We have all seen the footage of the devastation wrought by wildfires in Maui. Many residents lost everything in the fire and will need significant support to rebuild their lives. If you are interested in making a donation to recovery funds, the Hawaii Community Foundation is hosting the Maui Strong Fund. The Maui United Way…
BankNewport Awards More Than $500,000 in Grants to 45 RI Organizations
As part of its All In Giving program, BankNewport is pleased to announce that it recently awarded over $505,000 in grant funds to organizations throughout Rhode Island that focus on areas of need including food insecurity, education and workforce development, arts and culture, healthy lives, and underserved populations. Among the recipients are the Boys &…
RISCA Awards $828,000 to 138 Arts Entities
The Governor and R.I. State Council on the Arts announced 138 grants totaling $828,328 were awarded throughout Rhode Island to arts and culture organizations, individual artists and schools. Some of the grants also support collaborations with healthcare, education, economic development and Veteran’s affairs. The grants received support from appropriations by the General Assembly and were…
Providence Awards $200,000 to Local Arts, Cultural Organizations
Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Director of Art, Culture, Tourism Joe Wilson Jr. today announced WaterFire Providence, Community MusicWorks, Trinity Repertory Company, Hope Street Merchants Association, The Puerto Rican Professional Association of RI, RPM Voices of RI, West Broadway Neighborhood Association, AS220 and Rhode Island Black Storytellers as the grantees for the Special Events Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector funding through the American Rescue Plan Act. …
Nearly 1,200 Residents Turn Out to Vote in State’s Largest Ever Participatory Budgeting Initiative
Nearly 1,200 Central Providence residents cast ballots earlier this month and voted to allocate a total of $1 million toward eight community projects that will improve the health and quality of life throughout the 02908 and 02909 zip codes. The Nine Neighborhood Fund is a community-lead participatory budgeting initiative. It is the state’s largest direct…
Rhode Island Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Improve Student Performance
The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded nearly $1.2 million in grants to improve student performance in Providence, Pawtucket, Newport and Central Falls schools. Research has shown benefits, particularly for students of color, when students are matched with a teacher of their same race. Low-income Black students, for example, who have at least one Black teacher in elementary…