Tag: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
R.I. Food Bank report: Hunger in state worse than during pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity has gotten worse in Rhode Island this past year than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly due to inflation...
R.I. food bank: Food insecurity, racial inequities still problematic
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...
RIPHI’s Food on the Move launches fourth mobile market
CENTRAL FALLS – The Rhode Island Public Health Institute’s Food on the Move program has added another location to its mobile produce market.
The organization...
5 questions with Andrew Schiff
5Q: Andrew Schiff | CEO, Rhode Island Community Food Bank
1. Has the need for food and support increased or decreased this year? During...
A plan to squash food insecurity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in October is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic...
McKee opposes levy on sugary beverages; PPP tax threshold under review
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday said he opposes legislation in the General Assembly calling for a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on bottled and...
Sugary drinks tax benefits R.I.’s vulnerable
Equitable access to healthy food is one of the most important values driving my work as the general manager of Urban Greens Food Co-op....
R.I. Community Food Bank has a full plate in combating COVID-19...
While the Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s work is critical year after year to people in need, that work has reached a new level...
Burrillville woman pleads to falsely obtaining $16K in SNAP benefits
PROVIDENCE – A Burrillville woman received a five-year deferred sentence and was ordered to repay $16,402 to the state after she pleaded no contest...
STARVING FOR HELP: Needy flock to R.I.’s overwhelmed food pantries
IT'S COMMON for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Executive Director Heather Hole Strout to see adults and the elderly seeking food at...
