United Way of Rhode Island announced $4.5 million in grants to 72 mission-driven organizations who are building racial equity and opportunities for all Rhode Islanders. Recipients are working in areas such as building economic security, advancing childhood learning, and driving policy and participation in Rhode Island.
“This is certainly an exciting grant opportunity for … how we can deploy resources with the mission of building racial equity and opportunities for all Rhode Islanders,” United Way Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer Larry Warner. “We’re really excited to make investments that will help remove systemic barriers to opportunities, as well as to prioritize work that addresses the needs to create equities for [Black, Indigenous and people of color] communities.”