We Are a Coalition of Diverse Religious Communities and Advocacy Partners Throughout The

RHODE ISLAND INTERFAITH COALITION TO REDUCE POVERTY With one voice, the interfaith community of Rhode Island champions justice, mercy, and the eradication of poverty. www.EndPovertyRI.org

We are a coalition of diverse religious communities and advocacy partners throughout the state who have come together to fight poverty. We connect, educate, empower, organize and advocate. St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church at URI, Kingston Regional Faith Organizations St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Providence American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island Community Relations Council of the Jewish Alliance of Greater RI Saints Matthew & Mark Episcopal Church, Barrington Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island St. Peter's & St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Providence National Council of Jewish Women St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Pawtucket New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Temple Beth-El, Providence in America (ELCA) Temple Emanu-El, Providence Rhode Island Council for Muslim Advancement Temple Habonim, Barrington Rhode Island Conference United Church of Christ Temple Sinai, Cranston Rhode Island Lasallian Association Group Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County Rhode Island State Council of Churches United Congregational Church of Little Compton Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence Vedanta Society of Providence Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Northeast Region Warwick Central Baptist Church URI Chaplains' Association Westerly-Pawcatuck Clergy Association Service/Advocacy Organizations American Friends Service Committee-SE New England Local Congregations Americans Helping Others Prosper (AHOPE) All Saints Memorial Church (Episcopal), Providence Amos House, Providence Barrington Congregational UCC Justice & Witness Annual Good Friday Walk for Hunger & Homelessness Ministry Team The Blessing Way Barrington United Methodist Church Economic Progress Institute Bell Street Chapel – Unitarian Universalist, Providence Eldercare Ministries of American Baptist Churches of RI Beneficent Congregational Church (UCC), Providence George Wiley Center Berean Baptist Church, Harrisville Gloria Dei Step Up Center Calvary Worship Center, Woonsocket Helen Hudson Foundation for Homeless America Christ the King Peace & Justice Committee (RC), Higher Ground International, Inc. Kingston HousingWorks RI Church Beyond the Walls, Providence Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE) Church of St. Michael the Archangel (RC), Providence Ignatian Volunteer Corps – New England Church of the Ascension/La Iglesia de Ascension Jewish Childrens Home of RI (Camp JORI) (Episcopal), Cranston McAuley House, Providence Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal), Cranston Mobile Loaves and Fishes Community Baptist Church, Newport Olneyville Food Center Congregation Beth Sholom, Providence Providence Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Theta Delta Edgewood Congregational Church UCC, Cranston Sorority, Inc. First Baptist Church, East Greenwich Providence In-town Churches Association Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Providence Progreso Latino Hillel at University of Rhode Island Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless Kingston Congregational Church, Board of Missions and Rhode Island Community Action Association Social Justice, Kingston Rhode Island Community Food Bank Masjid Al Islam, North Smithfield Rhode Island for Community and Justice Muslim American Da'wah Center of RI, Providence Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project Open Table of Christ United Methodist Church, Rhode Island Interfaith Power & Light Providence Rhode Island Jobs with Justice Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Plus hundreds of individuals throughout RI Rhode Island Organizing Project Do you share our vision for a better RI? Are you ready to join this movement to fight poverty with faith?

As people of faith, we believe: o All Rhode Islanders deserve these fundamentals: ▪ Affordable housing; ▪ Nutritious food; ▪ Accessible healthcare; ▪ Equitable education; and ▪ Work with decent wages. o In our unique faiths, we each find the common call to work for justice – and the strength to sustain us on that journey.

We want to: o Unite with other people of faith, and advocates, across lines of difference, to create real, positive change for all Rhode Islanders living in poverty o Learn more about poverty issues that impact our communities o Work together to advocate for structural and policy-level solutions o Build the power and energy of our congregation and the faith-based anti-poverty community in RI

We commit to: o Attend key events (vigil, conference), bringing leaders and members of our congregation o Learn more about poverty and faith o Develop ourselves as leaders o Engage our congregation/organization to participate in and support campaigns and education efforts locally (e.g. postcard campaigns, call-in day’s)

If you affirm these common beliefs, hopes and commitments, join us!

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Email ______***Contact us at [email protected] or by mail at RI Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty c/o Jewish Alliance of Greater RI, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI 02906***