{"id":107,"date":"2025-05-02T18:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2025-06-12T14:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:43:02","slug":"02908-merchants-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/our-work\/pilot-initiatives\/02908-merchants-association\/","title":{"rendered":"02908 Merchant Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"208\" src=\"http:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA-Logo-1-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA-Logo-1-1.avif 280w, https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MA-Logo-1-1-16x12.avif 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more than 35 businesses already registered as members \u2014 and a larger community movement supporting its efforts \u2014 the Merchant Association gives a voice to historically underserved Rhode Island communities, increases access to information for local businesses, and sheds a light on the vibrancy and impact of the 02908 district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Merchant Association meets the last Tuesday of every month. Membership for 2025 is free, and when local businesses join they will be instantly connected to a powerful network of small business owners, community leaders, and organizations dedicated to supporting and strengthening the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Small business owners in 02908 can sign up for membership <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the02908.com\/membersignup\">here<\/a>. Those who are interested in being part of the larger movement can sign up for the Merchant Association newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the02908.com\/contact-3\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the02908.com\/\">Learn More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-founded by half full, llc, Bodega on Smith, and Central Providence Unidos, the 02908 Merchant Association is dedicated to advocating for local businesses, fostering connections, and enhancing community economic opportunities. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1556,"parent":98,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-107","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2239,"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions\/2239"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralprovidenceunidos.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}