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Age-Friendly Rhode Island
Based at Rhode Island College, Age-Friendly Rhode Island is a coalition of community and state agencies, healthcare and social service providers, individuals of all ages, advocacy and faith-based organizations, businesses, academic institutions and municipal leaders who are committed to healthy aging.
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The Age-Friendly RI coalition enhances the work of our partners by engaging leaders who share a common interest in improving the lives of older adults, fostering cross sector opportunities to work together to deliver age-friendly impact, sharing best practices and communicating broadly, and joining forces for advocacy at the State and local level.
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New Be Kind RI Website Matches Volunteers with Nearby Neighbors In Need
During this pandemic, Rhode Islanders have suffered deep losses. We’ve lost friends, family, and neighbors to COVID, and continue to watch as many are still struggling with its lingering effects. We have masked over our smiles, socially distanced ourselves away from hugs, skipped critical rites of passage, and…
The 2021 BlueAngel Community Health Grant program makes $500K investment in nine Rhode Island organizations; second round of funding brings total to $1 million
In a targeted effort to address some of the most basic health inequities for Rhode Islanders, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has – for the second year now – directed the focus of its BlueAngel Community Health Grant program (BACHG) toward improving access to safe…
RELEASE: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan Foundations Give $1 Million to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education in Communities of Color
In their first joint community investment, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation are giving $1 million to 42 organizations across the region to expand vaccine education, awareness and outreach in communities of color. Eight Connecticut organizations will receive a total of $225,000 in funding. Just…
Be Kind RI links volunteers through technology to bridge the food access gap & spread kindness in Rhode Island. Register and volunteer to pick-up and deliver food to someone in your area, whenever and wherever is convenient for you
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.@BCBSRI awards $500K in grants for affordable housing https://pbn.com/bcbsri-awards-500k-in-grants-for-affordable-housing/ via @ProvBusNews
The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, highly effective against serious illness, and reduces the risk of infecting others. Please get vaccinated when it’s available to you. #CrushCovidRI
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Be Kind RI is managed and funded in partnership with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Age Friendly Rhode Island and Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) and operated by Nesterly, Inc.
BCBSRI awards $500K in grants for affordable housing - Providence Business News
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PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island on Monday announced $500,000 in grants to nine organizations to improve access to safe and affordable housing. The funds come from the BlueAngel Community Health Grant Program and are aimed at closing the gap for Rhode Islanders whose health ou...
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Thank You To Our Funder
Tufts Health Plan Foundation's mission is to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities it serves. The only regional funder exclusively focused on healthy aging, the Foundation has given more than $27 million to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island nonprofits to support work focused on healthy living with an emphasis on older people.