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.
Our Three Pillars
This body gathers the spiritual and goodwill Clergy and Executive Directors of our city to align our vision for organizing together and to strengthen and encourage one another.
The MICAH Youth Council (MYC) is a youth-led organizing body for youth 18 and under. Leaders train, vote on, and organize actions around issues unique to youth. The MYC focuses on gun reformation, equitable education policies across schools, and power analysis.
The Immigration and Intercultural Inclusivity workgroup focuses on equitable policies and systems within MICAH, and addresses short term issues that threaten immigration and intercultural inclusivity as a whole/in the community.
