The children at Louie’s Place have secret penpals. Every Friday, the kids in the Afterschool program are writing letters to their penpals to improve their writing skills and make community […]
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The Holiday Report
As we move into the new year, here’s a quick look at what was happening at SPNM during Thanksgiving and Christmas. 570 families received food for Thanksgiving. This included fixings […]
Continue reading »Christmas is Coming
Next week December 16 – 18, we will be distributing gifts through Santa’s Workshop. We have over 400 families registered to receive gifts. Like most years, lots of cool items […]
Continue reading »Thanksgiving for all
Do you know that over 40,000 RI children live in poverty? Nearly half of them are from our community! We have signed up over 400 families to receive Thanksgiving dinner. […]
Continue reading »SNAP cuts
The continued bad economy and reductions in the SNAP program are sending more families to the South Providence Neighborhood Ministries Food Pantry. Channel 6 (ABC) covered SPNM in a news […]
Continue reading »We’re back…
The afterschool program began this week at SPNM. We provide homework help, fun activities, a snack and dinner for just $35.00 per week. We currently have 26 kids enrolled and […]
Continue reading »Our own Joe Fortes
Joe was featured in an article on GoLocalProv by Russell Moore. Moore was struck by Joe’s dedication to his volunteer job at SPNM and his genuine care for the people. […]
Continue reading »Camp Week 5 – already?
It’s Diversity Week at camp! Camp is half over and our campers have officially been “promoted” from “The Best Campers on the Planet!” to “The Best Campers in the Universe!” […]
Continue reading »Summer Camp Update
It’s hard to believe it’s already week 4. While this update is just pictures, in the future you will be hearing from two teen volunteers, Karla and Brenda, who will […]
Continue reading »Camp is Happening
I stopped in to see what was happening at SPNM this week and saw lots of excited faces. 78 children (we have room for 80) are currently registered for day […]
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