A dream come true: LISC FOC opens up a new Culinary Hub and eatery to provide apprenticeship training for students to open in Providence.

With our partners Gran Coramino® Tequila and Kevin Hart, LISC has awarded $1M in grants to more than 100 Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, helping close wealth and opportunity gaps that limit their ability to grow. Here in Rhode Island, it was Thrive Cakery that we celebrate.

LISC Rhode Island began administering the SNAP E&T program more than a decade ago with only three participants. Ten years later, LISC has expanded the program by 500% and brought more than $8.5M to program providers.