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HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island Awards $177,500 in Grants
August 22, 2023
(Providence, RI) – August 22, 2023 – The Boys & Girls Club of Providence (BGCP), was among twenty three recipients of HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island’s bi-annual grant awards benefiting local children and families. The Foundation’s donation of $25,000 to BGCP will support the organization’s efforts to ensure that more children can be safe, warm, and food secure so that they can be better prepared for school, work, and life.Specifically, funding will go towards BGCP first-ever capacity building campaign - Investing in a Forever Change to renovate and expand the Wanskuck Clubhouse to serve the youth of today and tomorrow. The Wanskuck Clubhouse was founded in 1928 and the building has not undergone a major renovation since its founding.
“The HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island is honored to support the tremendous work of these nonprofits and community leaders,” said Jennifer White, Vice President Community Relations, HarborOne Bank and Board Member, HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island. “The Foundation’s efforts are centered on investing in programs and leaders who are having a transformative impact on their local community and the Boys & Girls Club of Providence is a wonderful example of just that -- fostering a safe, positive, and accepting environment where young people can grow and thrive.”
Since its inception, The HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island has invested over $1.25 million to support and expand the work of community non-profits including organizations that promote educational opportunity, create access to safe and affordable housing and provide basic human services to our most vulnerable citizens.
Additional grantees for this round of funding include:
- AS220
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
- Boys & Girls Club Of Pawtucket
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence
- College Crusade Of Rhode Island
- Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP)
- Crossroads Rhode Island
- Dorcas International Institute of RI, Inc.
- Girls on the Run Rhode Island
- HopeHealth Hospice & Palliative Care
- Institute For Nonprofit Practice
- Learning Community Charter School
- McAuley Corporation
- Meals On Wheels of RI
- MENTOR Rhode Island
- Pawtucket Central Falls Development
- Providence Promise
- Reach Out and Read RI
- Read to Succeed
- Rhode Island Community Food Bank
- San Miguel Education Center
- Sojourner House Inc
- URI-Talent Development Program
About HarborOne Bank
HarborOne Bank, headquartered in Massachusetts, serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses, and municipalities throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island through a network of 30 full-service banking centers and commercial loan offices.
The Bank also provides a range of educational resources through “HarborOne U,” with free digital content, webinars, and recordings for small business and personal financial education. HarborOne Mortgage, LLC, a subsidiary of HarborOne Bank, provides mortgage lending services throughout New England and other states.
