A public meeting to elect a low-income representative to the Westbay CAP Board of Directors from West Warwick has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, at 10 a.m. at the West Warwick Senior Center, 145 Washington Street, West Warwick. 

All are welcome to the meeting to learn about Westbay and vote for a West Warwick representative or be nominated for election to the board.

Westbay needs candidates with a strong desire to serve the community and a belief in their mission to “empower and mobilize people through our programs, partnerships and advocacy to gain greater self-sufficiency.”

Nominees should be familiar with the needs of the people they will represent; be 18 years of age or over; live or work in the West Warwick community and serve a three-year term. Nominees do not have to be low income.

The Westbay Community Action Board meets at 3 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month. It sets agency policies including human resource, organization, fiscal and program. The board establishes the overall program goals and priorities, approves funding requests and insures compliance with all contract provisions and laws. Nomination papers can be obtained by calling 732-4666 or can be completed at the time of the meeting. Anyone interested can self-nominate or be nominated by another person.