KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 16 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 16, 2026 - Three years ago Lucas Johnson founded a nonprofit organization to provide unhoused individuals with an immediate need for nourishment and a more lasting need of having a sense of purpose.
Johnson's organization, Sandwich Party Sunday, makes and distributes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. What distinguishes the program from others that address food insecurity is how recipients are encouraged to also serve as volunteers.
URI student Lucas Johnson shows off one of the T-shirts that are worn by volunteers of Sandwich Party Sunday, the nonprofit he formed to feed and uplift unhoused individuals.
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