Papitto Opportunity Connection

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Papitto Opportunity Connection Invests $1 Million in Wheeler Freshman's Idea to Better BIPOC Communities

Siya Singhal and other BIPOC students will receive scholarships based on their ideas to instilling pride in their communities.

Olivia Barone,

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Second Annual Transform Rhode Island Scholarship Empowers Students of Color to Create Real Change

Papitto Opportunity Connection will award $25,000 to the winning student and invest $1 million in to bringing their transformative idea to life.

Edelinda Baptista, Kaitlyn Murray,

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New Behavioral Health Center Serving Diverse Communities Opens in Pawtucket

The NEXO Center for Mental and Behavioral Health will offer services in Spanish, Creole and Portuguese.

Lauren Clem,

Transform Ri Scholarship

Papitto Opportunity Connection Commits $1 Million to Bringing Transform RI Scholarship Winner’s Idea to Life

Mariam Kaba, a sophomore at Woonsocket High School's Career and Technical Center, plans to develop a program that offers career exploration, financial literacy, and mental health wellness opportunities for young people of color.

Kaitlyn Murray,

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How Papitto Opportunity Connection's All-BIPOC Board is Better Serving Communities of Color

The nonprofit foundation works within Rhode Island's Black, Indigenous and people of color communities to provide education and job skills training and support entrepreneurship.

Jamie Coelho,

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Southeast Asian Community Receives 500 Bags of Rice and Grant from POC Foundation

The Center for Southeast Asians received a Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) Foundation grant, which is the single largest historic investment in the Southeast Asian community in Rhode Island.

Jamie Coelho,

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Saturday's WaterFire Celebrates Black, Indigenous and People of Color Communities

The Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) is sponsoring the lighting that includes a Chinese lion dance, an indigenous performance, a ceremonial torch lighting and Caribbean soul and salsa music.

Jamie Coelho,