{"id":29,"date":"2026-04-14T14:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:26:36","slug":"partner-with-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/partner-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner With Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Partner With Us<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/EastFarmIMG_1689.jpg);background-position:50% 57%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Partner with Food Recovery for RI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Food Recovery for Rhode Island<\/em> (FRRI) works alongside community organizations across the state to reduce food waste, improve food access, and support local, community\u2011driven solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We partner with projects that:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Help people make the most of their food<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce food waste in the community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address food waste and food access at the same time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How We Support Partners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FRRI may help by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connecting partners with Food Recovery program graduates as volunteers or staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offering training and networking opportunities for staff or affiliates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linking partners to resources and experts at the University of Rhode Island and trusted organizations across Rhode Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How the Partnership Process Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interested partners reach out to request a short project co\u2011design form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partners meet with the FRRI Program Leader to talk through ideas and questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The completed form is reviewed by URI Extension staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If approved, FRRI helps recruit volunteers and support the project throughout the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What We Look For- Projects are a good fit if they:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are based in Rhode Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address both food waste and food access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Involve Food Recovery for Rhode Island graduates in education, food rescue, or food recycling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are willing to share simple year\u2011end impact information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" allow=\"local-network-access; geolocation\" title=\"Food Recovery For RI Partner Map \" src=\"https:\/\/uri.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/mapviewer\/index.html?configurableview=true&#038;webmap=dbe5945560c14073aa9dac2b9466e319&#038;theme=light&#038;scroll=false&#038;center=-71.37403315234381,41.63790602767475&#038;scale=1155581.108577\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Untitled-1-464x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Untitled-1-464x1024.jpeg 464w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Untitled-1-136x300.jpeg 136w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Untitled-1-768x1695.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Untitled-1-696x1536.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Untitled-1-364x804.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Untitled-1-500x1104.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Untitled-1.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-quote-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-quote  \"><div class=\"cl-quote-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2319\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-152225.jpg)\" title=\"\"><\/div><blockquote>&#8220;I am going to use what I learned in my position as Indigenous Empowerment Coordinator at the Tomaquag Museum to teach the Native community about modern composting methods.\n\nI want to highlight their differences and similarities to traditional composting techniques, while sharing modern and\ntraditional food preservation techniques.&#8221;\n\n<\/blockquote><cite>Laurel Spears, &#8217;24\nIndigenous Empowerment Center\nCoordinator, Tomaquag Museum<\/cite><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"mailto:vanessa@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact <\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:vanessa@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vanessa@uri.edu to partner with us<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partner with Food Recovery for RI Food Recovery for Rhode Island (FRRI) works alongside community organizations across the state to reduce food waste, improve food access, and support local, community\u2011driven solutions. We partner with projects that: How We Support Partners FRRI may help by: How the Partnership Process Works What We Look For- Projects are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodrecovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}