Posts Tagged ‘Papitto Opportunity Connection’
Papitto scholarships and $1 Million investment in idea of Cranston’s Melissa Gonzalez Gutierrez
2025 Transform RI Scholarship Cranston High School West Senior Melissa Gonzalez Gutierrez Wins 2025 Transform RI Scholarship $100,000 in scholarships given to 10 students from across Rhode Island For the fourth straight year, the Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) is listening and investing in young people in Rhode Island. Through the 2025 Transform Rhode Island Scholarship…
Read MorePapitto Opportunity Connection makes first $1M Innovation Grant to Lifespan Sickle Cell program
Papitto Opportunity Connection Awards First-Ever $1 Million Innovation Grant to Support Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program The Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) announced it is investing a $1 Million Innovation Grant to the Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program, which will allow for expansion and enable it to become a regional leader and a national model for…
Read MorePapitto Opportunity Connection invests $1.4M in RI students with Big Ideas to improve our lives
Papitto Opportunity Connection gives out awards
Read MorePapitto BIPOC scholarships total $100K – invests $1M to work on best idea for communities of color
Siya Singhal, a 14-year-old freshman at The Wheeler School, is the first place winner of the 2023 Transform Rhode Island Scholarship (TRIS), the only scholarship program of its kind in the United States. For her transformative idea, focused on improving the lives of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities in Rhode Island, Siya…
Read MoreHispanic business expansion nationwide the message at Cafe Con Leche – Ann Clanton
by Ann Clanton, “Speak-Up” contributing writer Leroy Cavazos, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Government Affairs delivered a message to the Rhode Island and Hispanic Small Business community, during his visit to Rhode Island last week. Hispanic businesses are the fastest-growing segment of U.S. small businesses, up 34% in the last 10 years.…
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