Tag: Progreso Latino
4 R.I. domestic violence support groups receive $1.2M in federal funds
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women awarded $1.2 million in funds to four local nonprofits and domestic violence...
RIF awards $2.2M in grants, creates endowments for organizations addressing racial...
PROVIDENCE – Six local nonprofits have received $2.2 million in total grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to help take down causes of systemic...
R.I. legislation would extend retirement savings to all workers
PROVIDENCE – More than 4 in 10 Rhode Island workers don’t have access to retirement savings plans through their job.
Legislation recently introduced in the...
R.I. to get $87M from federal spending bill for dozens of...
PROVIDENCE – More than $87.2 million from the federal 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill that was approved by Congress this week will be directed to...
R.I. Foundation awards $8.3M to 91 nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded 91 nonprofit organizations a total of $8.3 million in grants to assist their efforts in housing,...
Philanthropy Calendar, Oct. 11, 2022
Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.
Who’s on the Board?
PROGRESO LATINO
Top executive: Mario Bueno, executive director
Year founded: 1977
Mission statement: Progreso Latino’s mission is to help Rhode Island’s Latino and immigrant communities to achieve...
Everybody’s Business: Gramajo faced his fears and forged ahead
(Editor’s note: This is the 19th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Bueno receives Murray Family Prize for Community Enrichment
MARIO BUENO, executive director of Central Falls-based nonprofit Progreso Latino, has been awarded the 2021 Murray Family Prize for Community Enrichment from the Rhode...
Progreso Latino’s Bueno receives R.I. Foundation’s 2021 Murray Prize
PROVIDENCE – Mario Bueno, executive director of Central Falls-based nonprofit Progreso Latino, has been awarded the 2021 Murray Family Prize for Community Enrichment from...
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