Work for Rivka Reynolds started to look different a few months ago. As a peer recovery specialist for Thrive Behavioral Health in West Warwick, she used to spend her days visiting the homeless people she supports in their encampments. Now, she spends a lot more time driving around, looking for people. “Before we had an […]
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Virtual classes a ‘lifesaver’ for West Warwick fitness studio
Dance and fitness studios are among the non-essential businesses that have been forced to suspend their on-site operations during the COVID-19 crisis. Many of them are offering online classes to keep their members active. Joe Tasca spoke with the owner of Mind and Body Studios in West Warwick, Mary Bradshaw, about her experience with virtual instruction.
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Local food pantries concerned by rising demand
With tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders filing for unemployment in the last few weeks, food pantries across the state have seen a huge increase in demand. Project Hand Up in West Warwick is serving four times the number of people it normally does. Joe Tasca spoke with the program’s founder Coreen St. Jean about the work she’s been doing in her community.
