The Food Bank’s Kids Cafe program brings healthy evening meals to four after-school programs serving children at risk of hunger. Food Bank chefs and nutrition experts prepare and deliver approximately 400 healthy meals daily, at no cost to our partner sites or to the families they serve. Last week at the YMCA of Pawtucket, students […]
ANDREW SCHIFF TO LEAVE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOOD BANK WITH LEGACY OF SERVICE AND COMPASSION Longtime CEO to Retire from the Organization in 2025 PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Community Food Bank announced today that Andrew Schiff, who has served as chief executive officer for more than 17 years, will retire from the organization in […]
Each September during Hunger Action Month, food banks across the country raise awareness of the problem of hunger and the far-reaching impact it has on our communities. This year, the need in our state is especially dire. Each month 82,600 people visit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s member agencies – 50% more than before […]
This time last year, we announced that our community partner, the Sankofa Initiative of the West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation, was the recipient of one of Feeding America’s 10 Food Security Equity Impact Fund grants. Food banks across the nation, including ours, applied for the grant on behalf of organizations addressing root causes of food […]
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