Newsletter Archive

SNAP Has Been Suspended. Our Neighbors Need Your Help. NOTE: On Friday, two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to continue funding for SNAP during the government shutdown. Even with this court ruling, SNAP benefits will not be loaded on recipients’ EBT cards on Saturday. We continue to follow this evolving situation closely. Today, nearly […]

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 […]