Rhode Island Foundation donates $1 million to local pantries, meal sites

The Rhode Island Foundation is issuing $1 million in emergency grants that will be distributed among dozens of local food pantries and meal sites.

Rhode Island Foundation to distribute $1 million in food distribution during SNAP shutdown

The Rhode Island Foundation is set to distribute $1 million in emergency grants for food distribution to help as SNAP funding continues to stall.

With SNAP benefits in danger, here's how to find help in Rhode Island

With just a few days to go before SNAP benefits expire, here's how Rhode Islanders can check their EBT balances and find food pantries near them.
Valley Breeze

Northern Rhode Island Thanksgiving Food Pantry Guide

With the holiday season on the horizon, we’ve compiled a directory of food pantries across Northern Rhode Island accepting donations to assist those in need. This guide also serves as
Ever After in the Woods

This Rhode Island Wharf Café Serves Fried Fish So Fresh, Locals Say It Tastes Like The Ocean Itself

Discover The Wharf Tavern in Warren, Rhode Island — a historic waterfront café where every fried fish tastes as fresh as the ocean breeze itself.

Scouting for Food: 120 tons collected in this year’s drive

The donations also pushed Scouting America past 10 million pounds of food collected in total since the drive started 38 years ago.
The Brown Daily Herald

State officials seek to maintain SNAP benefits, address food insecurity amid government shutdown

A R.I. judge ordered the Trump administration must use contingency funds to support the food assistance program.
Baptist News Global

Another lawsuit seeks to continue food stamp benefits

A coalition of faith-based nonprofits, small businesses and local governments filed suit Oct. 30 to challenge President Donald Trump’s refusal to continue food stamp funding during the government shutdown.
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