- Hon. Ellen Roberston, City Council [(Former) Vice President] - 6th District
- Carolyn N. Graham, D.Min., [(Former) Deputy Chief Administrative Officer] - Human Services, City Of Richmond
- Workforce Development
- Targeted Economic Development
- Social Enterprise Sector Development
- Early Childhood & Parental Engagement
- Adolescent Transition Initiative
- Promise Scholarship Program
- Affordable Housing & Public Housing Redevelopment
- Transportation
- D. Wallace Adams-Riley
- Kevin W. Allison, Ph.D.
- Father Shay Auerbach
- Elizabeth Blue, J.D., M.A.
- Sherrie L. Brach
- Hon. Kim Bridges
- Katherine Busser
- Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell
- Hon. Betsy B Carr
- Michael Cassidy
- Peter Chapman
- Tom Chewning
- Maxine Cholmondeley
- Annette Cousins
- Mr. Matthew Conrad
- Hon. Robert F. McDonnell
- James (Jim) E. Eck
- Lillie A. Estes
- Hon. Dan Gecker,
- Reginald E. Gordon
- Elizabeth Greenfield
- Matthew Grossman
- Dr. Meghan Gough, Ph.D.
- Hon. Michael N. Herring, Esq.
- Hon. James Holland
- Rev. Yvonne Jones-Bibbs
- Kelly King Horne
- Jack Lanier, Dr.P.H.
- Melvin D. Law
- Clovia Lawrence
- Charles Layman
- Paul D. McWhinney
- John Moeser, Ph.D.
- Doris Moseley
- Hon. Norma Murdoch-Kitt
- Rev. Tyrone E. Nelson
- Lorae Ponder
- Gary L. Rhodes, Ph.D.
- Michael O. Royster, MD, MPH
- Jim Schuyler
- Aquanette Scott
- Thomas J. Shields, Ph.D.
- Donald Stern, MD
- Candice Streett
- Alice Tousignant
- Hon. Frank J. Thornton
- Thomas Wagstaff, MPA, CCAP
- Thad Williamson, Ph.D.
- Patricia Williford
"The Anti-Poverty Commission will provide recommendations on strategies to address
poverty. The Commission will identify strategies consistent with making Richmond a Tier One
City, and develop a report detailing its recommendations within twelve months of the
establishment of the Commission."
~(Former Mayor) Dwight C. Jones
Anti-Poverty Commission
On Friday, March 18, 2011, (Former Mayor) Dwight C. Jones signed Mayor's Order #2011-3 which
created the Anti-Poverty Commission, the predecessor to the Maggie L. Walker Initiative for
Expanding Opportunity and Fighting Poverty.
The Anti-Poverty Commission was charged with identifying effective strategies to address
poverty capable of leading to demonstrable improvements in employment and educational
attainment, transportation and mobility, and the strengthening of healthy communities for
Richmond residents.
The Anti-Poverty Commission consisted of the following work groups; Job Creation, Workforce
Development/Education, Policy/Legislation, Healthy Communities, Research/Evaluation, and
Transportation. The Commission provided recommendations on strategies to address poverty
and developed a report detailing its recommendations.
The Commission was comprised of community advocates, academics, community leaders,
members of the business sector, and other stakeholders.
The Commission presented its final report on January 18, 2013. The report included five top tier
recommendations for high-impact policy actions that have the potential to make a significant
dent in poverty in the City and improve the quality of life of all residents.
- Investing in workforce development targeted towards low-skilled and long-term unemployed and
underemployed residents, while integrating workforce development with economic development
strategies.
- Developing an effective educational pipeline that prepares Richmond Public Schools graduates
for either college or the work force.
- Recruiting or developing one or more major employers capable of creating hundreds of jobs
accessible by underemployed Richmond residents.
- Creating a regional rapid transit system, so as to make thousands more jobs accessible to
metropolitan Richmond residents by effective public transportation and better link the regional
economy together.
- Achieving the redevelopment of much of the city's public housing stock without involuntarily
displacing residents, with the aim of weakening the concentration of poverty and improving the
physical and social environment of public housing residents.
Click here to read the Anti-Poverty Commission Report [ 2.51 MB ]
Click here for the Mayor's Anti-Poverty Commission Website
Keeping Citizens Informed!