Rhode Island Community Food Bank
@rifoodbank.bsky.social
Improving the quality of life of all Rhode Islanders by advancing solutions to the problem of hunger.
If you've been thinking about supporting the Food Bank this holiday season, today's a perfect time. 🌟
Thanks to Washington Trust & Arpin International Group, donations up to $110,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar... but only on 11/13!
Give now: tinyurl.com/24cevmsz
Thanks to Washington Trust & Arpin International Group, donations up to $110,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar... but only on 11/13!
Give now: tinyurl.com/24cevmsz
WPRI12 Day of Giving - Rhode Island Community Food Bank
WPRI 12 Day of Giving: Support the Food Bank in feeding neighbors struggling to put food on the table in the face of rising costs.
tinyurl.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you've been thinking about supporting the Food Bank this holiday season, today's a perfect time. 🌟
Thanks to Washington Trust & Arpin International Group, donations up to $110,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar... but only on 11/13!
Give now: tinyurl.com/24cevmsz
Thanks to Washington Trust & Arpin International Group, donations up to $110,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar... but only on 11/13!
Give now: tinyurl.com/24cevmsz
Learn more or find ways to help at rifoodbank.org/shutdown
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Learn more or find ways to help at rifoodbank.org/shutdown
Lt. Governor @sabinamatos.bsky.social added, "Rhode Islanders always step up to help their neighbors. This is a time where we can band together to support each other."
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Lt. Governor @sabinamatos.bsky.social added, "Rhode Islanders always step up to help their neighbors. This is a time where we can band together to support each other."
To meet rising need, Gov. McKee directed $200K in emergency aid to the Food Bank, matched by the @rifoundation.bsky.social, and urged the public to give if they can: "This is not a typical Thanksgiving or holiday drive. This is a now drive. The urgency is real." - @govdanmckee.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
To meet rising need, Gov. McKee directed $200K in emergency aid to the Food Bank, matched by the @rifoundation.bsky.social, and urged the public to give if they can: "This is not a typical Thanksgiving or holiday drive. This is a now drive. The urgency is real." - @govdanmckee.bsky.social
HOW TO HELP: If you're able to pitch in during this emergency, there are things you can do → rifoodbank.org/shutdown
💚 Give $ to the RI Food Bank
🥫 Give food to your local food pantry
🤝 Fundraise online for the Food Bank
🛍️ Host a food drive for the Food Bank or your local food pantry
💚 Give $ to the RI Food Bank
🥫 Give food to your local food pantry
🤝 Fundraise online for the Food Bank
🛍️ Host a food drive for the Food Bank or your local food pantry
October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
HOW TO HELP: If you're able to pitch in during this emergency, there are things you can do → rifoodbank.org/shutdown
💚 Give $ to the RI Food Bank
🥫 Give food to your local food pantry
🤝 Fundraise online for the Food Bank
🛍️ Host a food drive for the Food Bank or your local food pantry
💚 Give $ to the RI Food Bank
🥫 Give food to your local food pantry
🤝 Fundraise online for the Food Bank
🛍️ Host a food drive for the Food Bank or your local food pantry
The average SNAP benefit is $6.69 per person, per day. This is a loss of nearly $1 million a day.
Our network of 137 food pantries and meal sites around RI will see lines longer than they've ever seen before.
Our current food acquisition budget simply can't make up this gap.
Our network of 137 food pantries and meal sites around RI will see lines longer than they've ever seen before.
Our current food acquisition budget simply can't make up this gap.
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The average SNAP benefit is $6.69 per person, per day. This is a loss of nearly $1 million a day.
Our network of 137 food pantries and meal sites around RI will see lines longer than they've ever seen before.
Our current food acquisition budget simply can't make up this gap.
Our network of 137 food pantries and meal sites around RI will see lines longer than they've ever seen before.
Our current food acquisition budget simply can't make up this gap.
HOW TO GET HELP: We have compiled all resources, below, on our website → rifoodbank.org/shutdown
📁 SNAP updates from RI DHS → dhs.ri.gov/programs-and...
🍎 Find free food near you → rifoodbank.org/find-food
📞 United Way 24-hr assistance → dial 2-1-1
📁 SNAP updates from RI DHS → dhs.ri.gov/programs-and...
🍎 Find free food near you → rifoodbank.org/find-food
📞 United Way 24-hr assistance → dial 2-1-1
Government Shutdown Resources - Rhode Island Community Food Bank %
The 2025 federal government shutdown is disrupting SNAP benefits starting in November. Learn ways you can find food or give help by donating.
rifoodbank.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
HOW TO GET HELP: We have compiled all resources, below, on our website → rifoodbank.org/shutdown
📁 SNAP updates from RI DHS → dhs.ri.gov/programs-and...
🍎 Find free food near you → rifoodbank.org/find-food
📞 United Way 24-hr assistance → dial 2-1-1
📁 SNAP updates from RI DHS → dhs.ri.gov/programs-and...
🍎 Find free food near you → rifoodbank.org/find-food
📞 United Way 24-hr assistance → dial 2-1-1
🚨 November benefits will not be available on EBT cards on November 1 unless federal actions are taken. 🚨
We know how stressful and confusing this is. We're working alongside state and community partners to actively monitor the situation and do everything we can to help.
We know how stressful and confusing this is. We're working alongside state and community partners to actively monitor the situation and do everything we can to help.
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 November benefits will not be available on EBT cards on November 1 unless federal actions are taken. 🚨
We know how stressful and confusing this is. We're working alongside state and community partners to actively monitor the situation and do everything we can to help.
We know how stressful and confusing this is. We're working alongside state and community partners to actively monitor the situation and do everything we can to help.
"This is an unprecedented crisis," said the RI Food Policy Council's Executive Director Nessa Richman. "We haven’t seen impacts on the SNAP program like this ever."
➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/wccpdka3
➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/wccpdka3
Rhode Island food pantries slammed as SNAP beneficiaries brace for funding to run dry • Rhode Island Current
As a lapse in federal food assistance nears amid the government shutdown, food pantries across Rhode Island have already seen a surge in demand as clients prepare for the potential loss in SNAP benefi...
tinyurl.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"This is an unprecedented crisis," said the RI Food Policy Council's Executive Director Nessa Richman. "We haven’t seen impacts on the SNAP program like this ever."
➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/wccpdka3
➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/wccpdka3