Tag: food insecurity
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...
CCRI opens pantry for its ‘food insecure’ students
LINCOLN – Citing studies that indicate that one in four community college students is “food insecure,” Community College of Rhode Island officials opened a...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Nov. 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...
Report: Food insecurity in R.I. on the rise despite improving economy
PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity in Rhode Island is on the rise, according to a Nov. 19 report from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
According...
Report: Food insecurity in R.I. on the rise despite improving economy
PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity in Rhode Island is on the rise, according to a new report from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released...
UMass Dartmouth professor creating app, website to help curb food insecurity
DARTMOUTH – A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth professor is hoping to bridge the hunger gap in southeastern Massachusetts through a smartphone app and a...
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