Gallery of hope & thanks

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Below is a selection of thank you notes from COVID-19 grantees and donors, social media posts, and photographs of community response. We are inspired by the outpouring of support and assistance. Click on the thumbnail of any letter to see the full message.

RI Foundation was the first to reach out to non profits to provide much needed resources to address the COVID impact on low income communities..We were all in the dark but they knew they had to help us help others. We are forever grateful.
— Joanne McGunagle (@JoanneMcgunagle) March 24, 2021

Thank you and your organization for this generous grant! It came at a time when our funds have almost been depleted. It is truly a holiday miracle in our eyes.

James C. Collins, President, New Englanders Helping Our Veterans

NB4HS COVID-19 Response-Food Distribution. Thank you to United Way and Rhode Island Foundation for their generous support. Please continue support our great work in Rhode Island. pic.twitter.com/220VXP3wr3
— Bernard Georges (@BernardGeorges2) June 4, 2020

Thank you (for) the generous $25,000 grant...Rental assistance and help with utilities requests (again) have spiked. Any help you can send our way is greatly appreciated. (9/30/2020)

Kenneth Amoriggi, founder and president, Marieville Neighborhood Partnership

Volunteers at Higher Ground International

Our hope is that this funding...will help many local nonprofits provide food, housing, and health care to Rhode Islanders affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Charles and Millicent Brown Family Fund

I am FLOORED. Thank you so very much for recognizing our work! Our team has been working tirelessly on the front lines – and demand for services (and housing) has been at an all time high.

Laura Jaworski, executive director, House of Hope

In honor of All the medical personnel on the front line...we will be forever grateful.

Stacey Tramonti

This award will allow us to look beyond housing and pair our role as a landlord with the ability to lend a helping hand during a very stressful and dangerous time in history.

Melissa Sanzaro, executive director, Providence Housing Authority

Rapid, massive impact. Amazing.

Frohman Anderson, Collis Foundation

In an effort to help nonprofits with direct-service programs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the @liveunitedri and the @RIFoundation have jointly created the COVID-19 Response Fund. To donate to the fund click on https://t.co/hoJN3tVVHv or by texting RICOVID19 to 51555 pic.twitter.com/cTpNzpLxc0
— Cardi's Furniture (@NIROPE) March 30, 2020

Partners and leaders from the African Alliance tell me a grant from the COVID-19 Response Fund, created by @RIFoundation & @liveunitedri, "came right at the nick of time."

At noon on @wpri12, how the grant money has already been life-saving to members of R.I's African community. pic.twitter.com/SXz55PsDqw
— Alexandra Leslie (@AlexandraLeslie) June 23, 2020

Your contribution to the Coalition ensures that RI shelters are safe and clean, that individuals and families are well-fed, and renters have a place to call home without fear of eviction.

Caitlin Frumerie, LCSW, executive director, RI Coalition for the Homeless

The DaVinci Center is committed to serving the public during these times and your generous grant will increase our capacity and capabilities to meet the challenge.

John DeLuca, executive director, and Robert D'Uva, president, DaVinci Center

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— Rhode Island Foundation (@RIFoundation) May 28, 2020

Enclosed is my check to help the COVID-19 Response Fund to assist those most severely impacted by the disease. My best wishes for speedy relief.

Wayne K. Durfee

Gallery of hope & thanks

I can't tell you how much I appreciate the Non Profit Support Fund's Grant. Your gift helps tremendously during an unprecedented and uncertain time.

Thank you and your organization for this generous grant! It came at a time when our funds have almost been depleted. It is truly a holiday miracle in our eyes.

More than ever, children need to feel safe and cared for during these uncertain times.

These places and land trusts' trails are getting unprecedented use as people seek respite from the stress, anxiety and cabin fever caused by COVID.

Thank you (for) the generous $25,000 grant...Rental assistance and help with utilities requests (again) have spiked. Any help you can send our way is greatly appreciated. (9/30/2020)

Please accept this donation to the Rhode Island COVID-19 Response Fund from my new social enterprise, Names19RI. I'm 12 years old.

Our hope is that this funding...will help many local nonprofits provide food, housing, and health care to Rhode Islanders affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

This grant will provide invaluable support to our work of combating substance use disorders...by helping us keep our patients safe and ensuring the health of our heroic staff.

Please apply this donation to those affected by the coronavirus or those who are homeless.

I am FLOORED. Thank you so very much for recognizing our work! Our team has been working tirelessly on the front lines – and demand for services (and housing) has been at an all time high.

This has been a time of change and fear and coming together.

In honor of All the medical personnel on the front line...we will be forever grateful.

We have seen a big increase lately in the number of people who need our help...We could not do what we do without the extraordinary generosity of a caring community.

This award will allow us to look beyond housing and pair our role as a landlord with the ability to lend a helping hand during a very stressful and dangerous time in history.

The least I can do stuck at home is support your noble efforts. Put my money to good use.

Rapid, massive impact. Amazing.

Thank you for caring! In this time of social distancing, a sense of community is more important than ever.

While we are all inspired by the work (and some days exhausted), we are also grateful and recognize much of this good work would not be possible without your support.

Your contribution to the Coalition ensures that RI shelters are safe and clean, that individuals and families are well-fed, and renters have a place to call home without fear of eviction.

In these surreal times, we are all acutely aware of the extraordinary importance of ordinary moments. Meaningful work. A comforting hug. A laugh between friends. The social fabric of our lives.

I am happy to be able to support the Foundation's efforts at this challenging time.

The DaVinci Center is committed to serving the public during these times and your generous grant will increase our capacity and capabilities to meet the challenge.

Crossroads is often the last source of hope to our state's most vulnerable residents...Thank you for your generous donation.

The Connect for Health program continues to provide vital assistance in serving our community's low-income children and adults during the ongoing COVID-19 emergency...Thank you!

Enclosed is my check to help the COVID-19 Response Fund to assist those most severely impacted by the disease. My best wishes for speedy relief.