Though by no means comprehensive, this list consists of the organizations to whom we have had the pleasure of donating and a bit of information about the communities that they serve here in Rhode Island. we will update it whenever we can with more services and organizations.
If you are an organization in need of a donation from The Granny Squibb Company, please fill out this form and we will get back to you as soon as we can to coordinate.
For over 40 years, Sojourner House has served over 60,000 victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Every day they receive requests for assistance from individuals in abusive relationships.Thanks to their supporters, they are able to offer them support groups, emergency shelter, transitional housing, sexual health advocacy, emotional support, referrals to over 50 other community partners providing additional assistance, and more.
The Project Hand Up program is not just for the homeless and the impoverished. This program is also for working people and the elderly to help make ends meet. Times are tough out there for everyone and this program is a way to help people stretch their pay checks. Granny Squibb's donated to their pantry.
Federal Hill House (FHH) is a multi-service community-based organization that has been serving low-income, immigrant, and limited English speaking individuals and families in the City of Providence since 1887. Today, FHH continues to evolve and serve 2,500 people per year through a continuum of opportunities and supports that across the lifespan. They strive for EVERY generation to feel like they belong here. They are a neighborhood hub, offering access to education, opportunities and support that help our community reach their goals individually and collectively. FHH Food Pantry: Individuals and families can access either food pantry twice a month for up to a week’s worth of food, for free, each visit. They offer fresh produce, nutrition education, resources and referrals to additional community services.
Hope & Main has remained open since this crisis began, both for food production and as part of the food safety net in Rhode Island. They are determined to support our community through the coming weeks, working to make sure everyone remains healthy and nourished as we all endure the impacts of COVID19. In response to this urgent need, they’re launching the Nourish Our Neighbors program providing up to 1,500 meals for the families, children and seniors that are re-heatable and wholesome.
House of Hope Community Development Corporation is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 in Warwick, Rhode Island, with a mission to prevent and end homelessness in the state and end the personal and social trauma of homelessness. They create affordable housing delivered with life changing services and work with other advocates for policies to ensure that everyone can have a safe, stable home. In 2019, House of Hope CDC served 1,335 individuals and supported 146 in housing . Their team of exceptional case managers provide a host of supportive services to assist our constituents in securing income, health insurance, and most importantly, permanent housing.
When Sr. Eileen Murphy founded Amos House in 1976 she would never have imagined that 40 years later the need would have increased by over 100%. What started as a small soup kitchen to feed 30 -50 men today consists of a campus of 15 buildings including a new community center, permanent supportive housing and a mother-child reunification center. But Amos House, named after the Prophet Amos, has continued to respond to the ever changing needs of our community.
Initially created to defray the costs of Izzy’s stem-cell transplant in Germany, the Foundation now seeks to design spaces, provide services and support to children with cancer and their families by implementing inpatient and outpatient services for pediatric patients at Hasbro Hospital, in Providence Rhode Island and nationwide.
New Beginnings is a meal site that provides hot meals to the homeless/ and underserved population of Woonsocket RI and surrounding areas. They don’t ask any questions, if you’re hungry they’ll feed you, Monday through Thursday. They have been open since November 2017 and have provided over 35,153 meals. Due to COVID, they have made the switch to hot take out lunches.
Rhode Island Pride the largest and most comprehensive LGBTQIA+ community non-profit serving Rhode Island and its surrounding neighbors. Rhode Island Pride brings together the greater LGBTQIA+ community to commemorate our diverse heritage, foster inclusion, educate and create awareness of issues, and celebrate achievements in equality. Rhode Island Pride is committed to supporting, promoting, and collaborating with community groups in service to the greater LGBTQIA+ community. They are currently coordinating a food drive with a delivery service to help provide Rhode Island’s most vulnerable members of the LGBTQIA+ community with food and essentials.
APRI is dedicated to providing a compassionate, nonjudgmental, and collaborative response to the needs of people living with, affected by, and at risk for HIV/AIDS.
East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s East Bay including the municipalities of East Providence, Barrington, Warren, Bristol, Little Compton, Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown, Newport and Jamestown.The mission of East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is to provide high-quality, comprehensive and accessible health and human services to assist people to achieve their fullest potential.
Off The Menu is The Ocean House’s first food truck. They have been providing meals for children in need since mid March in Westerly, RI and the surrounding areas.
Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) provides a seamless web of quality, innovative and transformative services to approximately 9,000 children and adults annually in communities throughout Rhode Island. Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) was founded in 1892 as the "Providence Society for Organizing Charity." The original objectives were to reduce pauperism, secure relief from poverty and assist the poor to become self-supporting. In other words, helping people to help themselves. Their BeSafe program is distributing kits containing antibacterial soap, disinfecting wipes, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, food and grocery supplies and other items that socially isolated seniors, adults with chronic illnesses and disabilities, families with children, and others desperately need right now to protect themselves and reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission. FSRI is doing curbside delivery of these kits across the state.
The Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless is an organization which oversees many programs and smaller organizations relating to and working hard against homelessness in Rhode Island.
Food Not Bombs is an all-volunteer movement that recovers food that would otherwise be discarded, and shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry in over 1,000 cities in 65 countries in protest to war, poverty, and destruction of the environment. We are not a charity but dedicated to taking nonviolent direct action. The movement has no headquarters or positions of leadership and they use the process of consensus to make decisions. They also provide food and supplies to the survivors of natural disasters, and people participating in occupations, strikes, marches and other protests.
The Providence Rescue Mission is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization in the West End of Providence, Rhode Island. They say that are more than just a homeless shelter and soup kitchen. Their goal is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ while treating every individual that comes through the doors with dignity and respect.
McAuley Ministries is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy Northeast Community and located in Providence, Rhode Island. The organization’s ministries provide the basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, health services, emotional support and guidance to the most vulnerable in Rhode Island. Its core values are hospitality, compassion, and dignity. McAuley House was opened in 1975 by the Sisters of Mercy as a meal site, house of hospitality and outreach center, feeding and nurturing the homeless and poor in South Providence. Today, McAuley House serves up to 300 hot and nutritious lunches daily, as well as providing breakfast and a take-away supper. All who come are served; no one is turned away.
Aging Americans are struggling to pay for assisted living, home care and other forms of long term care. Our mission is to solve this puzzle by providing tools, information and creative ideas which help families and caregivers discover the means to care for their elderly loved ones.