The Manton Avenue Project

We are committed to strengthening Rhode Island through partnerships with nonprofit organizations, especially those taking on our state’s most pressing challenges.

Students have a greater chance of reaching their full potential when parents, families, educators and community organizations work together to provide the support and resources needed for success.

In 2022, the Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation first provided funding that helped Read to Grow purchase its Bookmobile. Since hitting the road, the Bookmobile has become a vital literacy resource on wheels, visiting schools, childcare centers, and community events across all eight counties of Connecticut.

In one year it made more than 140 stops and distributed over 11,700 free books to children and has expanded that reach into communities that need it most. Our Charitable Foundation grant didn’t just put a vehicle on the road. It helped break down barriers to reading and ensure children have books of their own at home, fueling early literacy and a love of learning

Our Charitable Foundation grant didn’t just put a vehicle on the road. It helped break down barriers to reading and ensure children have books of their own at home, fueling early literacy and a love of learning 2025 marked one year since we announced our support of the Roger Williams Park Zoo’s Zoomobile, a traveling classroo