Community Partner Awards

The Swearer Center's Community Advisory Board invites individuals and community-based organizations in Rhode Island to submit nominations (including self-nominations) for one of three $2500 awards recognizing work in the areas of 1) Community Joy and Resilience, 2) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racist Practice, or 3) Impact and Access for Vulnerable Rhode Islanders. Nominations closed on Friday, March 8, 2024.

January 25, 2024 Nomination form opens
March 8, 2024 Nomination form closes
April 2024 Recipients announced

 

The Swearer Center's Community Advisory Board reviews nominations and selects awardees in each category:

  • The Community Advisory Board Award for Community Joy and Resilience

Recognizes work that is designed to uplift individuals and Rhode Island communities and supports their ability to overcome or recover from challenging conditions. This may include (but is not limited to) work that celebrates, acknowledges, and/or commemorates community milestones, history, heritage and development.

  • The Community Advisory Board Award for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racist Practice

Recognizes work that increases awareness, knowledge, and action to shift mindsets, behaviors, and practices toward more equitable and inclusive spaces for individuals and communities in Rhode Island. Work in these areas may seek to actively deconstruct race-based interpersonal, structural, and systemic barriers to fully inclusive organizations, communities and society.

  • The Community Advisory Board Award for Impact and Access for Vulnerable Rhode Islanders

Recognizes work that aims to address the needs of the most vulnerable Rhode Islanders. This may include (but is not limited to) work that supports those experiencing housing instability, food insecurity, poverty, and abuse and neglect. We encourage those submitting nominations to include and describe ‘vulnerable’ individuals or communities not listed here based on their experience and the work of the entity they wish to nominate.

Recipients receive a cash award of $2500. The Swearer Center will also collaborate with recipients to highlight and promote their work through the Center’s various communications channels. These awards aim to highlight and support the work of agencies in the public and social sector that are working to move the needle in key areas.

2023 CAB Award Winners

  1. Community Joy and Resilience - Anyhow Studio

  2. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racist Practice  - Camp RYSE

  3. Impact and Access for Vulnerable Rhode Islanders - Youth Action Board
     

2022 CAB Award Winners

  1. Community Joy and Resilience - The Roger Williams Park Conservancy

  2. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racist Practice  - The Refugee Dream Center

  3. Impact and Access for Vulnerable Rhode Islanders - The Petey Greene Program
     

2021 CAB Award Winners

  1. Community Joy and Resilience - A Leadership Journey

  2. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racist Practice  - Diversity Talks

  3. Impact and Access for Vulnerable Rhode Islanders - HYPE
     

2019 CAB Award Winners

  1. Community Joy and Resilience - Inspiring Minds

  2. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racist Practice  - Rhode Island Office of Innovation

  3. Impact and Access for Vulnerable Rhode Islanders - Connect for Health