARPA money may...

Cover Story 01/07/2022

After years of grappling with gaping budget deficits, state legislators are facing a problem in the 2022 General Assembly session unlike any they’ve seen...

THE GRODEN NETWORK is one of nine early intervention providers that received $3.6 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds to help offset the organizations’ revenue losses and high expenses that were incurred due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

$3.6M in state CARES Act funds distributed to 9 early-intervention providers

Coronavirus 12/20/2021

PROVIDENCE – About $3.6 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds will be distributed to nine early-intervention providers across Rhode Island,...

RESCUES: Volunteer Bryan Houle and staff member Lexi Bouchard walk dogs while Executive Director Elizabeth Skrobisch holds new arrival Minnie at Animal Rescue Rhode Island in South Kingstown. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

401Gives Day provides needed boost for nonprofits

Government 10/29/2021

Unable to hold in-person events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 401Gives Day, a fundraising initiative created by the United Way of Rhode Island, took...

NOT BACKING DOWN: Whether she’s working to provide services for vulnerable children and families through Children’s Friend in Providence, where she serves as chief of talent, or running the New York Marathon, Lucy Rose-Correia believes in challenging herself. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Lucy Rose-Correia

Business Services 09/03/2021

PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards Lucy Rose-Correia | Chief of talent, Children’s Friend Lucy Rose-Correia took a circuitous route to discover her talent. A Rhode...

Children’s Friend’s wellness initiative puts money in employees’ pockets

Health Services 08/06/2021

PBN 2021 HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS AWARDS 15-499 EMPLOYEES: 2. Children’s Friend CEO (or equivalent): David Caprio, CEO and president Number of employees: 375 At Children’s Friend, Rhode Island’s...

Ribbon cutting held for affordable housing property in Olneyville

Government 07/26/2021

PROVIDENCE – A ribbon-cutting ceremony for 30 new affordable rental apartments in the Olneyville neighborhood was held Monday. The King Street Commons, located at 33...