Impacts & Insights

Videos
02 Jun 2022

POC commits $1 million to making Woonsocket teen’s idea come to life

Mariam Kaba, the 15-year-old daughter of West African immigrants, who is a sophomore in the Career ...

Josh Pereira

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Community
11 Apr 2022

Button Hole

Since Button Hole opened more than two decades ago, its mission has been clear: to make ...

Josh Pereira

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Community
11 Apr 2022

Sojourner House

When *Abi, a single mother of two, arrived in Rhode Island from Nigeria on a work ...

Josh Pereira

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Videos
11 Apr 2022

Financial Literacy Youth (FLY) Initiative

Balancing a checkbook. Understanding interest rates on an auto loan. Understanding how to put your savings ...

Josh Pereira

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Community
11 Apr 2022

Higher Ground

Although Henrietta White-Holder has lived in Rhode Island for 40 years, the Liberian immigrant has never ...

Josh Pereira

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Education
26 Jan 2022

CLRI

Britney Fernandez was just four years-old when she witnessed grandfather’s arrest. “He was thrown to the ...

Josh Pereira

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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

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Education
20 Dec 2021

Providence Promise increases enrollment, serves more families

The youngest participant enrolled in Providence Promise hasn’t taken the SATS, filled out a financial aid ...

Josh Pereira

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Community
20 Dec 2021

Dorcas

Imagine that you just arrived in a new country. You find yourself in unfamiliar surroundings, among ...

Josh Pereira

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