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How Mariam Kaba

made a difference

"This food pantry will save some of my kids' lives"

Stump Evans, Director of Employment, Education, and Support Services
 

 

 
 

Woonsocket High Schooler Makes Big Waves at The Harbour

 

Mariam Kaba, a recent Woonsocket High School graduate, is transforming communities through collaboration and visionary leadership. In 2022, Mariam won big bucks for her big idea to engage Rhode Islanders of color in career preparation, mental health wellness, financial literacy, and more. The Papitto Opportunity Connection challenged high schoolers with the question: "If you had $1-million dollars to impact your community, what would you do?" Mariam’s compelling answer outshone 97 other teens, securing the funding to implement her idea.

 

Upon being rewarded the $1-million investment, Mariam collaborated with Samantha Bergbauer from Leadership Rhode Island (LRI), along with planning and design teams, to turn her vision into reality. “Mariam’s really the vision and the driving force, and the planning committee, the design committee, and LRI are really the soldiers, the boots on the ground… staying true to Mariam’s vision,” said Stump Evans.

 

 

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Food Insecurity is Rising

 

According to RI Kids Count, 41% of Woonsocket families live below the poverty level. The number of families requiring food assistance in RI has ballooned in the past five years -- from 53,000 in 2019 to 75,000 in 2023.
 

 
 

Mariam Kaba Food Pantry

 

The Harbour Staff
 

The Harbour drop-in center is a welcoming, supportive environment for youth and young adults ages 14 - 24. We offer a range of career building, job readiness and academic enrichment programs to help young people get the support they need to achieve their goals.
 
 
 

 

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Empowering People
 

We support individuals and families of all cultural backgrounds in their efforts to meet economic, social and emotional challenges and enhance their well-being.
 

 

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Pictured: Stump Evans, Director of Employment, Education and Support Services

Stump oversees The Harbour and other youth programs that effectively help thousands of youth in Woonsocket and across the state
 

 

How to Apply for SNAP

 

There are income requirements to receive SNAP benefits. Click here to view income requirements and to apply.

 

A family of three may be entitled to $740/month
 

 

Valley Breeze Reports on Food Pantry

 

WOONSOCKET – Thanks to one passionate Woonsocket graduate from the Class of 2024, many families in the community will have better access to food where the need is most dire...
 

 

On The Radio

 

Stump Evans- Director of Employment, Education and Support Service, Sandra Costa-Director of School Linked Programs, Connecting Children & Families and Kristen Williams- Executive Director, RiversEdge Arts, discuss summer opportunities available for young people in Woonsocket.
 

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Did you know?
 

Community Care Alliance (with legacy organizations) has over 120 years of experience working to strengthen families, individuals and the community. The agency has grown from providing children’s daycare for parents working in mills in the 1890s, to the present day, offering over 50 programs and services to 14,000 people living in Rhode Island.
 
 

 

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Community Care Alliance | PO Box 1700 | Woonsocket, RI 02895 US

 

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