Impacts & Insights

Videos
05 Sep 2023

A Lesson in Golf….A Lesson in Life 

Button Hole, a nonprofit 9-hole course and learning facility, is chipping away and leveling the playing ...

Josh Pereira

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Education
18 Aug 2023

Women’s Refugee Care

When he lived in the Congo, Clement Shabani and his wife Binyugngu served as social workers ...

Josh Pereira

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Community
23 Jul 2023

Papitto Opportunity Connection Partners with Leadership Rhode Island to Make 14-year-old Siya Singhal’s Million-Dollar Idea Come to Life

Providence, Rhode Island –For the second consecutive year, the Papitto Opportunity Connection has engaged Leadership Rhode ...

Josh Pereira

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Community
10 Jul 2023

Conexion Latina: Empowering Immigrants in Newport

The United States is nation of immigrants. The Papitto Opportunity Connection acknowledges the rich diversity of ...

Josh Pereira

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Education
10 Jul 2023

2023 POC Law School Scholarship Recipients

Strive to Make a difference  Sofia DeSimone and Lauren Arthenayake, two powerful young women who aspire ...

Josh Pereira

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Videos
26 Jun 2023

Victoria’s Dream Takes Flight

Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) funding is igniting action at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music ...

Josh Pereira

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Education
02 Jun 2023

Fab Newport Celebrates a Decade of Inspiring Makers

Raneem Alsuwaidaini remembers the day she decided to spend her free time doing something unique. She ...

Josh Pereira

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Videos
24 May 2023

Siya Singhal Wins 2023 Transform RI Scholarship

Papitto Opportunity Connection commits $1 million to making Wheeler freshman’s idea a reality. Providence, Rhode Island – ...

Josh Pereira

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Education
14 Apr 2023

GENERATION RISING: HOW A SENIOR AT THE MET IS LIVING HER DREAM AT RI PBS

Walk along the banks of Providence’s Mashapaug Pond and you’ll notice a radio tower alongside a ...

Josh Pereira

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