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The United Way of Rhode Island’s Women’s Leadership Council, in partnership with Books Are Wings, coordinated a book drive to help close gaps in early childhood literacy that collected 13,000 books in a drive from May 1 through July 31.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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By PBN Staff
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The Hilton Garden Inn in Warwick has joined forces with Feeding America, a national domestic hunger-relief organization, for the Breakfast with Heart campaign.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Members and staff from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation will visit the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport on Aug. 20 to observe the Newport County high school students at work in the Undersea Technology Apprentice Program, a paid internship that allows high school students to focus their studies on electrical engineering and physics.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Rhode Island Classic games, fundraising Wiffle ball tournament, raised nearly $16,000 for SLAMDiabetes, a nonprofit that works to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes through sports, entertainment and education, and raise funds for camp scholarships for children who have T1D and research efforts.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Capital Good Fund, a nonprofit financial-services organization, will use a $81,273 Community Development Financial Institutions Technical Assistance grant to help revitalize low-income communities in Providence.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Providence Center’s Anchor Recovery Community Center, a support program for people in recovery, has surpassed 100,000 visitors as of Aug. 2, about 18 months after opening its doors.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Rhode Island’s oldest child welfare organization, Children’s Friend, recently received $57,000 from Panera Bread’s Operation Dough-Nation, which ensures Panera Bread purchases contribute to the community.
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By PBN Staff
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The Asociacion Ecuatoriana de Rhode Island, a nonprofit that advocates for the Rhode Island Ecuadorian community, will celebrate 203 years of Ecuador’s emancipation at events on Aug. 10 and Aug. 11.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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By PBN Staff
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