Advocacy for the Poor, Inc. is 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that exists to focus attention on issues relating to economic independence for the poor of Forsyth County, NC by representing their interests and working for systemic change.

2009 Board of Directors

Rev. Kenneth J. Myers

Knollwood Baptist Church, Board Secretary/Treasurer

Rev. Dray Bland

Minister of Discipleship, United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church

Nancy H. Griswold

Retired Executive Director, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina

Sharon Hamilton

Retired Vice-President of Finance and Administration, United Way of Forsyth County

May Kinlaw

Retired Broker and Realtor, Prudential Carolinas Realty

Renata Leonard-Sims

Budget and Evaluation Analyst, City of Winston-Salem

Dr. Tim Monroe

Director, Forsyth County Department of Public Health

Barry Rountree

Assistant Police Chief, City of Winston-Salem Police Department

Dr. Ken Simington

Assistant Superintendent, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Michael Wells, Jr.

Attorney for Wells Jenkins Attorneys

Claudette Weston

President of Weston & Associates, Inc.

Deborah D. Womack

Agent, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service