Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island - Providence Business News

Five Questions With: Andrew Schiff

Food & Agriculture 12/06/2022

Andrew Schiff is the CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The food bank recently released its annual Status Report on Hunger in...

R.I. Food Bank report: Hunger in state worse than during pandemic

Economy 11/21/2022

PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity has gotten worse in Rhode Island this past year than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly due to inflation...

THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY Food Bank released Monday its annual Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island, which notes that racial inequities and food insecurity remain high. Food Bank CEO Andrew Schiff, pictured, feels the COVID-19 pandemic made things worse for communities of color. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. food bank: Food insecurity, racial inequities still problematic

Food & Agriculture 11/22/2021

PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island’s economy gradually recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity remains high, affording adequate food is still a challenge for...

THE RHODE ISLAND Community Food Bank noted in its latest Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island than low-income residents miss more than 11 million meals annually.

Report: More than 11M meals are missed annually in R.I. by...

Nonprofit 11/25/2019

PROVIDENCE — Low-income residents in Rhode Island are annually missing 11.3 million meals and closing such a gap will require “significant investment” in federal...