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June 13, 2006

Money going to help children with parents in jail

New Roots Providence, a program that serves needy people in the city, this morning plans to announce the recipients of 21 grants designed to help small community and faith-based organizations.

The so-called "capacity building grants" range from $12,000 to $18,000 and will help the organizations in areas such as training and development.

The recipients were selected from 34 applications. The organizations address one or more of the following areas: children of men and women who are in prison; people returning to the community from prison; youth in danger of getting involved with violence or gang activity; and people moving from public assistance into employment.

New Roots Providence will announce the grants during a 9 a.m. breakfast at the Rhode Island Foundation, One Union Square, Providence.

New Roots Providence is a program of The Providence Plan, which is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1992 to help in such areas as jobs, neighborhood safety and affordable housing.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 7:50 AM | Permalink

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