{"id":27731,"date":"2019-01-16T20:12:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T20:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/16\/coast-guard-families-attend-free-dinner-at-rhode-island-university-during-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:25:31","slug":"coast-guard-families-attend-free-dinner-at-rhode-island-university-during-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/01\/16\/coast-guard-families-attend-free-dinner-at-rhode-island-university-during-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard families attend free dinner at Rhode Island university during shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BRISTOL, R.I. \u2014 Spouses of U.S. Coast Guard members said they appreciated a university in Rhode Island hosting a free dinner for their families Tuesday, as they tightened their budgets due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/04\/as-shutdown-continues-lawmakers-look-for-fix-on-coast-guard-pay\/\" target=_blank>partial federal government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roger Williams University invited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/14\/commandant-promises-coast-guard-has-not-been-forgotten-as-shutdown-stops-service-paychecks\/\" target=_blank>active-duty Coast Guard members<\/a> in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts and their families to the Bristol campus Tuesday night. About 75 people attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/14\/commandant-promises-coast-guard-has-not-been-forgotten-as-shutdown-stops-service-paychecks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/16686445599_30e392b926_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Commandant promises Coast Guard has not been \u2018forgotten\u2019 as shutdown stops service paychecks<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">About 43,000 service members are working without pay as the ongoing government shutdown approaches a month&#039;s duration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It means a lot to us to be able to come here. 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Other military services are receiving funding through the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump has said he&#8217;s willing to keep the government closed to get funding to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2019\/01\/14\/here-are-some-options-for-financial-help-if-your-paycheck-is-shut-down\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/American-Legion-Temporary-Financial-Assistance-Program.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here are some options for financial help if your paycheck is shut down<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some are getting their loans direct deposited today.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John King, vice president of student life at Roger Williams University, said the Coast Guard patrols the local waters that students and nearby residents swim and sail in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They&#8217;re always there for us. We wanted to do a small act of kindness and gratitude for them,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coast Guard has about 330 people in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, including a team in Bristol that maintains aids to navigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"829\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19015825396404.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19015825396404.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19015825396404.jpg.jpg?resize=300,207 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19015825396404.jpg.jpg?resize=768,531 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19015825396404.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,707 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Coast Guard families enjoy dinner, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. 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