Charities, for-profits compete for collecting, re-selling old clothes – Ocean State Stories

A woman is standing next to a recycling bin, donated used clothing for charity, in front of a building.

This story is published in partnership between RINewsToday.com and Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University. Article and photo: by Mary Lohwe for Ocean State Stories Donating and reselling old clothes is getting more rough-and-tumble as older charities and newer for-profits compete for used clothing English immigrant Samuel Slater helped launch the…

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Rhode Island Foundation emergency grants for food, housing, heating

The rhode island foundation building.

Rhode Island Foundation awards nearly $160,000 in additional emergency grants to help keep people warm and fed this winter Hundreds of Rhode Island families will be healthier in the new year thanks to nearly $160,000 in emergency grants for help with food, housing and heating costs from the Rhode Island Foundation.  Connecting for Children and…

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The Red Kettle Campaign – Go!

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The Red Kettle Campaign, begins on Thanksgiving Day and runs through Christmas Eve, is the largest and longest-running fundraiser of its kind. It raised $142.7 million during the 2018 campaign. Cowboys/Bills Thanksgiving Game Kickoff Grammy Award-nominated and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding will perform live at AT&T Stadium during the nationally televised halftime of the Dallas…

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