Providence Nonprofits Reeling From Funding Cuts and Threats (And, Organizations—What You Can Do!)
From Cynthia Gibson with the Providence Eye:
"What do Johnson & Wales University, Head Start, WaterFire, Amos House, and organizations that provide thousands of Providence residents with food, shelter, workforce training, education, and other services have in common?
They’re all nonprofits. And they’re under attack.
Recent executive orders by the Trump administration are touching off fear and uncertainty among nonprofits in Providence and other cities across the country. The fear is justified: Just weeks after the inauguration in January, the administration issued an executive order freezing federal funding for nonprofits. Diane Yentel, CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) calls these efforts a “coordinated assault on civil society and democracy....”