Why should we care?
SCS’s ability to provide a quality, equitable education is being undercut by high teacher turnover and year-long teaching vacancies, as well as significant maintenance deficiencies within the schools, all of which leads to higher financial, educational, and health costs. A lack of access to wraparound services provided by qualified social workers, psychologists, and nurses inhibits the successful treatment of trauma or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Abuse, neglect, and trauma significantly increase the likelihood of suspensions, juvenile criminal behavior, and incarceration. With a median age four years below the national average, Memphis’s population can support economic development, but only if we provide children in our community access to opportunities and support.
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Equipping people of faith and goodwill to organize communities for systemic change through collective action.
Time & Location
May 25, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
First Congo, 1000 Cooper St, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
About the event
Join MICAH this Thursday, May 25, 2023, for our third Clergy & ED caucus meeting of the year! We will meet over a tasty lunch from 12:00-1:30 pm at First Congregational Church, 1000 Cooper St., Memphis, TN.
