Rhode Island Nonprofit Support Fund: $5.4 million in CARES aid to 160+ nonprofits

The Rhode Island Foundation announced it has awarded $5.4 million in federal CARES Act funding for COVID-19 relief to more than 160 nonprofits across the state. The grants cover the cost of housing, behavioral health services, health care, job training, food pantries and child care among other uses.

“We are getting these grants to the nonprofits that are doing the boots-on-the-ground work that Rhode Islanders have been depending on since the pandemic began. This funding will keep these essential partners going as they continue to respond to the needs of their communities,” said Neil D. Steinberg, the Foundation’s president and CEO. “We are appreciative of the Governor, legislative leaders and the state’s Congressional delegation for their unfailing dedication to providing the resources that support Rhode Island’s safety net in times of crisis.”

The Rhode Island Nonprofit Support Fund II was established jointly by Governor Dan McKee, through the Rhode Island Pandemic Recovery Office; and the Foundation last month. The grants average more than $32,000 and target services or direct assistance that respond to the COVID-19 pandemic impact on vulnerable individuals or communities. 

“I am pleased to see these grants go to nonprofits that serve their communities in a number of ways,” said Governor McKee. “I know this funding is invaluable to these organizations that have overcome incredible challenges throughout this pandemic, and I’m grateful that they continue to step up to the plate for Rhode Islanders. I thank the Rhode Island Foundation, our community partners, and all who played a role in securing and administering this funding.” 

Operation Stand Down in Johnston, the Housing Hotline in Newport, the Domestic Resource Center of South County in South Kingstown, Esperanza- Hope in Providence, Roots2Empower in Pawtucket and Smithfield Senior Services are among the nonprofits receiving funding. 

The full list of grant recipients is posted at rifoundation.org/NonprofitSupportII – and listed, here:

• Access To Recovery, Inc. Hardship Funds for Individuals Struggling with Addiction
• AccessPoint RI COVID-19 Support for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
• Adoption Rhode Island Addressing COVID-19 Impacts on Foster Children, Teens and Families
• African Alliance of Rhode Island Food, rent utilities and Fish distribution hunger relief
• Alzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc. Providing Dementia Care Coordination for Rhode Island Families
• Amenity Aid Addressing Hygiene Poverty in Rhode Island
• Amos House Supporting Vulnerable Communities During COVID-19
• Arbor Hill Assisted Living Arbor Hill Assisted Living COVID-19
• Arc of Bristol County proAbility Excess Covid Expenses
• Be Great For Nate Inc. COVID Response
• Be The Change Sunday Meal Project Hand Up
• Beautiful Day Refugee Youth Job Training Program
• Boys & Girls Club of Newport County Funding for Club’s Response to Covid’s Impact on Members and Their Families
• Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Island COVID Response Programs II
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence BGCP Program Operational Support
• Boys Town New England Boys Town Family Home Program COVID Relief
• Capital City Community Centers, Inc. Mental Health Services for Seniors during the Pandemic
• Center for Dynamic Learning Inc. CDL Covid Community Response
• Center for Southeast Asians CSEA continue to Respond to COVID-19
• Central Falls Family Self Sufficiency Foundation Community COVID Vaccination Program
• Centro de Innovacion Mujer Latina Community Agent Mental Health
• Child & Family Residential Expenses & Testers
• Children and Youth Cabinet of RI at TSNE MissionWorks Critical behavioral health supports for children and youth
• Children’s Friend and Service Direct Assistance to Families Affected by COVID-19 and Support for Children’s Friend COVID Response Team
• Church Beyond the Walls Weekly Meal Program
• Church Community Housing Corporation Newport County Covid-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program
• Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic Clinica Esperanza/ Hope Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
• Clothes to Kids RI, Inc. Responding to Covid-19 by Clothing Low-Income Children
• CODAC Behavioral Health COVID-19 Access to Telehealth Services, mental health & opioid use disorders, uncovered by SPRINT
• College Visions COVID Expenses for Student Support, Cleaning, and COVID-Safe Space
• Community Action Partnership of Providence County CAPP COVID Community Recovery Phase I
• Community Blessings Foundation Behavioral Health Services and Housing to Support Those Affected by Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)
• Community Care Alliance COVID Response
• Community Housing Resource Board / Housing Hotline COVID-19 Continuing Shelter Needs
• Comprehensive Community Action Program Food Security for vulnerable Cranston residents
• Connecting for Children and Families CCF Continuing to Support Children and Families Through a Continuing Pandemic
• Cowden Street Collaborative dba The Segue Institute for Learning Segue Covid Relief Services
• Crossroads Rhode Island Homeless Services Covid-Response Expenditures
• Day One Day One COVID-19 Response Program for Victims of Sexual Violence
• Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County Critical Needs for Domestic Violence Resource Center
• Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island FY2021-22 Safety and COVID Upgrades
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Childcare Programs & Hunger Relief for Low-Income Families During COVID-19
• East Bay Community Action Program Combatting COVID-19
• East Bay Food Pantry, Inc. Equipment to Aid Safe Food Pantry Operations During COVID-19
• Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center Crisis Case Management and Counseling Services
• Esperanza-Hope The Hope Project 2021
• Family Service of Rhode Island Keep Safe Homes Open for Kids & Deliver PPE and Food to Families
• Farm Fresh Rhode Island Covid Response Activities
• Federal Hill House Association FHH Basic Needs, Technology, & Education Support
• Foster Forward COVID Response for Youth Experiencing Housing Instability and Homelessness
• Frassatti Residence DBA the Villa at Saint Antoine Recovering Unfunded Overtime Costs
• Fuerza Laboral Fuerza extended COVID-19 Low-income Latino worker assistance
• Fund for UCAP Additional counseling services for at risk youth
• Gather Together United As 1 safe shelter assistance And case management services
• Genesis Center Genesis Center COVID-19 Response – II
• George Wiley Center Food security, eviction diversion, and rental assistance
• Gospel Tabernacle Outreach Ministries Inc. General support for services we offer to our community in need
• The Groden Center Retention of staff working in COVID positive group residences
• Harmony Hill School Covid – 19 Relief Funding
• Higher Ground International HGI Sweetie Care African Elders Enrichment Program & Culturally Appropriate Foods Covid Relief Efforts
• Holy Family Home for Mothers and Children Shelter and services for homeless mothers/children
• Hope & Main Providing Essential Food Security Support to East Bay Partners in Response to COVID Impacts on Vulnerable Populations
• Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care Retaining Skilled Hospice and Palliative Direct-Care Professionals
• House of Hope Community Development Corporation House of Hope CDC- COVID-19 Operartions
• Inspiring Minds General Operating Support
• James L. Maher Center Supportive Residential Services for People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities
• Jammat Housing and Community Development Corporation, Inc. Rhode Island Nonprofit Support Fund II
• Jewish Collaborative Services JCS COVID Support and Assistance
• John Clarke Retirement Center John Clarke COVID-19 Response Program
• John Hope Settlement House Youth, Adults, and Senior Community Services
• Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale Jonnycake Neighbors
• Justice Assistance Project Victim Services
• Learning Community Charter School Strategically Supporting those Hardest Hit by COVID
• Linn Health & Rehabilitation Linn Health & Rehabilitation
• Loaves & Fishes Rhode Island Food/Clothing For The Needy
• Looking Upwards Supporting Individuals with I/DD throughout COVID-19
• Lucy’s Hearth Wage Increases for Frontline Staff
• MAP Behavioral Health Services, Inc Secure meal for MAP’s residents
• Mathewson Street United Methodist Church Mathewson Street UMC outreach services
• McAuley Ministries Reimbursement for Extra Supplies and Contract Help during COVID
• Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island Home-Delivered Meal Program Vehicle
• Meeting Street IT Infrastructure Upgrades to Support COVID-19 Operational Models
• Mentor, Inc. dba RIRAL RIRAL COVID Relief Request
• Ministerio Internacional Vida Emergency Covid2021
• Mount Hope Community Center COVID-19 RESPONSE
• NAFI RI Overtime & Retention for Congregate Direct Care Workers
• NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley NWBRV Comprehensive COVID-19 Response II
• New Bridges for Haitian Success NB4HS COVID Relief
• New Englanders Helping Our Veterans Helping Veterans in need
• New Urban Arts Pandemic-related Emergency Staffing, Home Delivery of Art Supplies, and Infrastructure
• Newport Community School Back to Work Newport
• Newport Mental Health Increased staffing and expenses from the COVID-19 pandemic
• Nueva Generacion Cristiana Church (NGC) Helping Hands
• Oasis International, Inc. OASIS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
• Ocean Tides Ocean Tides Covid 19 Support
• ONE Neighborhood Builders Staff Time Dedicated to COVID-19 Response
• Open Doors Discharge Planning, Reentry Housing and Homeless Outreach
• Operation Stand Down Rhode Island Covid 19 Relief
• PACE Organization of Rhode Island PACE – COVID Support December 2021
• Parent Support Network of Rhode Island Hope Emergency Response-Southern RI
• Peace Dale Dinner Table / Peace Dale Church Peace Dale Dinner Table
• Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust Inc. Vaccine Awareness and Food Security Program
• Progreso Latino, Inc Progreso Latino, Inc. COVID-19 Community Response
• Project Weber/RENEW Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and overdose epidemic
• Providence Assembly of God Inc. Providence Assembly of God addressing food insecurity and the physical needs of individuals and families in the South Providence Community, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• Providence Community Library COVID Safety at Providence Community Library
• Providence Community Opportunity Corporation PHA COVID-19 Related Behavioral Health and Victim Support Services
• Providence Public Library Education, Job Assistance, and Direct Service Support for Vulnerable Rhode Islanders
• Providence Youth Student Movement COVID19 Response
• Reentry Campus Program Behind the walls / RIDOC
• Refugee Development Center Refugee COVID Relief
• Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence Increased systems advocacy and communications support for victims of abuse throughout the pandemic
• Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness Housing Navigation & Help Center Services Surplus
• Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts RI Recovery Support Services
• Rhode Island for Community & Justice RICJ Pandemic Recovery Request
• Rhode Island Free Clinic COVID Response/Access to Care for At-Risk Adults
• Rhode Island Parent Information Network Cedar Family Center Support for Children with Special Needs
• Rhode Island Public Health Institute Caring for Uninsured Patients at Open Door Health
• Rhode Island Rescue Ministries COVID Relief
• Roots 2Empower Second Chance Resources: Formerly Justice Involved Individuals and their Families
• Saint Antoine Community Recouping Covid-related budget overrides for nurses
• Saint Clare Home RI Non Profit Support Grant II – COVID Related Personnel Expenses
• Saint Elizabeth Community Certified Nursing Assistant Workforce Development Program
• Seven Hills Rhode Island COVID Incentive pay for direct support workers
• Sheila C. “Skip” Nowell Leadership Academy Lifting Up and Wrapping Around: Direct Support to Nowell Students & Families
• Silver Lake Community Center, Inc. COVID Relief II
• Smith Hill Community Development Corporation Smith Hill Community Development Corporation Surviving the Pandemic
• Smithfield Senior Services Corporation Responding to COVID-19: Meeting the Basic Human Needs for Vulnerable Residents of Smithfield
• Smithfield YMCA Community Childcare Services
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul Client assistance
• Sojourner House Expansion of Services for Victims of Domestic Violence During COVID
• Sophia Academy Mitigating COVID, Keeping Services Running
• Southern Rhode Island Volunteers COVID-19 Food Security
• Southside Community Land Trust Responding to COVID in 2022
• St. Mary’s Home for Children St. Mary’s Home for Children Covid Support Program
• Stages of Freedom Aiding the Black Community with COVID-19 Adaptation, Safety, and Compliance
• Steere House COVID-19 Expenses
• SWAP, Inc. Keeping Families In Their Homes
• Tamarisk, Inc. COVID-19 Response Request
• The Arc of Blackstone Valley Covid-19 Impact on IDD Services
• The Arc Rhode Island Family Advocacy Network The Arc Rhode Island Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Boys & Girls Club of East Providence Out of School Time Covid Support Programs
• The Fogarty Center Front line worker recognition and retention
• The Frank Olean Center, Inc. Pandemic Mitigations for Services to Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled Clients
• The Herren Project Addiction & Youth Prevention Services in Response to COVID
• The Historic Metcalf Franklin Farm Preservation Association
• The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc RI Nonprofit Support Fund II application: Screeners at health centers
• The San Miguel School Mental Health and Wellness Program
• Tides Family Services Critical Children’s Behavioral Health Support
• Tockwotton on the Waterfront COVID Response
• Tri-County Community Action Agency Joyful Learning Child Academy
• VICTA Life COVID-19 response
• Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice Supporting our Community throughout COVID -19
• Washington Park Citizens’ Association, Inc. Non-Profit ChildCare Pandemic Relief
• We Share Hope Hope on the Rhode: New Van Helped us Bring Food to Rhode Islanders in Crisis
• West End Community Center Support Funds – COVID-19 Expenses
• Westbay Community Action Westbay Community Action COVID Support
• Winslow Gardens Winslow Gardens Assisted Living
• Women’s Refugee Care COVID-19 Response Fund To Refugee Families
• WTL Health Clinic, Inc. WTL Health Free Clinic and COVID testing and vaccination center.
• YMCA of Greater Providence Covid Relief for Unemployment and Program Delivery Expenses
• Young Voices Pandemic Youth Stipend Relief
• YouthBuild Preparatory Academy YouthBuild Providence
• YWCA Rhode Island Homeless Support

The $5.4 million in grants includes an additional $900,000 in funding that became available after the Foundation began taking applications Nov. 30.

The Rhode Island Foundation is the largest and most comprehensive funder of nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island. Working with generous and visionary donors, the Foundation raised $68 million and awarded a record $87 million in grants in 2020. Since its centennial five years ago, the Foundation has awarded more than $284 million in grants and has raised more than $328 million. Through leadership, fundraising and grant-making activities, often in partnership with individuals and organizations, the Foundation is helping Rhode Island reach its true potential. For more information, visit rifoundation.org.