Tag: Foster Forward
United Way: Rhode Islanders, nonprofits ‘shined in [the] moment’ during 401Gives...
PROVIDENCE – The sense that this year’s 401Gives Day would be one for the ages occurred mere moments after the giving portal opened at...
401Gives Day surpasses $4.01M fundraising goal
PROVIDENCE – The long-awaited goal that United Way of Rhode Island Inc. set in 2023 for its largest single-day nonprofit fundraising initiative was finally...
401Gives Day arrives as nonprofits face challenges, funding uncertainty
PROVIDENCE – Even five years after the world stopped and life has since returned to normal, COVID-19’s tentacles still have a firm grasp on...
Guillette wins Rhode Island Foundation’s Murray Family Prize
LISA GUILLETTE, executive director of East Providence-based nonprofit Foster Forward, was recently presented with the Rhode Island Foundation’s 2024 Murray Family Prize for Community...
R.I. gets $17.3M to fight homelessness
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $17.3 million in federal grants for homeless assistance, U.S. Sen Jack Reed announced Wednesday.
The funds, administered by the...
Guillette receives Rhode Island Foundation’s 2024 Murray Prize
PROVIDENCE – Lisa Guillette, executive director of East Providence-based nonprofit Foster Forward, was recently presented with the Rhode Island Foundation’s 2024 Murray Family Prize...
Everybody’s Business: A success in bringing flavor of South to R.I.
(Editor’s note: This is the 51st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
POWERING UP: Opening a door to work in clean energy
Sometimes all it takes to launch careers and solve labor shortage issues is for someone to open the door and welcome the next generation...
Workforce Ready Solutions’ Wilson shapes clients’ futures
2024 Business Women Awards
ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Charise Wilson
Workforce Ready Solutions owner
CHARISE WILSON KNOWS firsthand how valuable mentors are, especially for a job hunter who’s...
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