11.07.08
Senators Reed and Whitehouse Support Our Food Pantry
RI Senators Reed and Whitehouse have written to the HUD office in Providence in support of our request to use space in the Franklin Court facility.
In Senator Reed’s letter, he states:
“I am writing in support of a proposal by the First Congregational Church in Bristol and the East Bay Development Corporation to establish a new food pantry at the Franklin Court Building in Bristol. The addition of the food pantry at this location will provide support to the East Bay area of Rhode Island.”
In Senator Whitehouse’s letter, he states:
“I am writing on behalf of the First Congregational Church and its effort to open a food pantry…..at Franklin Court…..” “Opening a new food pantry can help ensure that more resources are readily available for those struggling to make ends meet.”
At the current time the proposal to use the space at Franklin Court is being reviewed by HUD in Providence. Everything hangs on HUD’s approval. We thank our Senators for their respective letters of support.
Mark Dieterich said,
11.08.08 at 8:34 pm
It is great to see both senators put their weight behind this project. With the current financial difficulties of this country and in particular RI leading the unemployment numbers, hopefully, HUD will see the wisdom in supporting this great outreach effort.
Thanks to everyone who is actively working to make this happen, it will be a great asset to those in need.