Community Nutrition
Our team of culinary and nutrition professionals work directly with the Food Bank’s network of member agencies and their guests to bridge the gap between food insecurity and health by providing practical, science-based education to the communities we serve.
SNAP Outreach
The Food Bank’s SNAP Outreach team provides information and assistance to help individuals determine if they qualify and apply for SNAP benefits.
Senior Food Boxes
Through the federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the Food Bank distributes a monthly box of healthy USDA commodities to 2,240 qualified seniors at our member agencies and low-income senior high rises.
Kids Programs
Through our Kids Cafe after-school meal sites, the Food Bank provides children at risk of hunger with the nutrition they need to support growth, development and academic success.
Additional Programs
Meals4Kids Boxes
We provide families at our member agencies with kid-friendly boxes containing a week’s worth of healthy, easy to prepare breakfasts, lunches and snacks.
To-Go Bags
Designed for agencies who meet the needs of unhoused guests, these easy-to-carry bags contain nutrient-dense foods that don’t require heating or refrigeration.
Spices Boxes
An assortment of 12 spices enables pantry guests to add flavor and cultural relevancy to meals they create from foods available to them at our member agencies.
Retail Rescue
Member agencies are connected with grocery retailers in their community to rescue perishable food and other items that would otherwise have gone to waste.
Rhode Island Community Food Bank serves 85,000 Rhode Islanders per month through food pantries and meal sites.
Civil Rights Regulations & Policies
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - Email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
For a non-English translation of the above statement, please visit this website.