Rhode Island Community Food Bank

09/09/2026

You can help drive out hunger just by purchasing new tires. With every set of four new tires sold and installed this month, we are donating to Rhode Island Community Food Bank, who serve residents of all ages by giving them the foundation for a healthy life.

Learn more here: https://www.toyotaofsmithfield.com/drive-out-hunger.html

09/08/2026

It's , and the RI Community Food Bank is shining a light on food insecurity in our state, and what you can do in the fight against hunger.

🟧 According to our most recent Status Report on Hunger, which compiles findings from The RI Life Index (a study conducted by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Brown University School of Public Health), 1 in 3 Rhode Island households experience food insecurity. 🟧 The study found that 34% of households are food insecure, an increase of 8.8 percentage points since 2020.

Join us in the fight against hunger this September. 🤝 Learn what you can do.

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

As kicks off, commentary from RI Food Bank CEO Melissa Cherney was published in Rhode Island Current: where she reflects on similarities and differences between her home state of North Dakota, and what it means to activate communities around the issue of hunger.

"As Hunger Action Month begins, and I just wrapped up my first year leading an extraordinary team at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, it's not the differences that stand out. It's a universal truth for hunger relief advocates from Fargo to Foster: Hunger is something you experience; it's not who you are." 💬

📸 Photo Credit: Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current, taken at Good Neighbors RI

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09/04/2026

Sign up online for our program on Tuesday, September 8th with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank ! Come to the library to learn how to reduce food waste.

09/03/2026

The RI Food Bank will be closed on Monday, September 7th and will reopen for regularly scheduled operations on Tuesday, September 8th.

If you need immediate assistance during this time, please dial United Way of Rhode Island's 2-1-1 hotline.

09/03/2026

Our CEO Melissa Cherney will be on NBC 10 WJAR’s today at noon to talk Hunger Action Month. Don’t miss it!

09/02/2026

Our team received a visit from some friends from up north last week: staff from the New Hampshire Food Bank! 🍁⛰️

While both of our states are idyllic New England destinations, when it comes to food insecurity, neither state is exempt, and both have unique sets of challenges and opportunities. After a tour of our facilities, New Hampshire Food Bank staff met with their 'counterparts' who work an adjacent role at the RI Food Bank and exchanged insights into their work.

Thanks for coming to visit, NHFB team!

09/01/2026

Each September, organizations working to address food insecurity nationwide observe , a time to inform, motivate, and mobilize around a common purpose: ending hunger. Feeding America

Rhode Island is no exception. 🟧 The Food Bank is serving an average of 89,000 Rhode Islanders per month - more people than ever in our history.

All month long, we'll be shedding a light on food insecurity in Rhode Island and sharing information about our programs and services. And we'll be sharing how you can take action, joining in the fight against hunger.

Join us 🤝 rifoodbank.org/ham