Rhode Island Community Food Bank
200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 401.942.6325
Contacts: Mary Flynn, Ph.D., RD, LDN, and Susan Gustaitis, Executive Director of the Jonnycake Center of Peacedale
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The volunteer group Women Ending Hunger (WEH) works to create long-term solutions to the problem of hunger. Women Ending Hunger works on many issues, including those concerning nutrition education and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program. Under the leadership of Mary Flynn, Ph.D., RD, LDN, and Susan Gustaitis, Executive Director of the Jonnycake Center of Peacedale, WEH also works to educate the public and advocate around hunger issues.
Current projects include:
- Advocacy concerning issues of childhood nutrition and school meal programs
- Advocacy regarding the Farm Bill and its impact on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- Participation in the Food Bank’s Speakers’ Bureau
- Volunteer opportunities for events and special programs