Tag: Edesia Inc.
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Edesia rehiring staff, ramping up production after State Department places order
NORTH KINGSTOWN – After a six-month pause in federal procurement, Rhode Island-based humanitarian aid agency Edesia Inc. received a major order from the U.S....
Edesia forges partnership to send food to malnourished children in South...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – At least 9,000 children in South Sudan will receive life-saving nutrition thanks to a new partnership between Edesia Inc., Ocean State...
Edesia launches donation drive after end of USAID funding
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Edesia Inc. on Wednesday launched a donation drive so the nonprofit manufacturer can continue providing food for malnourished people worldwide in...
Edesia’s warehouse piling up without new federal government orders
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Edesia Inc. President and founder Navyn Salem said the humanitarian aid agency's warehouse is once again piling up with life-saving food...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, March 2025
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Hurting R.I. nonprofits eye offers of financial help
A federal funding freeze is putting the hurt on Farm Fresh Rhode Island, and now the nonprofit’s administrators are looking for any other funding...
Edesia lays off 16 due to lack of USAID payments
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Edesia Inc. says it has laid off 16 workers, accounting for about 10% of its staff, due to a lack of...
Rubio announces termination of 83% of USAID contracts
WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency...
Musk: Edesia to receive USAID payment this week after months of...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Rhode Island humanitarian aid organization that was forced to halt production of lifesaving specialized foods for malnourished children will finally...
