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DELIVERING THE GOODS: Dustin Ford, left, community specialist in the Providence school system in charge of the Mount Pleasant High School food pantry, and John Nagbe, community outreach manager at We Share Hope, deliver donations to the high school’s recently opened food pantry, which provides students with food during holiday breaks, nights and weekends. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Hope in the form of food pantries at local schools

Economy 12/23/2022

When nonprofit leaders describe current conditions in their communities, the term “perfect storm” comes up. One of the places where the storm is most visible...

Suffering unequal when food prices skyrocket

Commentary 07/22/2022

THE COST OF EGGS AND BREAD is soaring – a trend that’s particularly punishing for the poorest Americans. Average food prices climbed at an annualized rate...

THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY Food Bank released Monday its annual Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island, which notes that racial inequities and food insecurity remain high. Food Bank CEO Andrew Schiff, pictured, feels the COVID-19 pandemic made things worse for communities of color. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. food bank: Food insecurity, racial inequities still problematic

Food & Agriculture 11/22/2021

PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island’s economy gradually recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity remains high, affording adequate food is still a challenge for...

URI’s annual Food System Summit to focus on COVID-19 impact on...

Coronavirus 01/18/2021

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island’s fifth annual Rhode Island Food System Summit will focus on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food...

BankNewport donates $255,000 to 52 community organizations

Financial Services 01/04/2021

NEWPORT – BankNewport recently donated a total of $255,000 to 52 community organizations that support basic needs, according to a news release. The grants, intended...

R.I. KIDS COUNT: Pandemic worsens child food insecurity rate in R.I.

Coronavirus 12/03/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island KIDS COUNT released Thursday its latest report on child hunger and nutrition in the Ocean State that found food insecurity...

Brown changes meal plan requirements to reduce ‘food insecurity’

Education 05/31/2019

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is making changes to the meal plans it offers students in order to reduce "food insecurity" that studies say college...

COMMUNITY COLLEGE of Rhode Island students Leyshell Williams, left, and Sabrina Melki prepare bags of food and household products at the food pantry at CCRI's Lincoln campus ahead of the pantry's official opening on Monday. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI opens pantry for its ‘food insecure’ students

Education 03/22/2019

LINCOLN – Citing studies that indicate that one in four community college students is “food insecure,” Community College of Rhode Island officials opened a...

A CONSISTENT NEED: Nicole Dufresne, CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Rhode Island, reminds potential donors that older children, not just young ones, look forward to gifts during the holidays. From left, Lania Bonilla, 11; Jaylh Wheeler, 8; Dufresne; Dasia Spiver, 12; Noah Bonilla, 7. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PBN on WJAR-TV, Nov. 26, 2018

Nonprofit 11/26/2018

Each year Rhode Islanders face the ever-present need for food, clothing and holiday gifts. Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC...