Category: Rhode Island Agencies

Food4Good

Providence, RI  401.390.1721
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To provide great tasting food while allowing consumers to improve the lives of others in need by supporting the Food4Good truck and the food they sell.  Value: Pay it forward asking the beneficiary of a good deed to “repay” it to others instead of to the original benefactor. Food4Good cares about the people we provide meals to, no matter if it is our customers or the clients we serve. We believe that by providing great meals and being Eco-friendly, we can contribute to making our planet a better place. With the profits that they earn and every five dollars spent at our food truck Food4Good can provide two meals to someone in need at our mobile soup kitchen.

Edesia

88 Royal Little Drive, Providence, RI 02904

Unique non-profit organization that manufactures specialized foods that change lives. Each year millions of “miracle packets” leave our Providence, Rhode Island factory and make it into the hands of malnourished children all over the world. Edesia’s range of high-quality products are distributed by large humanitarian organizations such as UNICEF, the World Food Programme, the US Department of Agriculture, and the US Agency for International Development. With a staff of 75 hailing from over 23 countries, Edesia has produced enough peanut-based, ready-to-use therapeutic and supplementary foods to reach over 3 million malnourished children in 46 countries.

Assistance SNAP

Department of Human Services  57 Howard Avenue  Cranston, RI 02920 401.462.5300
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Formerly known as Food Stamps, helps individuals and families buy food. If you are working but are still struggling financially to buy food and provide nutritious meals, you may be eligible for SNAP. You do not need to be participating in other DHS programs to receive SNAP benefits. You can be unemployed or working, preparing for work, receiving a pension, or homeless.

 

Rhode Island Food not Bombs

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Kent County: 401.996.8858  Facebook   Email

Arranges the collection of produce, bread and other food that can’t be sold from grocery stores, bakeries, and produce markets. They put this food to the side and we pick it up at a scheduled time. This way we build personal relationships with local food providers and are able to collect larger amounts of better quality food with more regularity. In some cities the groceries and bakeries are not willing to help and we may seek some of our food from dumpsters but this is not generally the case. Volunteers can show grocery workers the law showing they will not be liable if they donate the food.