The R.I. Department of Education (RIDE) is accepting applications from public and nonpublic institutions that would like to participate in the federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Program. Child-care centers, adult day-care centers, day-care homes, schools, and emergency shelters may participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which currently provides nutritious meals […]readmore
Peter Andruszkiewicz, President & CEO and Bobby Rodriguez, Organizational Development and Diversity & Inclusion came to share their personal stories and to discuss mission and visions of the future of BCBSRI, They also share their concept of BCBSRI being «hyper local» and BCBSRI’s long standing and continued commitment to the Rhode Island Community. With […]readmore
AIDS Walk RI, taking place Sunday, September 13, will recognize a person or organization dedicated to the fight against HIV and AIDS with the first annual “Hope Harris Award.” The award is named for the late Hope Harris, who was a member of the AIDS Project Rhode Island board for the last part of […]readmore
Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, who was appointed the state's director of public health earlier this year, will be an honorary chair of the event, which starts and ends on the Rhode Island State House lawn. Registration begins at noon, with a speaking program, including Dr. Alexander-Scott, at 12:30. The approximately two mile route steps off […]readmore
Pollo Campero, home of Authentic Latin Chicken, is celebrating National Grilling Month by offering guests a special price on its new Citrus Peruvian Grilled Chicken. All customers who visit participating Pollo Campero restaurants on Thursday, July 30 will receive half off any grilled chicken meal. Campero’s Citrus Peruvian Grilled chicken starts with 100 percent hormone-free […]readmore
Governor’s Bay Day is open to the public and will feature a host of free activities at these state beach locations. The full activity schedule for the 2015 Governor’s Bay Day is below: Colt State Park: Bring Your Own Bike to ride along the newly resurfaced East Bay Bike Path Fish from the […]readmore
Providence, RI- Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré, Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr., Associate Director Cheryl Burrell, RI Department of Administration, Office of Diversity, Equity and Opportunity, members of the Providence Police Department and community partners joined this morning at the Washington Park Community Center to announce the […]readmore
MacColl Johnson Fellowships will enable three writers to devote a year to their art PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island writers who dream of spending a year working on their craft have until Aug. 7 to apply for $25,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation. Established in 2003, the Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson […]readmore
Jonathan Goyer, of Project Weber (www.projectweber.org/), trained AIDS Project RI staff on how to administer Narcan, used to reverse the effects of overdoses of heroin and other opioids. The training took place at the AIDS Project RI office at 9 Pleasant Street, Providence on Thursday morning (July 16, 2015). Project Weber is a non-profit […]readmore
AIDS Project Rhode Island and AIDS Care Ocean State have announced that the organizations will be collaborating on two major fundraising events taking place in late summer. On Sunday, August 23, the organizations are unveiling the “High Heel Dash Race & Block Party,” in downtown Providence. On Sunday, September 13, the annual AIDS Walk […]readmore