Councilwoman Althea Graves

Councilwoman Althea Graves represents Ward 12 which includes the neighborhoods of Smith Hill, portions of Valley, and Capital Center. She is a member of the Committee on City Property, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning, the Housing Crisis Task Force, and the Committee on State Legislative Affairs. 

Graves is a retired educator, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She began her work as a community activist in Providence in the early 1970s. 

Graves has served on numerous boards, committees, and commissions throughout Central Providence, most notably the Providence Community Library Board of Directors, Community Action Partnership of RI (CAPP RI), Smith Hill Partnership Initiative (SHPI), Smith Hill Advocacy and Resource Partnerships (SHARP), and the Providence Community Health Centers Board of Directors (PCHC). She is an outspoken supporter of healthy, inclusive, and equitable health services, education, and housing. In her role as councilwoman, she pledges to continue to fight for quality-of-life issues within the city.