Tag: food insecurity
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce donate $1M to Rhode Island Community Food...
PROVIDENCE – Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $1 million to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, the organization announced Thursday.
The donation is...
KIDS COUNT: R.I. children face rising poverty, deepening disparities
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's children and families face deepening economic strain and persistent racial and ethnic inequities, according to the 2026 Rhode Island KIDS...
Report: Chronic disease, housing costs, food insecurity take heavy toll in...
FALL RIVER – High rates of chronic disease, housing cost burden and food insecurity are top concerns impacting health incomes in southeastern Massachusetts, local...
Unprecedented demand forces R.I. Community Food Bank to scale up operations
PROVIDENCE – While SNAP benefits ended on Nov. 1, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank was preparing to go into crisis management since early...
Rhode Island Foundation distributes $1M in emergency food grants amid SNAP...
PROVIDENCE – Dozens of food pantries and meal sites across the Ocean State will receive $1 million in emergency grants from the Rhode Island...
Ocean State Job Lot offering 20% off all food until SNAP...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot has announced that the entire food section in all 17 Rhode Island stores will be discounted by...
Pitney elected new board president of Meals on Wheels of R.I.
CHRISTINA PITNEY, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s senior vice president of government programs, has been elected as the new board president...
KIDS COUNT: Economic and health gaps continue to affect children of...
PROVIDENCE – For decades children in Rhode Island have been driving the state’s diversity, yet children of color continue to face greater economic and...
Reducing food insecurity a focus of grants from BankNewport
NEWPORT – BankNewport says it has awarded at least $47,000 in 2023 to help support six nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving those facing food...
Hope in the form of food pantries at local schools
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...
