You are invited to make a donation to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank through the URI Child Development Center's Online Art Exchange. Donations of any amount from $2 up can be accepted. In exchange for your donation of any amount, you can visit our Art Exchange in the URI Memorial Union on Wednesday, December 3, 9:45 - 11:45 am to select a handmade gift created by the preschool children as a token of thanks. We hope you can help us to reach our goal of raising $1,000 for the food bank through our early childhood community service project!

Information about the RI Community Food Bank:

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank distributes food to people in need through a statewide network of 137 member agencies including food pantries, meal sites, shelter, youth programs and senior centers.

Currently, the Food Bank is serving 89,000 Rhode Islanders each month through our network of member agencies.

The Food Bank solicits food donations from the public and from the food industry, including supermarkets, food manufacturers and growers. To keep up with the high demand for food assistance, the Food Bank also purchases food at a low cost from wholesalers.

Last year, the Food Bank distributed 18.6 million pounds of food, including 4.3 million pounds of fresh produce.