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THE RHODE ISLAND Community Food Bank's 2024 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island shows that about 2 in 5 households are considered food insecure. / PBN FILE PHOTO / JAMES BESSETTE

New R.I. food bank status report shows food insecurity still problematic

PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity within the state continues to be problematic, with communities of color facing the brunt of the impacts, according to the...

Centreville Bank awards $234K in grants to support organizations in R.I.,...

WEST WARWICK – The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $234,299 in funding to 24 organizations throughout Rhode Island and Connecticut as part of...

Five Questions With: Andrew Schiff

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank announced last month that Andrew Schiff will retire next year as CEO of the state’s largest food distribution...
ANDREW SCHIFF will retire in 2025 as the Rhode Island Community Food Bank's CEO. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. Food Bank CEO Schiff to retire in 2025

PROVIDENCE – For close to two decades, Andrew Schiff has worked to help feed Rhode Islanders in need, especially when a global health pandemic brought such...

BankRI food drive tops 4,300 pounds for R.I. pantries

PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island says it collected 4,338 pounds of food during its annual summer food drive, making this year’s effort one of...

R.I. Food Bank distributes record amount of food in FY2024 

PROVIDENCE – Last fiscal year saw record numbers of food distributed by the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and the need for food within...

Washington Trust honors employees with $6K in contributions to local nonprofits

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. recently recognized six employees for their exceptional leadership, teamwork and community service during the company’s annual Employee Fest,...
WORTH IT? Lisa Roth Blackman, chief philanthropy officer at Rhode Island Community Food Bank, says the nonprofit had hoped that cryptocurrency might be a useful way for some to make donations, but it hasn’t worked out that way.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Crypto hasn’t lived up to promise for R.I. nonprofits

In 2022, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank ­announced it would start ­accepting donations of crypto­currency, joining a small group of local nonprofits seeking...
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS of Rhode Island will hold its Bowl for Kids' Sake event on May 4 at Lang's Bowlarama Inc. in Cranston. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Philanthropy Calendar, March 27, 2024

Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.

Washington Trust kicks off 24th annual Peanut Butter Drive

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has kicked off its 24th annual Peanut Butter Drive and will collect jars of peanut butter at the...
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