Tag: Local Initiatives Support Corp.
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...
Blue Cross receives philanthropy award from Rhode Island Foundation
MICHELLE LEDERBERG is the executive vice president, chief legal officer and chief administrative officer at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, which...
Verizon awards $130K in grants to 13 local companies
PROVIDENCE – Verizon Communications Inc. has awarded 13 local companies with a combined $130,000 in grants to help them meet payroll, pay rent and...
United Way of R.I. awards $4.5M in grants to organizations promoting...
PROVIDENCE – As part of the United Way of Rhode Island’s five-year, $100 million plan to create transformative change in the Ocean State, the nonprofit...
Pawtucket rapid COVID-19 testing site moves to new location
PAWTUCKET – Residents of Central Falls and Pawtucket are now heading to a new site for rapid COVID-19 testing.
The current location, which opened Aug....
$75K grant from BCBSRI goes to social services nonprofit
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has awarded Local Initiatives Support Corp. Rhode Island, a Providence-based social services nonprofit, a...
Report recommends R.I. community development entity to help grow state’s economy
PROVIDENCE – The lack of a Rhode Island-based community-development entity has made it harder for low-income communities to access private capital and leverage federal...
Webster Bank grants $25,000 to Providence nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Financial coaching and education for middle school boys are among the programs that benefited from grant funds through Webster Bank, according to...
Maplewoods Development provides space for workforce-income residents
PROVIDENCE – The Maplewoods Development, a new $11 million apartment building with 40 units, has opened in the Manton neighborhood of Providence.
The project has...
2 R.I. nonprofits awarded $360K from LISC R.I. and Citi...
PROVIDENCE – Two local nonprofits, the Genesis Center and Amos House, have been awarded a combined $360,000 from the Citi Foundation and the Local...
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