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LIVE AUDIENCE: Montana Palmer, left, human resources manager at Trinity Repertory Company, talks with Monique Austin, director of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility at Trinity Rep, in the theater in downtown Providence. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Inclusion is no act at Trinity Rep

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Arts & Entertainment: Trinity Repertory Company FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, Monique Austin has been deepening discussions around...
A BETTER FUTURE: 
In 2009, Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. created The RI Cross Disability Coalition to focus on individuals with various disabilities and offer them ways to have career opportunities. Pictured, from left, are Kevin Nerney, the council’s executive director; Deanne Gagne, member of the RI Cross Disability Coalition; Sue Babin, the council’s special projects director; and coalition member Tanja Blicker-Ucran.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

R.I. Developmental Disabilities Council creates new ways of thinking to aid...

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2023 Awards Nonprofit/Social Services: Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc. ORGANIZATIONS STRIVING TO DO BETTER to be more diverse, equitable...
THE WOONSOCKET YMCA, citing financial strain, will permanently close on Jan. 1, according to a report from The Valley Breeze. / COURTESY WOONSOCKET YMCA

Woonsocket YMCA to close Jan. 1

WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket YMCA, which has been a staple nonprofit in the city for more than a century, will close its doors permanently...

SEG Promotes Constance Ferber

Social Enterprise Greenhouse announced that Constance Ferber has taken a new and more senior role within its leadership team. As the Senior Director of...
JAKE BISSAILLON, recently elected to the R.I. Senate, has been named the new CEO for Justice Assistance. / COURTESY JAKE BISSAILLON

Justice Assistance names R.I. Sen. Bissaillon new CEO

CRANSTON – Justice Assistance has found its successor for its soon-to-be retiring founding CEO, and the organization’s new leader is a familiar face around...
THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION has awarded $10 million in grants to 93 local nonprofit organizations.

Champlin Foundation awards $10M to 93 local nonprofits

CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation announced Monday that it has awarded 93 local nonprofit organizations across 24 communities $10 million in capital funding as...
THE RHODE ISLAND Community Food Bank's 2023 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island notes that a record number of Rhode Islanders in 2023 needed assistance due to inflation and federal COVID-19 food support programs ended. / PBN FILE PHOTO / JAMES BESSETTE

New R.I. food bank status report shows food insecurity has worsened

PROVIDENCE – With the COVID-19 pandemic fading in the rearview mirror, there was a belief that food insecurity would decrease with people returning to...
EDESIA INC. in North Kingstown received a $137 million gift from the Bezos Family Foundation to help expand its operations both locally and internationally.

Edesia receives $137M gift from Bezos Family Foundation

NORTH KINGSTOWN – A local nonprofit manufacturer that produces food to help malnourished children around the world received a transformational gift from the family...
PROSPERING TOGETHER: Despite facing many challenges over the years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Taco Inc. owner and Executive Chairman John Hazen White Jr. finds ways to collaborate with employees and other manufacturers to help the sector thrive. 
COURTESY TACO INC.

Taco’s Hazen White puts people first

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards MANUFACTURING CHAMPION: John Hazen White Jr., Owner and Executive Chairman, Taco Inc. LEADERSHIP LOOKS DIFFERENT to everyone. For John Hazen White Jr.,...

Rhode Island PBS, The Public’s Radio to merge

PROVIDENCE – Pending formal approval, two prominent local public broadcasting organizations will merge into a single entity. Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio announced...
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