Food Bank News

News and updates from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank about hunger issues in our state.

Food Bank Receives $3 Million Gift
  • News

December 11, 2025

RI Philanthropists Donate $3 Million to the Rhode Island Community Food BankCathy & Tom Lawson’s legacy gift will support the Food Bank’s work for years to come PROVIDENCE, R.I. – (December 11, 2025) The Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Rhode Island’s oldest and most trusted hunger relief nonprofit, is honored to announce a significant gift […]

With SNAP payments in limbo, New England steps up
  • In the Press

November 7, 2025

‘Food is love’: With SNAP payments in limbo, New Englanders are stepping up to help one another Restaurants, neighbors, and community organizations are filling the gap as the federal shutdown continues and the Trump administration fights to avoid fully funding food aid By Christopher Gavin and Katie MuchnickOriginally published in The Boston Globe, 11/7/2025 WARWICK, […]

SNAP shutdown putting 143,000 at risk
  • In the Press

October 30, 2025

SNAP shutdown putting 143,000 Rhode Islanders at risk | Opinion Originally published in The Providence Journal, 10/30/2025 Do you have enough food for the week? How about just today? Too many Rhode Islanders are waking up unsure of the answer. As of Nov. 1, nearly 143,000 Rhode Islanders – and 42 million people nationwide – have […]

RI Food Bank CEO Melissa Cherney in a member agency's food storage room, looks at someone off-camera
New Chief Philanthropy Officer
  • News

October 29, 2025

FOOD BANK WELCOMES DANA DIMARCO AS NEW CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER DiMarco brings more than 25 years of experience in nonprofits PROVIDENCE, R.I. – (October, 2025) The Rhode Island Community Food Bank announces Dana DiMarco as its new Chief Philanthropy Officer. DiMarco joins the Food Bank after her most recent role as vice president, development and […]