- URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America receives grant to address on-campus food insecurity
- Age-Friendly RI Radio Hour – Healthy eating, nutrition, and food insecurity are discussed with URI’s Sarah Amin and Kathleen Gorman.
- ‘There’s no vaccine for hunger’ Reed announces $40M in aid to curb food insecurity
Increasing food security and health equity among low-income older adults in Rhode Island - The URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger-Free America was awarded a two-year grant for $120,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to strengthen food security among R.I.’s older adults with low-income by improving access to, use of, and retention in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to improve the […]
2018 Guy Ableson Leadership Award presented to the SNAP Outreach Project - RI Community Food Bank presented the 2018 Guy Abelson Leadership Award to the SNAP Outreach Project, URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America. 
Pawtucket Resident Recognized with Dorothy Shackleton 2018 Anti-hunger Leadership Award - On May 11th, 2018, the URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America presented the thirteenth Dorothy Shackleton Anti-Hunger Leadership Award to Aris Ballesteros, a 2018 URI graduate with a major in Communications and Public Relations. A resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Aris began working at the Hunger Center as as an outreach worker for […]
Pawtucket Resident Recognized with 2017 Dorothy Shackleton Anti-hunger Leadership Award - On May 12th, 2017 the URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America presented the twelfth Dorothy Shackleton Anti-Hunger Leadership Award to Wilson Flores, a 2017 URI graduate with a major in Health Studies and a concentration in Health Promotion. A resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Wilson began working at the Hunger Center as as […]
Congratulation to the east bay food pantry, recipient of good and cheap cookbooks! - To show our appreciation to our community partners, the SNAP Outreach Project will be awarding 10 copies of Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4 /day, by Leanne Brown, to one lucky organization every three months over the next year. Congratulations to The East Bay Food Pantry (EBFP), the winner of the first cookbook drawing. […]
URI SNAP Outreach Team Selected as Finalists for the 2017 A. Robert Rainville Leadership Award - The Outreach team was nominated by Dr. Kathleen Gorman, Professor of Psychology and Director of the URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America. The selection process involves the completion of an an application including a personal statement from the nominee(s), and gathering letters of recommendation. In addition to Dr. Gorman, Jay Burdick of United […]
2016 Dorothy Shackleton Anti-Hunger Leadership Award - Upon receiving the award, Stephanie expressed both gratitude and surprise. She commented that it felt great to know her hard work and effort were appreciated. Dr. Kathleen Gorman, Director of the Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America concurred saying, “Stephanie is one of those students I would love to clone; she is intelligent, fun-loving, […]
Hunger Center Helping to Build Health Equity Zones - Over the past year, 11 grantees across the state of Rhode Island began work to reduce health disparities through the creation of Health Equity Zones (HEZ). A HEZ is a geographic area designed to achieve health equity through community-based strategies. Each of the 11 HEZ projects in Rhode Island is headed by local organizations that […]
Restaurant Meals Program Expanded in RI - There are now 10 locations participating in the Restaurant Meals Program in Rhode Island. The Restaurant Meals Program uses the same SNAP benefits and EBT cards to allow certain low-income individuals to buy low-cost meals at participating locations. Eligible individuals are the homeless, elderly, and disabled who may not have access to food storage […]
Recent URI Graduate Receives Anti-Hunger Leadership Award - Kingston, RI – July 31st, 2015 – Tiffany Wierzbicki, a native of Pawtucket, was awarded the Dorothy Shackleton Anti-Hunger Leadership Award on May 15, 2015 for her 3 years of outstanding work at the URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America. The Anti-Hunger Leadership Award started with a donation from Dorothy Shackleton, a former […]
Hunger Center Staff Join National Anti-Hunger Advocates at FRAC Conference - During March 2015, Hunger Center Director, Kathleen Gorman and SNAP Outreach Coordinator, Maria Cimini, went to Washington DC for the annual Food Research Action Center Anti-Hunger Conference. Joining with nearly 1,000 anti-hunger advocates from across the country, Kathleen and Maria attended a panel presentation by FNS/USDA regarding federal SNAP policy, participated in round table discussions with […]- Partnership brings SNAP benefits to South Kingstown Farmers Market - Through a partnership between the South Kingstown Winter Farmers Market, Thundermist Health Center, South County Hospital, and the URI SNAP Outreach Project, the Farmers Market will now accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This is the first farmers market in Washington County to accept SNAP. Dr. Kathleen Gorman, director of the URI Feinstein Center for […]
- Providence Journal Reports “1 in 6 Rhode Islanders Uses Food Stamps” - The Providence Journal reported on January 30, 2015, that “1 in 6 Rhode Islanders Uses Food Stamps.” The article examines the need in Rhode Island for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “The demand will likely continue [Kathleen] Gorman said. Rhode Island’s unemployment rate remains one of the highest in the nation. ‘We continue to see […]
- SNAP Outreach Effort in RI Hurt by Cut in State, Federal Aid - Kathleen Gorman, Director of the Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America, discusses the impact of a $200,000 cut in state and federal money on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach efforts in a Providence Journal article dated November 28, 2015. Last year, the SNAP Outreach Project, which is overseen by Kathleen Gorman, fielded 3,600 hotline […]
