Posts Tagged ‘hunger’
Bank of America Gives $250M Nationally for Hunger, Basic Needs. RI Food Bank benefits locally.
Bank of America Commits $250M Over the Next Five Years to Address Hunger and Other Basic Needs for Families in Communities Around the Country Local New England Nonprofits to Receive Over $200k this Holiday Season As families across the country prepare for the holiday season, Bank of America has announced a $250 million national commitment…
Read MorePawtucket expanding Turkey Basket Drive to meet growing need
Photo, top: Pawtucket Turkey Basket Drive, 2024 Mayor Donald R. Grebien and First Lady Laureen Grebien announced the expansion of the City of Pawtucket’s annual Turkey Basket Drive to meet the rising needs of local families this Thanksgiving. In response to pending federal SNAP funding cuts. increased food insecurity, and our extensive wait list the 2025 goal…
Read MoreBill Gates’ Climate Epiphany: “I Was Wrong. It’s About Keeping People Alive, Healthy and Fed.”
by Nancy Thomas, publisher An awakening about what really matters — the faces of hunger we can’t unsee ___ A Climate Message That Cut Against the Grain Here’s how Bill Gates opens his October 2025 essay, “Three Tough Truths About Climate” “Here’s a doomsday view of climate change that goes like this: In a few…
Read MoreGarelick Farms donates 55,250 Cartons of Milk to the RI Community Food Bank
Milk is one of the most requested items at Food Banks Across the country. To help fight hunger across the Northeast, local dairy brand Garelick Farms has announced it will donate 55,250 units of its shelf stable “Giving Cow” milk to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank (RICFB). The donation is the result of the…
Read MoreA Call to Action by “1 of 52″ Hunger Network” to make Rhode Island a food secure state
The “1 of 52” Hunger Network, a 35 year anti-hunger advocate group, issued a call to action to “make Rhode Island a food secure state”. According to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, one in three Rhode Island households are food insecure, meaning they cannot meet their basic food needs (RI Life Index). The grassroots…
Read MoreFood drive at BankRI branches for RI Food Bank, feeding 21% more since January
The RI Community Food Bank is currently feeding 80,000 Rhode Islanders per month, a significant jump of 21% more than the beginning of the year. Today, BankRI begins a month-long food drive at all its branches to help restock the shelves of local food pantries. BankRI Begins Month-Long Food Drive at all 21 Branches Statewide…
Read MoreRI nonprofits can apply for grants in hunger, housing, and behavioral health TODAY
Governor Dan McKee, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio and the Rhode Island Foundation will announce a new $20 million grant program to help Rhode Islanders with housing, hunger and behavioral health in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The Rhode Island ARPA Support Grants Program will deliver grants of up to $150,000 to…
Read MorePawtucket named one of 18 US cities to partner with DoorDash to combat hunger
At the White House first conference on hunger in over 50 years, a partnership between DoorDash and the city of Pawtucket, as well as 17 other cities in the United States, was announced to support local food banks, food pantries, and other community organizations through delivery, technology, data, and gift cards to serve vulnerable populations…
Read MoreBankRI invites community to help fight hunger
BankRI Giving Community Two Ways to Fight Hunger Along with collecting nonperishable food items in all its branches, the Bank will match the first $5,000 donated to the RI Community Food Bank’s online fundraiser Bank Rhode Island (BankRI) is offering the community two ways to join its efforts to alleviate hunger in the Ocean State…
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