EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 20 MIN

Melissa Cherney

from Amazing Women Rhode Island · host Deborah Ruggiero / Melissa Cherney

MELISSA CHERNEY is the new CEO of Rhode Island Foodbank. She discusses the differences coming from the Great Plains Food Bank in North Dakota and puts a human face on the hungry in Rhode Island. She also shares her personal struggle with hunger and receiving SNAP benefits.

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