Tag: food insecurity
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...
Suffering unequal when food prices skyrocket
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...
R.I. food bank: Food insecurity, racial inequities still problematic
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...
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
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.
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’
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is making changes to the meal plans it offers students in order to reduce "food insecurity" that studies say college...
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