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The Food Bank Celebrates RI Grown Week RI Grown, an initiative of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) that aims to connect consumers with locally grown food, held their first RI Grown Week this week. On Monday at Farm Fresh RI’s Sims Ave headquarters, representatives from RI DEM, state legislators, local nonprofit […]

Melissa Hits the Road on a Statewide Pantry Tour Our new CEO, Melissa Cherney, is on the road this week meeting with representatives from food pantries across Rhode Island—from Pawtucket to Newport—as part of a statewide tour of our member agencies. These visits are all about connecting with local leaders, hearing directly from the teams […]

Meet Melissa Cherney, CEO of the RI Community Food Bank We are proud to introduce Melissa Cherney, new CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. A North Dakota native, Melissa comes to us after nearly two decades of service at the Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo, North Dakota. In this heartfelt video, Melissa […]

Raise a Pint for the Food Bank! We’re excited to partner with The Guild Brewing Co. in October for their Pints with Purpose program! Each month, the Guild highlights a local nonprofit by naming a beer in their honor AND donating proceeds from the sale of that beer. We want you to get in on […]