Slideshow: Working Cities Challenge Rhode Island design grant celebration

August 12, 2016

On Aug. 12, Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced seven design grant recipients for the Working Cities Challenge in Rhode Island. Community teams representing Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, and Westerly attended the event at AS220—a nonprofit arts center in downtown Providence.

A phot of Working Cities Challenge design grant celebration in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Stakeholders and cross-sector partners

Kerrie Bennett of Delta Dental Rhode Island, Ari Simon of The Kresge Foundation, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Working Cities Challenge Rhode Island Director Armeather Gibbs, Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren, and Boston Fed Senior Vice President Prabal Chakrabarti pose for a shot outside AS220 – an arts center in downtown Providence that hosted the Working Cities Challenge design grant celebration. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston/Steve Osemwenkhae

A photo of the audience enaged as Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo speak.

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Full house in Providence to celebrate $15k design grants

Despite the near-100 degree heat and high humidity, the Ocean State turned out for a celebration of the Working Cities Challenge design grant winners. Attendees were given a glimpse into each of the winning communities’ proposals. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston/Steve Osemwenkhae

A phot of Eric Rosengren listening to the Cranston Working Cities Challenge team grant proposal.

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Cranston discusses their proposal with Eric Rosengren

The Cranston Working Cities Challenge team discusses their winning design grant proposal with Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Executive Vice President Jeff Fuhrer. Cranston is one of seven teams awarded $15,000 design grants as part of the Challenge. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston/Steve Osemwenkhae

A photo of Vice president & chief program and strategy officer for The Kresge Foundation, Ari Simon speaks with Boston Fed Senior Vice President Prabal Chakrabarti and AS220 Executive Director Shey Riviera.

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Supporters and partners gather at AS220 for Rhode Island design grant celebration

Ari Simon, vice president and chief program/strategy officer for The Kresge Foundation, speaks with Boston Fed Senior Vice President Prabal Chakrabarti and AS220 Executive Director Shey Riviera at the Working Cities Challenge Rhode Island design grant winners’ celebration. Kresge is a national philanthropic partner of the Challenge. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston/Steve Osemwenkhae

A photo of the media questioning Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo about working cities.

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Getting the word out

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo take questions from media following the Working Cities Challenge design grant celebration in Providence. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston/Steve Osemwenkhae