August 7, 2020
Your monthly news & updates
In this edition:
  • Newport elementary school students in summer learning programs with EBCAP's Child Opportunity Zones
  • Summer Youth Employment Programs offer first first hand look at emergency responder careers
  • Head Start - now enrolling for September
  • Dennis Roy, EBCAP President and CEO wins Providence Business News Award
  • Civic Corner: Census and Voting information
  • "Count Us In" Sponsors convert event support to support for EBCAP's work during the Coronavirus pandemic
No "Summer Slide" for Kids in Newport and Middletown
Story by Christine Arouth, Director, Newport Family and Child Opportunity Zone

East Bay Community Action Program’s Child Opportunity Zones continue to bring summer education enrichment programs to elementary school aged children in Newport and Middletown. Read on about their wonderful work with literacy, English Language Learners, and summer campers. 
Summer Youth Employment
a look at emergency responder careers

Story by Catherine Norton, Development Associate

On July 20, East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) commenced with its second annual Mayor’s Youth Summer Police and Fire Academy, a local youth program that helps participants learn what it’s like to be an emergency responder. The program was initiated last summer by East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva who recognized the need for area youth to increase their awareness of work being done by the law enforcement officers and firefighters in their town of East Providence. Mayor DaSilva also realized that local police officers and fire fighters would benefit from the additional opportunities to interact with city’s youth and young adults


EBCAP’s Head Start, Early Head Start, and Pre-K enrolling now for September opening
Story by Maggie Laurianno, Communications Specialist

East Bay Community Action Program’s Head Start Program is enrolling children for the start of the program year which will begin September 1, 2020. A new Pre-K classroom has been added at EBCAP’s Head Start Kennedy School (Middletown, RI) location, and there are also eight Pre-K Head Start classroom spots open at that location. The program will be open at full capacity, and it is adhering to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State of Rhode Island guidelines for health and safety.

EBCAP President to Receive Providence Business News Award

Dennis Roy, President and CEO of East Bay Community Action Program, will be honored by Providence Business News on August 20, 2020 with a "Leaders and Achievers" award. The awards will be presented at 4 pm during a virtual awards ceremony.

For more information or to sign up to attend click here.

Congratulations Dennis!
Civic Corner

Everyone Counts!
East Bay Community Action Program is working with the Census Bureaus to ensure our communities are counted. We'd like to remind everyone that it's vital that everyone completes the census. It doesn't take long! And there are plenty of options on how to complete it:


By Phone: call toll-free 1-844-330-2020

By Mail: complete and return the form you received in the mail.

Results from the 2020 Census will be used to determine the number of seats each state has in Congress and your political representation at all levels of government. Please complete yours today!
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EBCAP would like to thank Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Leading Corporate Sponsor, BankNewport, Gold Sponsor, Starkweather and Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc., Gold Sponsor, the Law Office of William J. Conley Jr., Silver Sponsor, Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Becker, Silver Sponsor, Eastern Bank, Silver Sponsor, Tufts Health Plan, Patron Sponsor, and Bank of America, Friend Sponsor. When EBCAP needed to cancel its annual fundraising events, these businesses and individuals responded with a resounding “Count Us In,” and converted their event sponsorship contributions into support for EBCAP’s work during the Coronavirus pandemic. We’re grateful for your generous contribution and for being “unEVENT-Fully ours” in 2020. Thank you!