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Champlin Foundation grants $12.1M to 103 R.I. organizations

CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation on Tuesday awarded $12.1 million in grants to 103 organizations across 28 cities and towns throughout Rhode Island to...

RIPEC: Rhode Island’s economy losing ground

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economy has lost ground over the past decade due to an over-reliance on low-productivity industry sectors and government spending,...

America250 – Enduring Success: Children’s Friend

(Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...
THE CHAMPLIN Foundation has awarded 98 organizations across the state a total of $11.2 million in grants to advance various capital needs and improvements projects.

98 R.I. organizations receive $11.2M in grants from Champlin Foundation

CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation recently awarded $11.2 million in grants to 98 organizations across the state to support their capital needs and improvement...
DAY AT THE PARK: Family Service of Rhode Island employees, from left, Paola Velez, Isabel Malloy, Rebecca Taft, Luke Brookner, Nakena Kilgore, Dawn Strickland and Sarnya Kunchithapatham Pichaiyappa gather at a recent all-staff event at India Point Park in Providence. 
COURTESY FAMILY SERVICE OF RHODE ISLAND

Family Service of R.I. engages everyone to meet a common goal

PBN Diversity Equity & Inclusion 2024 SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY MORE THAN 150 EMPLOYEES: Family Service of Rhode Island AS SOCIAL UNREST began to unfold during...

Children’s Friend creates lifesavers

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 100-499 EMPLOYEES #3. Children's Friend & Service CEO (or equivalent): David Caprio, CEO and president Number of employees: 375 CHILDREN’S FRIEND &...
PEG LANGHAMMER will step down in September as executive director of Day One after 44 years. / COURTESY DAY ONE

Langhammer stepping down as Day One’s executive director

PROVIDENCE – Peg Langhammer, who has led Day One as its executive director for 44 years and, through the nonprofit, an advocate for victims...
SHINING STARS: Children's Friend & Service staff members celebrate receiving a five-star rating from BrightStars at the agency's Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island site in Providence. / COURTESY CHILDREN'S FRIEND & SERVICE

Children’s Friend & Service

Best Places to Work 2024 Awards LARGE COMPANIES #14. Children’s Friend & Service Employees in R.I. 402 CEO and president: David Caprio Questions answered by David Caprio What three...
LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER: Amy Vogel, CEO and operations officer for Dr. Day Care, now leads the organization that her mother, Mary Ann Shallcross Smith, founded. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Dr. Day Care’s Vogel grew up in the family business

2024 Business Women Awards WOMAN TO WATCH | SOCIAL SERVICES: Amy Vogel Dr. Day Care CEO and operations officer AMY VOGEL WAS BORN into the field...
THE UNITED WAY of Rhode Island has received a $760,000 federal grant to support its 211 program.

United Way receives $760K federal grant to support 211 program

PROVIDENCE – The United Way of Rhode Island’s 211 program is getting a significant financial boost from the federal government. The prominent nonprofit announced Monday...
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