Tag: Westbay Community Action
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...
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Best Places to Work 2025 Awards
#19 MIDSIZE COMPANIES: Swarovski Optik North America Ltd.
Local Employees: 116
CEO: Albert Wannemacher
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BankRI’s food drive donates $24K, brings in 2 tons of food...
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island’s annual food drive has brought in more than 4,000 pounds worth of food for local pantries to help address...
R.I. leaders announce pilot program for those in need of wound...
CRANSTON – Gov. Daniel J. McKee, the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services and its partners announced a pilot program on Aug....
RIF distributes $11.7M in ARPA grants to address hunger, housing, behavioral...
WARWICK – The Rhode Island Foundation, along with state elected officials, on Wednesday announced at Westbay Community Action that $11.7 million in federal COVID-19...
New pilot program will help unhoused Rhode Islanders with medical needs
PROVIDENCE – The state is launching a new pilot program to help Rhode Islanders experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness with acute medical and behavioral...
Five Questions With: Paola N. Fernandez
Paola N. Fernandez is vice president of community development at Centreville Bank. She’s responsible for building, planning and implementing initiatives that increase community engagement,...
Trump work-requirement time limit for SNAP benefits unrealistic, critics say
PROVIDENCE — President Donald Trump’s executive order Tuesday requiring stricter enforcement of a 20-hour work week for a portion of the 158,481 Rhode Islanders...
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