Listening, building and supporting organizations committed to serving Rhode Island communities most in need.
Investing in educational, skills-training, housing, healthcare and entrepreneurial programs based on community-identified needs to create success.
“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sake and for our own.” –Cesar Chavez
What We Do
Grant Seekers
Learn about POC’s unsolicited grant making process, requirements and deadlines.
TRIS 2025: Cranston High School West Senior Melissa Gonzalez Gutierrez Wins
Papitto Opportunity Connection will invest $1 million in Gutierrez’s winning idea. In total $100,000 in scholarships given to 10 students from across Rhode Island.
Jenks Park Residence to Offer Housing, Education, and Workforce Development for Central Falls
The Papitto Opportunity Connection, City of Central Falls and the Central Falls Children’s Foundation announced the creation of Jenks Parks Residence, a unique transitional housing program that provides workforce development and educational opportunities, along with medical and mental health care.
Farm Fresh: Planting Seeds For Life
Mentoring, job training and self-esteem. These are just a few of the skills that trainees will gain in Farm Fresh’s Harvest Kitchen Program. By combining culinary training and mentoring to youth ages 16 to 19 that are involved with the RI Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), has proven to be a great way to guide youth toward a better path.
