Papitto Opportunity Connection
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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