The Fund is 27 grassroots agencies created in neighborhoods where more mainstream resources never seem to go. We raise our voices for the issues and groups who struggle to be heard. We help real people work to end poverty, hunger, discrimination, illiteracy, violence, and lack of affordable housing and health care. We encourage people to roll up their sleeves and build a world of change in our own backyards. The Fund for Community Progress has been leading Rhode Island since 1982 in advocacy, collaboration, community revitalization, and socially responsive giving. We thank those who made our local and statewide programs a reality. And this year, with your help, we can create more community change.