8/20/2016 – Rhode Islanders in need can now find a helping hand and a bite to eat at the end of a phone line. Hunger Free America has launched a toll-free “National Hunger Hotline” that aims to put those in search of food in touch with private and government resources that can help provide it. The coast-to-coast initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, operates Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at (866) 348-6479 or (877) 842-6273. More