Tag: Comprehensive Community Action Program
Molar Express initiative expands to Blackstone Valley
PROVIDENCE – Federal, state and local leaders recently celebrated the Molar Express initiative’s expansion into the Blackstone Valley.
The Molar Express is a nonprofit collaboration...
Champlin Foundation awards $8M to 89 local nonprofits
CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation has awarded 89 local nonprofits a total of $8 million in grants to advance various capital needs and improvements...
BankRI’s food drive donates $24K, brings in 2 tons of food...
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island’s annual food drive has brought in more than 4,000 pounds worth of food for local pantries to help address...
8 R.I. community health centers to receive $2M to boost COVID-19...
PROVIDENCE – Eight Rhode Island community health centers will receive more than $2 million in federal funding to boost vaccination efforts among underserved communities.
Sens....
Cranston PD to use federal funding to improve mental health response
CRANSTON – The Cranston Police Department will receive $500,000 to invest in its crisis intervention team program and improve its mental health response.
Representatives from...
HarborOne donates $150,000 to local food pantries
PROVIDENCE – HarborOne Bank recently donated $150,000 to local food pantries and programs as part of its Harvest for Hunger program, according to a...
BankNewport awards $212K in grants to local nonprofits
NEWPORT – BankNewport announced July 13 that it had distributed $212,000 in grants to 16 local nonprofits that had their operations and outreach negatively...
Four new health equity zones created as part of expansion pilot
PROVIDENCE – A pilot program backed by a national philanthropic organization is supporting the expansion of health equity zones across the state.
Four additional HEZs...
R.I. health centers get crucial cash injection
Karen Mazzola had tears in her eyes when she administered Thundermist Health Center’s first COVID-19 vaccine shot late last year.
“I was just overwhelmed with...
RIHEBC awards $517K in grants to 7 nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Health and Educational Building Corp. has awarded $516,946 in grants to seven local nonprofit health, education and community services, the...


















