Partners
FCAP partners take a multi-level approach to increasing food access and reducing the environmental harms caused by wasted food in five Rhode Island municipalities: Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Newport, and Middletown. Together, we are creating measurable progress toward a more just and resilient food system in RI while cultivating civic engagement, a key ingredient in the democratic process.
Arts Program
Art helps fight climate change by turning complex data into stories and images that make the crisis feel personal, urgent, and real. The FCAP Arts Program provides community-engaged grants to Rhode Island artists and arts organizations for compost and/or food recovery site beautification projects that connect concepts of wasted food, food access, composting, and climate change in five target municipalities (Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Newport, and Middletown).
Featured News
What does the Rhode Island Food Climate Action Partnership aim to do?
The Rhode Island Food Climate Action Partnership (FCAP) is a new initiative, funded by the Rhode Island Foundation Catalyst Program. The design of this project enables measurable results at both state and municipal levels in five target municipalities: Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Newport, and Middletown). FCAP provides direct benefits through community building; engagement on issues […]
Introducing the target Rhode Island Food Climate Action Partnership (FCAP) communities!
RIFPC and Rhode Island Food Climate Action Partnership (FCAP) partners serve the entire state, with a strong focus on communities and populations most at risk of food system inequities (e.g., food insecurity, diet-related disease). FCAP has a special on-the-ground focus on five densely populated municipalities with high percentages of residents living below the poverty line: […]