Impacts & Insights

Community
29 Apr 2026

Papitto Opportunity Connection Awards $1 Million Innovation Grant to Increase Access to Healthcare for Central Falls Students and Families

Funding deepens and expands school district’s successful SMART® Clinic program CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND – For families across Rhode Island, a trip to ...

Josh Pereira

Figmints

Community
07 Apr 2026

Voices That Lead: Women Shaping Change

In honor of Women’s History Month, we connected with several women-led, POC-funded nonprofits whose transformative work ...

Josh Pereira

Figmints

Entreprenuer
19 Dec 2025

Crossing Borders, Creating Bridges Request for Proposal

Leadership Rhode Island, in collaboration with Papitto Opportunity Connection, is seeking proposals for workshops, cultural programs, ...

Josh Pereira

Figmints

Entreprenuer
25 Jan 2023

Transformational BETA Program aims to Create a Pipeline to Business Ownership

Connecting aspiring entrepreneurs with business owners looking to transition away from ownership with ease and support ...

Josh Pereira

Figmints

Entreprenuer
20 Dec 2021

HALO

Joe walked into Still on Main, tools clenched in his rough, worn hands. A jack-of-all-trades, he ...

Josh Pereira

Figmints

Entreprenuer
30 Aug 2021

RI Black Business Association

For more than a decade, the Rhode Island Black Business Association has been dedicated to providing ...

papittomain

Entreprenuer
02 Aug 2021

Elisha Project

George Ortiz spread out two dozen bulky rolls on a table and carefully stacked each one ...

Ian Hayes

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