The MLK Community Center fights hunger, promotes health, educates young and school-aged kids, supports families, and engages seniors all across Newport County, Rhode Island.
We remain open to provide: Grab-n-Go Breakfast every weekday, 7:30 - 8:30; Food2Friends delivery for homebound seniors; Mobile Food Pantry to housing communities across Newport County; A modified on-site food pantry Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (main entrance). We've reduced the time between pantry visits from once a month to every 14 days.
“I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture of their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
4,345 People Served
throughout Newport County, Rhode Island in 2019
HUNGER
SERVICES
3,348
People received healthy food
1,113
Food deliveries
9,998
Breakfasts served
185
Received nutrition counseling
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS
85%
Preschoolers reading
54
Students received homework help, hot meals and enrichment activities
95%
INCREASED reading levels over 8 weeks of Summer Camp
90%
Improved their math scores in Summer Camp
COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS
63
People attended cooking
and wellness classes
41
Seniors attend Lunch & Learn
each month
72
People received assistance filing their income tax
874
Children received holiday gifts through Santa's Workshop
With less than 2.5% of our budget coming from government funding, we need your help. Learn how you can support The MLK Community Center with your time and resources.
In 2019, over 650 volunteers gave over 10,000 hours in service to the MLK
Your gift impacts our clients directly. Your gift helps us purchase food for over 3,348 hungry people; helps children keep up and excel in school; helps local men and women learn new skills and be part of a supportive community; helps neighbors embrace a healthy lifestyle and move forward in their lives.
Donations of non-perishable food, personal care and household items are accepted at our loading dock at
20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd., Newport, RI
Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Due to COVID-19, in-kind donations are currently not being accepted, for your safety and our staff's safety. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
Volunteers are crucial to our ability to sustain our vital programming. You are the fuel that helps us continue running. (Due to COVID-19, we have dismissed our volunteers, for their safety and the safety of our staff.)
