Mission Statement

Beans and Rice is a community economic development organization that builds assets and develops capacities in low and moderate income families through economic and educational programs. Our goals as an organization are to:

• Develop partnerships through collaborative, consensual decisions
• Develop youth and adult leadership
• Encourage leadership at all levels and among all partners
• Listen to the community
• Move community members toward proactive citizenship
• Meet community needs as defined by the community
• Provide capacity building opportunities for proactive citizenship
• Provide service-learning and leadership opportunities for student
• Provide short run solutions while working for long term change
• Work with the community

December 8, 2011:
Eric Bucey is appointed Executive Director of Beans and Rice, Inc.

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Want to donate? See Donate page Use the code word beans when you make a purchase at Radford City Florists. They will donate 10% of the sale to Beans and Rice! For further information you may contact them through their website, www.radfordflorist.com or by phone (540) 731-4472 or (1-800) 999-3831 or see their special Beans & Rice arrangements. Support the Annual Empty Bowl fund raiser Friday, March 16, 2012 (Snow Date: March 30, 2012) See Details. Sponsor an Empty Bowl