Feliz Navidad! Felices Pascuas! Felices Fiestas! 401-942-3881 This year LPR’s year-end pledge drive starts December 14th and it will conclude December 31st with a goal of $30,000. Throughout 2015, LPR’s objective was to serve you and our community. We did that by keeping you and the community informed, empowered and connected by broadcasting the following: […]readmore
Keith H. Lang, Executive Director, announced today that the Distribution Committee of The Champlin Foundations has approved and distributed grants totaling $18,533,450. This year 200 tax exempt organizations received grants, primarily in Rhode Island. There were twenty-three (23) first time recipients who received $2,428,405 of the total awarded. This year’s total brings Champlin grants in […]readmore
More than 200 teachers from 26 communities are getting more resources for classroom innovation thanks to $215,000 in grants through our Spark Grants program. Conceived of by philanthropists Letitia and John Carter, the initiative is based on a simple premise: students learn best when given real-life opportunities to engage in academic content in meaningful, non-traditional […]readmore
Central Falls – Holiday Dinner, Central Falls High Schoolreadmore
Providence, RI – On Monday, December 21, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Providence Police in partnership with One Neighborhood Builders (formerly Olneyville Housing Corporation), Project Renew at Amos House, the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence, and Toys for Tots will be delivering over 200 toys to Olneyville families as part […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Human Rights Campaign today recognized the City of Providence for its commitment to equality by awarding a perfect score in its Municipal Equality Index. «I am proud of the work that our City has done to become a leader on LGBT issues,» said Mayor Jorge Elorza. «From designating all-gender restrooms in […]readmore
NORTHAMPTON – December 18, 2015 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced more than $6.9 million in grant funding for park and recreation improvements in 23 Massachusetts communities through the Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Grant Program. «By increasing access to outdoor recreation, we hope to enhance the lives of citizens from every corner […]readmore
Pawtucket – In collaboration with the North Providence Youth Commission and the Pawtucket Public School Department, a group from the student-led, student-run North Providence Youth Commission (NPYC) made presentations at Tolman High School, Shea High School and Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts, to discuss their own program and encourage Pawtucket […]readmore
Successful Applicants Will Develop Youth Programs and Learn Leadership Skills PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Community Library (PCL) is recruiting nine high school student interns, age 14 – 18, to create compelling youth programs*,* mentor younger children and serve on PCL’s Teen Advisory Council. One successful applicant will serve at each of PCL’s nine locations from […]readmore
Pawtucket – Briana Leon was diagnosed with Leukemia on July 7, 2015. She is twenty months old and has been receiving treatments at the Tomorrow Fund at the Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Briana’s mother Sandra had to quit her house keeping job to stay home and help care for Briana as she undergoes treatment. Briana resides […]readmore