Tag: Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Washington Trust annual Peanut Butter Drive comes at crucial time
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has kicked off its annual Peanut Butter Drive, the 23rd year for an event that benefits the Rhode Island Community...
Newport Restaurant Group donates $60K to local nonprofits through gift card...
WARWICK – Newport Restaurant Group has donated $60,750 to six area nonprofits, four of which are based in Rhode Island, that focus on food...
BankNewport highlights $1.7M in 2022 charitable giving
NEWPORT – BankNewport recently highlighted its 2022 philanthropic efforts, which included $1.7 million awarded to more than 400 organizations and 8,500 employee volunteer service...
BofA donates $50K to R.I. Food Bank
PROVIDENCE – Bank of America Corp. recently donated $50,000 to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, according to a news release.
With the latest contribution,...
Federal COVID-19 SNAP emergency benefits set to expire, will affect 140K...
PROVIDENCE – Approximately 10% of the state’s population who rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments will no longer receive COVID-19 emergency...
Rhode Island Community Food Bank receives $100K grant from Point32Health
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Community Food Bank received a $100,000 grant from the Point32Health Foundation to increase its capacity in response to a growing...
HELPERS HURTING: Nonprofits overwhelmed by needs and no end in sight
In nearly 15 years of working at poverty relief nonprofit Amos House, Jessica Salter has seen the toll that food and housing insecurity has...
Five Questions With: Andrew Schiff
Andrew Schiff is the CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The food bank recently released its annual Status Report on Hunger in...
Narragansett Council Boy Scouts donates 150K pounds of food
PROVIDENCE – The Narragansett Council Boy Scouts of America collected more than 150,000 pounds of food across Rhode Island, Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts during...
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,...
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