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In R.I.’s payday lending wilderness, a strong voice for reform

Economic Activity 08/05/2024

Minutes into his work day on a June Monday, Mike Healey saw a post by his social media-savvy boss in support of payday lending...

NIRVA LAFORTUNE, a former Providence City Council member and mayoral candidate, has been named the new executive director and senior vice president for City Year Providence. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Former City Councilor LaFortune to lead City Year Providence

News Story 05/12/2023

PROVIDENCE – A former city councilor and mayoral candidate is now set to lead City Year Providence. The education and youth support organization announced Friday...

Cox Communications issues $138K in grants to local nonprofits

Nonprofit 06/11/2020

WEST WARWICK – Cox Communications Inc. awarded eight local nonprofits $138,000 in total grants through its first Virtual Cox Charities Day. The grants were issued...

Five Questions With: Jennie Johnson

Education 05/26/2020

Jennie Johnson is the executive director for City Year Providence, a nonprofit that has its members partner with local schools to provide educational support...

AIDS Project Rhode Island to honor well-known activist, volunteer

Health Services 02/16/2020

PROVIDENCE – A well-known activist and philanthropist is to receive a posthumous honor from the AIDS Project Rhode Island this week. The late Carl John...

CITY YEAR PROVIDENCE recently received $70,000 from the Providence City Council to support the nonprofit’s partnership with city schools. Pictured, from left: Alex Molina, managing director of impact for City Year Providence; Providence City Council President Pro Tempore Michael Correia; Providence City Council President Sabina Matos; Jennie Johnson, executive director of City Year Providence; Providence Public Schools Superintendent Christopher Maher; Providence City Council Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr.; and Matthew Shumate, deputy chief of staff to Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

City Year Providence receives $70K from City Council

Government 02/22/2019

PROVIDENCE – City Year Providence received a $70,000 boost from the City Council on Feb. 15 to support the nonprofit’s partnership with city schools. The...

U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED has announced that several organizations in Rhode Island have been awarded a collective $3.7 million in AmeriCorps grants. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Reed announces $3.7M in AmeriCorps grants for R.I.

Education 06/12/2017

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island received $3.7 million in federal AmeriCorps grants for Serve Rhode Island and several local service-oriented nonprofits according to a press...