Rhode Islanders to benefit from bread + butter!

We are thrilled to announce the third nonprofit partner in the New England-wide expansion of the bread + butter project - the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, which feeds more than 50,000 Rhode Islanders each month through a network of over 300 member agency programs. I had a chance earlier this week to visit and tour their facility in Providence. It was really impressive, and bigger than any food pantry I had ever visited, which I guess makes sense because they serve so many people through so many programs, and I am more familiar with smaller, community based organizations. While I was there, I learned a lot about the services they provide. During the last year alone, RICFB distributed 9.5 million pounds of food to people in need – more than any other year in their 27-year history. That's a lot of bread + butter, and milk, and fruits, and vegetables, and cereal, and meat,etc. I was impressed not only by the volume of food they receive and distribute, but also the programs they run. One, called Community Kitchen, is a culinary job-training program for low-income or unemployed adults. Participants in this program help the community by to creating nutritious meals for distribution to Kids Cafe, an after-school meal program for children at risk of hunger. It's a great program, and we're excited about our partnership with RICFB, which officially begins in November. In the meantime, we're happy to add their link to our growing list of partners on the right-hand column of our blog. To learn more about RICFB, check out their website.

Read our earlier announcements about partnerships with Greater Boston Food Bank and Good Shepherd Food Bank. Keep spreading the word.

-Tom

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