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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s restrictions on health, housing grants

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on July 24 granted a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration’s restrictions on U.S. Department of Health and...
SAVING ST. MARY’S: Under Beth Bixby’s leadership, Tides Family Services began supporting the St. Mary’s Home for Children in North Providence after details from a December 2023 investigation by the R.I. Office of the Child Advocate found “significant safety concerns and abusive living conditions,” which led to leadership changes there. 
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Bixby rising Tides to help area children and families

Business Women Awards 2025 INDUSTRY LEADER SOCIAL SERVICES/NONPROFIT: Beth Bixby, Tides Family Services CEO WINDS OF CHANGE have been swirling around children’s behavioral health, particularly...

Rhode Island Foundation awards $260K to help locals stay housed this...

PROVIDENCE – Thirteen nonprofits recently received a total of $260,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to help more than 600 people stay...

R.I. gets $17.3M to fight homelessness

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $17.3 million in federal grants for homeless assistance, U.S. Sen Jack Reed announced Wednesday.  The funds, administered by the...

‘Dignity Bus’ for unhoused people to reopen in Woonsocket

WOONSOCKET – A mobile shelter for unhoused people is set to reopen this month after the Woonsocket City Council renewed an operating lease with...
AI ASSIST: Pharmacy technician Nabile Bonagua reaches for medication from the SynMed XF, a pill-packing robot, at Horizon Pharmacy in Warwick. Horizon uses artificial intelligence to help it fill prescriptions, allowing pharmacists to focus on patients.
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Nonprofit ownership gives closed-door pharmacy leg up on competitors

Horizon Pharmacy is far from your typical drug store. Operating as a social enterprise, it is owned by three nonprofit community mental health centers –...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION and the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services awarded 19 nonprofits $1.3 million in grants to help address the opioid crisis. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation, state award $1.3M to 19 nonprofits addressing opioid crisis

PROVIDENCE – Nineteen local nonprofits working on the front lines of addressing Rhode Island’s opioid crisis received $1.3 million in grants from the Rhode...

Champlin awards $8.4M in grants to 85 R.I. nonprofits

CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation on Wednesday announced $8.4 million in grants to 85 Rhode Island nonprofits, including 10 first-time recipients. “At the same time...

R.I. Department of Housing awards $10M to bolster winter homeless services,...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing on Wednesday awarded $10 million to 27 organizations to prevent and respond to homelessness through the first...
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...
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