Thank you for the front page article about the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) Program Excellence Award given to the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island (CRC) for being instrumental in founding and supporting our R.I. Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty.
As I accepted the award on behalf of our CRC, it was incredibly gratifying to be recognized and applauded for our coalition’s important work by our social justice peers across the country at the JCPA’s national meeting in Washington, D.C. I accepted the award with the vision of our interfaith coalition’s steering committee – 25 inspiring multi-faith leaders and directors of advocacy organizations on the full range of poverty issues who are deeply committed to creating pathways out of poverty to economic security for all Rhode Islanders.
We welcome all communities to join us in this important mission. Many thanks to the Jewish Alliance and the Community Relations Council for the incredible support you have given the R.I. Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty.
Maxine Richman
Co-Chair, R.I. Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty
Former Chair, Community Relations Council