EPiC — East Providence in Community

A vibrant poster for "Civics for Teens," a 6-week series focusing on local civics for ages 13+. The event runs every Tuesday from 6-7 PM, from September 16 to October 21, at the Fuller Creative Learning Center. The poster features colorful illustrations of teens engaging in community activities: one planting a tree, others holding a "Vote for Your Future" sign, and another sorting clothes. The text encourages staying engaged, earning community service hours, and learning about local government, facilitated by local author Kate Schapira. The background is blue with yellow and white accents.

This is a great opportunity for young folks in our city to get civically involved 🏛️ and to learn how to engage in our democracy! 🇺🇸 Civic engagement is a duty of citizenship.

Happy Friday, Rhode Island! Before heading into the weekend, call Governor McKee’s office and urge him to find funding for RIPTA to avert these severe service cuts. Transit is essential!! 🙏🏽🚌

What is EPiC all about? We created a visual to represent our core values that make up our vision for the future of East Providence.

If you want to read more in-depth about the each one, checkout this Google Doc:

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Local journalism is incredibly important for healthy civic dialogue. East Bay Media Group — publishers of The East Providence Post — will be hosting a pop-up newsroom tomorrow! 📰

The native plants are starting to bloom at the @epicri.org garden in the traffic island at Fenmoor and Brightridge Streets. Purple Wood Aster, Goldenrod, Broadleaf Mountain Mint.
Stop by any time and enjoy the plants and pollinators.
#nativeplants
#pollinators

We think so too 🩵🐔

Yes! 🩵🐔

PDF here: drive.google.com/file/d/1UOPv...

Chicken legalization effort scrambled again in East Providence - EastBayRI.com For the second time in three years, the East Providence City Council voted down a local effort to allow residents to keep female hens on private property.

Article here: www.eastbayri.com/east-provide...

EPiC members quoted on the front page of the Post for the second week in a row. Ruarri Miller talks about experience raising hens in EP.

EPiC supports allowing East Providence residents to legally own hens, just like all of our neighboring cities. 🐓 🩵

Article and PDF linked in thread below. 🧵

“We want to own a home in the city my wife grew up in. I feel like the housing crisis is pushing people out of the towns they actually have a connection to,” Dufurrena said.

We're also proud of the progress we've made locally in our city in advancing pro-housing discussions, thanks to the proactive and productive engagement of city leadership. Onward. 🩵🏠 (2/2)

We're incredibly grateful to have worked with @neighborswelcomeri.bsky.social this session in advocating for statewide policies that take steps towards addressing our housing crisis. We appreciate the leadership shown in the State House, particularly regarding crucial housing initiatives. (1/2)

Full Article here in PDF for anyone who cannot access article due to paywall: drive.google.com/file/d/14UMj...

Housing market leaves locals priced out of the American Dream - EastBayRI.com The unprecedented and brutal reality of the modern housing market has turned a young East Providence couple's modest wish into a waiting game.

Link here: www.eastbayri.com/east-provide...

Check out today’s East Providence Post cover! An interview with EPiC’s Mélodie Pimentel and Jimmy Dufurrena, a GenZ couple with deep roots in East Providence and a simple, but sadly unattainable, dream of buying their first home in East Providence. 🏡🩵

Link below

Or pick up a paper copy.

We've got a brand new sign at our adopted island at Fenmoor St & Brightridge Ave! ✨

A huge thank you to the City of East Providence DPW for their awesome work on the sign & to @bloomrhodeisland.org for the grant that made this possible, & big props to @pricklyedscactus.bsky.social for the plants!🪴

Image of a letter from East Providence in Community (EPIC), dated July 14, 2025, addressed to the East Providence City Council. The letter, sent via email, is in support of an ordinance permitting backyard chickens in East Providence. It features the EPIC logo at the top with the text "East Providence in Community" and is marked as Page 1 of 2. The letter outlines EPIC's grassroots efforts, the proposed ordinance's reasonable regulatory framework, and a request for additional funding for Animal Control enforcement. It also suggests using permitting fees and violation revenues for enforcement and invites collaboration, with contact information provided.

We've sent our letter of support to the East Providence City Council advocating for the proposed ordinance permitting backyard chickens! 🐔 We believe this is a positive step for our community. Read our letter below 👇

We're excited to back our neighbors in their efforts to legalize backyard chickens in East Providence. 🩵🐔

Join us at the East Providence City Council meeting on July 15 at 6:30 PM to show your support. Your voice makes a difference!

www.facebook.com/events/71086...

Great quotes from @libbymerrill.bsky.social & @brattlegirl.bsky.social in this article. Thank you, Steve, for your great journalism. 🩵

East Providence residents rally against hate and extremism "I want our neighbors to know that everyone is welcome here - except for Nazis. We don’t respect them. They’re not welcome."

East Providence residents rally against hate and extremism

"I want our neighbors to know that everyone is welcome here - except for Nazis. We don’t respect them. They’re not welcome."

steveahlquist.substack.com/p/east-provi...

We got a lot of honks and waves today in front of City Hall. Hate is not welcome in East Providence! 🩵

📸: Steve Alquist -follow him on Substack

In East Providence we are lucky to have a significant and vibrant Cape Verdean community. Congratulations on 50 years of Independence from Portugal! 🇨🇻 ❤️ 💙

EPiC stands with the Cape Verdean community. We condemn the racist actions of the young man who lowered and stomped on the flag today.

🌼💙 Thank you, Susan, for all that you do for @epicri.org and our City.

Finally got to weeding the @epicri.org traffic island in East Providence!
Plants from @pricklyedscactus.bsky.social and @bloomrhodeisland.org are looking good (we made it through the massive heat!). Watch for plant ID signage and a bespoke birdhouse coming to the space.

Yes, we agree. This is a great start to addressing our housing crisis. Let's continue to talk with our neighbors & organize for more tools to address the shortage in the next cycle.

Today we are celebrating! After a long night at the Statehouse, the Senate passed 5 of our bills! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard on these, and thank you ALL for your support.

We had an EPiC night out at Union Square Bistro in Riverside for East Providence's Restaurant Week! Great food and vibes. Restaurant Week is still on for a few more days — don’t miss it! #eprestaurantweek

Common-sense housing solutions Rhode Island must embrace Rhode Islanders searching for a home in today’s housing market experience a cruel game of musical chairs. With too few homes available to rent or buy, wealthier families who can

Claudia Wack of @neighborswelcomeri.bsky.social writes in the Valley Breeze calling for common-sense housing solutions to address our housing crisis.

CT & NH took action making it easier to build more homes in commercial areas. Let's not fall behind in RI!

www.valleybreeze.com/opinion/lett...

"Rhode Islanders searching for a home in today’s housing market experience a cruel game of musical chairs. With too few homes available to rent or buy, wealthier families who can win a bidding war or pay rising rental prices get better access to limited opportunities.