The URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America is an educational center committed to developing solutions to the problem of hunger in Rhode Island and nationwide. The Center promotes education, research, and outreach on the causes and the consequences of hunger and the study of policies and programs aimed at alleviating hunger.
The Center provides multiple avenues for involvement through
academic course work,
research experience,
volunteer or employment opportunities, experiential and service learning credits,
internships, and a
minor in Hunger Studies.
The University of Rhode Island is a community of students, faculty and staff, both in Kingston and Providence, who work together toward the Center's important goals. The University is prepared to mobilize its network of community health centers, schools, non-profit organizations, members of the political arena, and national and international activists to rise in support of the Center's mission and goals.
The URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America was founded in
1999 as a partnership between the Feinstein Foundation and the
University of Rhode Island. The Hunger Center is housed in
Kingston, 309 Ranger Hall, with additional offices at the URI Providence campus.