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The leader of the Providence-based Refugee Dream Center decried recent changes to the immigration and asylum systems announced by the Trump administration following the shooting of two National Guard members

‘We believe health care is a human right’

The United Way of RI and partner organizations are broadening screenings and referrals to help caregivers access emotional, financial, and practical support

Richard Miller has owned and operated Miller’s Family Farm in North Attleboro for the last 13 years. He’s expecting this holiday season to be a crowded one for his business

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s pantries and meal sites served some 100,000 people last month — the most in its history

From restaurants to bakeries to dance studios, local business owners describe customer losses, creative pivots, and the hard-earned resilience they’ve needed to keep going since the westbound bridge shut down in late 2023

Adrian Bautista and Evan Perez founded Color Your Life, a subscription business that allows children to use AI technology to create personalized coloring books featuring real-life pictures

Food insecurity is getting worse in Rhode Island, and the recent disruption of SNAP benefits is only partly to blame

The Community Libraries of Providence offer a slew of free programming every week for kids and adults at their nine locations around the city. We highlight a few of these events in our monthly community libraries segment – from a local author fair to a conversation about death doulas

Mayor Brett Smiley discusses how his administration is tackling the city’s biggest issues — from the housing shortage and SNAP crisis to community trust in police — as he looks ahead to a 2026 re-election bid