The following are briefs and news from around the Blackstone Valley.
BankNewport contributes $1.2 million to nonprofits
BankNewport has announced that its 2021 philanthropic efforts resulted in over $1.2 million awarded to more than 350 nonprofits in Rhode Island. The donations include all grants, sponsorships, community contributions from local branches, and year-end proactive and holiday support totaling $74,000 to nonprofits that meet basic needs for the underserved throughout Rhode Island.
Organizations in every county of Rhode Island benefitted from the giving effort, with areas of impact focused on basic human needs, children and families, education, economic security, healthy living, arts and culture and the environment. Over the past 11 years, BankNewport has awarded $7 million in grants, sponsorships, and donations to a wide range of nonprofits to help strengthen and enrich lives and communities throughout the state.
Financial education and community involvement by Bank employees in 2021 totaled more than 7,300 hours. Through BNWise, BankNewport’s financial education program, more than 2,500 students and community members were engaged in interactive financial education presentations on a variety of topics, from saving and budgeting to credit and entrepreneurship, which were made available in-person and virtually.
BankNewport also presented two high profile campaigns generating statewide awareness of food insecurity and for those…
