Last year, Pawtucket and Central Falls residents voted through a RIDOH-funded participatory budgeting process to implement a splash pad project in their community. This year, the City of Pawtucket was awarded additional funding by RIDEM and EOHHS to make even more improvements to John Street Park, where the splash pad will be constructed.

BankNewport celebrated the opening of its' new community lending center in Central Falls with an announcement of a $250,000 grant to LISC Rhode Island to support our programs to invest in affordable housing.

The Reinvestment Fund — in partnership with LISC and prepared for the RI Dept. of Human Services — delivered an assessment of child care capacity gaps, and developed recommendations for targeted strategies to improve equitable access to quality child care for all Rhode Island families. The result is a first-of-its-kind interactive and searchable story map …