Tag: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
401Gives Day sets new records for fundraising, donors, organizations supported
PAWTUCKET – The bar continues to be raised with Rhode Island’s largest single nonprofit supporting initiative, with new records across the board during the...
MLK Center renovation includes upgrades, expanded space
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd., Newport
Building owner and tenant: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
General contractors: Bonfatti...
BankNewport $200K grant helped fund MLK Center’s new food pantry
NEWPORT – BankNewport awarded a $200,000 grant in 2022 to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center’s Building Hope Campaign, specifically to go...
MLK Center unveils $7M renovations, expanded services
NEWPORT – With a quick cut of the ribbon on Jan. 15 – the day celebrating the nonprofit’s namesake – the Dr. Martin Luther...
Neighborhood Health celebrates annual Gingerbread Express gift drive
SMITHFIELD – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island celebrated its annual Gingerbread Express children’s holiday gift drive in which more than 1,000 gifts were...
Finding workforce is labor intensive for local nonprofits
The COVID-19 pandemic’s cascading aftereffects have been complicated and hard to shake for Rhode Island’s nonprofits, which employ 67,000 Rhode Islanders. That number represents...
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...
18 organizations receive $270K from Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation
WEST WARWICK – Eighteen organizations across the state will share $270,000 from the Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation.
The grants, which are part of the foundation’s...
PCU awarded Changemaker honor for environmentally friendly fundraiser
MIDDLETOWN – People’s Credit Union has been given a Changemaker Award from Fill It Forward, a Canadian company that aims to reduce the amount...
401Gives Day event raises $3.5M, sets new records for fundraising
PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest nonprofit fundraising initiative over the weekend set a new standard for raising money for local organizations. Now, it has...
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