Bristol's East Bay Food Pantry Gets Part Of BankNewport's $38K Grant

BRISTOL, RI — A Bristol nonprofit received part of a $38,000 grant from BankNewport.

The East Bay Food Pantry received the grant and will use it to fund hunger relief programs and provide personal care supplies for low-income East Bay children, adults and seniors served by the pantry.

"As a true community bank, supporting those who support our neighbors is essential to our mission," BankNewport CEO Jack Murphy said in a statement. "We are extremely proud to contribute to the nonprofit community throughout Rhode Island who perform tireless and selfless work to care for those in need."

The pantry aims to "engage, educate, and empower the East Bay in creating a hunger-free community." Its "client choice" food programs are all grounded in its access nutrition initiative, providing healthy food choices and nutrition education, for anyone in the East Bay, to address inequalities of access to healthy foods.

"Since the beginning of the year, demand for our food assistance programs has doubled, and rising prices are making it much more costly to continue stocking our programs with healthy, high-quality food," Pantry Executive Director Emily Mushen said. "BankNewport has been a critical partner in our work for many years, and we are grateful for their support as we work to meet the need in our community."

Correction: The East Bay Food Pantry received part of the $38,000 grant.