Historic Storm Underscores Need as Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation Announces Latest Funding Round, Highlighted by Meals on Wheels Grant
Funding supports emergency food access, education, and community-based solutions addressing urgent and long-term needs.
West Warwick, RI (June 1, 2026) — The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $562,000 in total giving in its latest funding round, supporting a broad portfolio of community-based organizations and college scholarships designed to strengthen long-term economic mobility, expand access, and respond to emerging community needs in real time.
A key investment includes a $50,000 grant to Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island to support emergency meal delivery for homebound residents. Severe winter weather earlier this year reinforced the need for consistent, reliable food access for seniors and medically fragile individuals, particularly when travel and access are disrupted. This funding strengthens delivery capacity and helps ensure continuity of service when it is needed most.
“The Blizzard of 2026 illustrated just how critical this investment is to our ability to serve homebound older adults,” said Meg Grady, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island. “Without the Foundation’s support, many of the older adults we serve wouldn’t have had access to nutritious foods when the roads were inaccessible. We are incredibly thankful for the Foundation’s generosity and commitment to our impact.”
“Our focus is on meeting communities where they are, especially when needs shift quickly,” said Hal Horvat, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Centreville Bank. “Whether it’s food access, workforce opportunity, or education, these investments are designed to respond in the moment while building long-term impact.”
In addition to grantmaking, this quarter’s total includes scholarships awarded to students pursuing higher education, further advancing the Foundation’s commitment to long-term opportunity and access.
Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation Q2 2026 Grant Recipients
About The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation
The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation was established as a nonprofit charitable organization in 2008 by the Board of Trustees to further the philanthropic mission of Centreville Bank. The Foundation strives to support local community-based organizations tackling the most significant challenges and helping to meet the needs of underserved populations throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. Grants are considered on a quarterly basis focusing on the following priority areas: education success, economic security, and capacity building. For more information, please visit www.centrevillebank.com/Community.
About Centreville Bank
Founded in 1828 and headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island, Centreville Bank is a full-service mutual bank with over $3 billion in assets and 24 locations throughout Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut. Centreville understands the unique financial needs of individuals, families and businesses and offers a wide range of personal banking and commercial banking products and services including checking accounts, savings accounts, CDs, money market accounts, mortgages, business loans and more. Centreville is committed to its employees and the communities it serves, always striving to help people make progress and achieve their financial goals. That is progress on purpose. Visit centrevillebank.com, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram, or come into a branch or office to learn more.
A key investment includes a $50,000 grant to Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island to support emergency meal delivery for homebound residents. Severe winter weather earlier this year reinforced the need for consistent, reliable food access for seniors and medically fragile individuals, particularly when travel and access are disrupted. This funding strengthens delivery capacity and helps ensure continuity of service when it is needed most.
“The Blizzard of 2026 illustrated just how critical this investment is to our ability to serve homebound older adults,” said Meg Grady, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island. “Without the Foundation’s support, many of the older adults we serve wouldn’t have had access to nutritious foods when the roads were inaccessible. We are incredibly thankful for the Foundation’s generosity and commitment to our impact.”
“Our focus is on meeting communities where they are, especially when needs shift quickly,” said Hal Horvat, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Centreville Bank. “Whether it’s food access, workforce opportunity, or education, these investments are designed to respond in the moment while building long-term impact.”
In addition to grantmaking, this quarter’s total includes scholarships awarded to students pursuing higher education, further advancing the Foundation’s commitment to long-term opportunity and access.
Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation Q2 2026 Grant Recipients
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center – Preschool Access for Low-Income Families
- Interfaith Human Services of Putnam – Basic Needs Program Support
- Beautiful Day – Stipends for 4 Refugee Youth
- NewportFILM – DocUnbound
- Local Return – Growing the Jumpstart Rhode Island Real Estate Development Impact
- Student Diplomacy Corps – Centreville Bank Student Diplomacy Scholarship Project
- San Miguel School – Student Sponsorship Program
- Providence Promise – College and Career Readiness for Underserved Youth
- Genesis Center – Workforce Training and Financial Empowerment
- Project Weber/Renew – Basic Needs Resources for Unhoused and At-Risk Rhode Islanders
- McAuley Ministries – Lunch on Us at McAuley House
- Providence Public Library – Teen Squads: High-Impact STEM Education and Career Exploration
- Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation – Homeschool Support & Expansion
- Thrive Behavioral Health – Building Literacy Access for Students with Complex Learning Needs
- Access Community Action Agency – Access Center for Financial Empowerment
- Housing Collective – Re-Imagining Homeownership Pathways
- Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island – Emergency Meals for Homebound Rhode Islanders
- Central Falls Foundation – El Centro
- East Bay Community Action Program – Out of School Time Initiative
- Sojourner House – Housing and Supportive Services
- The Elisha Project – EP Mobile Bodega
- Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp – 2026 Jim Logee Campership Fund
- Sargent Rehabilitation Center – Inclusive Garden-Based Learning
- Reach Out and Read of Rhode Island – Social and Emotional Learning Through Shared Reading
- The Sharing Locker – Backpack Program
- Literacy Volunteers of Kent County – Operational and Technology Funding
- Down City Design – Summer Design Studios
- Farm Fresh Rhode Island – Bonus Bucks Nutrition Incentive Program
- Save The Bay – Watershed and STEM Experiences
- Operation Fuel – Emergency Utility and Energy Assistance
- The Empowerment Factory – Arts-Based Social Emotional Learning
- The ARC of Eastern CT – Mobile Patient Lift
- Youth Pride, Inc. – Pantry to Plate Program
- Day Kimball – Cancer Fund
- Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board – Youth Employment Program
- Safe Futures, Inc. – Camp HOPE America Mentoring Program
- Leadership Rhode Island Educational Foundation – Supporting Young Leaders
- Read to Succeed, Inc. – Summer Reading Program
- Pawtucket Soup Kitchen – Food Support
- Better Lives RI – Basic Needs Programming
- GLOVES UP GUNS DOWN RI
- Furniture Bank of Southeastern CT – Beds for Families in Need
- Cranston Public Library Association – Summer Reading Program
About The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation
The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation was established as a nonprofit charitable organization in 2008 by the Board of Trustees to further the philanthropic mission of Centreville Bank. The Foundation strives to support local community-based organizations tackling the most significant challenges and helping to meet the needs of underserved populations throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. Grants are considered on a quarterly basis focusing on the following priority areas: education success, economic security, and capacity building. For more information, please visit www.centrevillebank.com/Community.
About Centreville Bank
Founded in 1828 and headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island, Centreville Bank is a full-service mutual bank with over $3 billion in assets and 24 locations throughout Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut. Centreville understands the unique financial needs of individuals, families and businesses and offers a wide range of personal banking and commercial banking products and services including checking accounts, savings accounts, CDs, money market accounts, mortgages, business loans and more. Centreville is committed to its employees and the communities it serves, always striving to help people make progress and achieve their financial goals. That is progress on purpose. Visit centrevillebank.com, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram, or come into a branch or office to learn more.