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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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This COVID-19 crisis has not called for MICAH to shift our priorities; it has made our priorities more important than ever as the inequity is laid bare for all to see— Who can easily continue their education with devices and WiFi and who cannot? Who is most at risk of losing the roof over their heads and who is not? Who is left in crowded jails because of their inability to pay and who is not?

MICAH will continue our work of asking direct questions of city and county leaders around equity both during and after this crisis and will continue to hold public officials accountable to using a lens of equity in their decision making.

Economic Equity Task Force

Education Equity Task Force

Immigration & Intercultural Equity Task Force

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