Tag: Local Initiatives Support Corp.
R.I. Foundation, state award $1.3M to 19 nonprofits addressing opioid crisis
PROVIDENCE – Nineteen local nonprofits working on the front lines of addressing Rhode Island’s opioid crisis received $1.3 million in grants from the Rhode...
BankNewport opens Community Lending Center in Central Falls
CENTRAL FALLS – BankNewport recently celebrated the opening of its new Community Lending Center at 757 Broad St. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May...
Wilma Smith
PBN Health Care Heroes 2024
Volunteer: WILMA SMITH
Local Initiatives Support Corp. Pawtucket-Central Falls Health Equity Zone resident ambassador
What led you to choose health care...
Washington Trust donates $122K to 7 R.I. housing organizations
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Charitable Foundation has awarded a total of $122,000 to seven Rhode Island organizations in support of various programs providing...
Miriam Hospital’s Barrett named Career Achiever in PBN’s Health Care Heroes...
PROVIDENCE – Ann Barrett, the director of nursing resources at The Miriam Hospital, has been chosen as the Career Achiever in Providence Business News’...
These Providence residents were asked how best to spend $1M in...
If you were given $1 million to improve the health and wellness of the people in your neighborhood, how would you spend it?
That question...
Citizens grants $1.25M to local job development effort
PROVIDENCE – The Citizens Charitable Foundation on March 29 granted $1.25 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corp. to support job growth in underserved communities.
The...
R.I. awards $8.5 million to child care facility expansions, improvements
PROVIDENCE – Fourteen organizations will add or improve more than 1,200 slots at their child care centers with support from an $8.5 million funding...
Five Questions With: Lynne McCormack
1. How do you envision expanding Rhode Island’s commitment to the arts?
My work has always been centered on making the arts accessible to all...
McCormack named director of R.I. State Council on the Arts
PROVIDENCE – Lynne McCormack, a veteran arts, culture and community development leader, was named the new director of the R.I. State Council on the...
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