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11/6/2024
Free pantries helping to feed North Providence's needy residents
The Valley Breeze
11/1/2024
The Jonnycake Center for Hope and Plates With Purpose Nourish Neighbors
SO Rhode Island
3/28/2024
Q & A with Jen Fantozzi, co-founder of Plates With Purpose
Ocean State Stories
3/6/2024
Plates with a Purpose: Making a Difference through Love, Purpose and Community
Edible Rhody
8/17/2023
Hungry? A chest full of hope opens in Johnston
Johnston Sunrise
8/9/2023
Plates with Purpose launches Hope Chest as community resource in North Providence
1/16/2023
Addressing food insecurity while supporting Rhode Island’s restaurants
Boston Globe
11/22/2022
Plates with Purpose kicks off appeal to benefit St. Mary’s Home
5/11/2022
Plates with Purpose teams up with Atrium, House of Hope
5/26/2022
SoCo Vedge teams up with nonprofit to give back locally
The Independent
March 2022
Plates with Purpose celebrates its first anniversary (page 22)
Shop in RI
12/23/2021
North Providence nonprofit gifts abused children with special meals for holidays
NBC 10 News
12/1/2021
Plates With Purpose wants to send St. Mary’s families out to eat
11/29/2021
Nonprofits Serve Up Cheer in North Providence
Providence Monthly
11/1/2021
3 RI Organizations Celebrate the Reason for the Season
Hey Rhody
November 2021
Local Non-profit Works With Local Restaurant to Provide Meals To Community (page 6)
The Smithfield Times
4/1/2021
Help by the box load
Warwick Beacon
3/1/2021
Through Plates with Purpose, community steps up to boost restaurants, feed neighbors in need
Cranston Herald
1/19/2021
‘Plates with Purpose’ launched to feed NP needy, help businesses
Media Releases
“Nourishing Rhode Island: 100 Meals, One Purpose” — Local Restaurant and Plates with Purpose Unite to Feed Neighbors Impacted by SNAP Disruptions (November 10, 2025)
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