The Poverty Institute works to develop and promote policies to improve the economic security of low- and modest- income Rhode Islanders and ensure that tax and budget policies are equitable and adequate to fund vital public services. |
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 The Poverty Institute Board Lenette Azzi-Lessing, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Wheelock College Chris Barnett, Public Relations Specialist Dr. Joseph Bevilacqua (Vice Chair), Former Director of RI Dept of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals
Lisa Roth Blackman, Senior Director of Development & Communications, RI Community Food Bank
Steve Crosby, Founding Dean, McCormack School of Graduate Studies in Public Policy, UMASS Boston
Helen DaSilva, Senior press Officer, Oxfam Sandra Enos, Ph.D., Sister Ann Keefe, Sister of Peter Lee, President and CEO, John Hope Settlement House Chai Mee Chen (Secretary), Supervisor, Turning the Corner
Sue Pearlmutter, PhD Interim Dean, Rhode Island College School of Social Work
Dick Silverman (Chair), Retired Businessman |
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