Tag: NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley
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...
Thundermist, NeighborWorks collaboration vaccinates 100 in Woonsocket
WOONSOCKET – One hundred city residents received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine this month as a result of a joint effort between Thundermist...
Bank of America donates masks, hand sanitizer to R.I. nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Bank of America Corp. recently announced plans to donate 50,000 face masks and 120 cases of hand sanitizer to Rhode Island nonprofits.
The...
Vacant Woonsocket mills getting $22M makeover
The R.I. Commerce Corp. set up a streamlined review for historical rehabilitation projects this year, intended to reach more economic-development projects that needed $1...
Martinez hired as director of Center for Women & Enterprise
VERONICA MARTINEZ is the new director for the Center for Women & Enterprise in Providence, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the business community,...
Bill reignites controversy over payday lending reform
PROVIDENCE – A state senator wants payday lenders out of Rhode Island.
Sen. Harold Metts, D-Providence, submitted legislation earlier this month that would eliminate provisions...
Center for Women & Enterprise names Martinez new R.I. director
PROVIDENCE – The Center for Women & Enterprise, a nonprofit that partners with the U.S. Small Business Administration to offer services to women entrepreneurs,...
R.I. Foundation awards $300K in grants to nonprofits via census fund
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-six nonprofit organizations were the beneficiaries of close to $300,000 in grants offered by the Rhode Island Foundation through its Rhode Island...
Nine nonprofits receive grants from HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island
WARWICK — Nine nonprofit organizations in the Greater Providence area received a combined $32,500 in financial support from the HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island for...
Wells Fargo gives nearly $100K to Rhode Island nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Wells Fargo & Co. donated $95,850 to Rhode Island nonprofits, schools and community organizations in 2018 to help communities and people in...



















