Impacts & Insights

Community
22 Jan 2024

Lifespan: Workforce Development

Creating Pathways to a Successful Future “You know how in life they say that everybody needs ...

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Community
28 Nov 2023

A Round Of Applause

We at the POC are inspired by advocates working hard to empower people in all Rhode ...

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Community
28 Nov 2023

Native American Heritage Month

During National Native American Heritage Month, Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) recognizes and honors the Tribal Nations ...

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Videos
16 Oct 2023

Planting the Seeds: A story about soil, food, and community.

For Adena “Bean” Marcelino, her journey to cooking was born out of a deep desire to ...

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Community
18 Sep 2023

POC Proudly Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

This September 15th to October 15th, Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) acknowledges Hispanic Heritage Month and the ...

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Education
07 Sep 2023

A Leadership Journey

History books and websites share the stories of South Africa’s tumultuous past, but imagine if you ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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