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.
Sat, Apr 20
|Greater Mt Zion Missionary
Issues-Based Canvassing
Join us on our first canvass to engage parents, students, and educators around the education equity issues that affect them!
Time & Location
Apr 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Greater Mt Zion Missionary, 2070 Chelsea Ave, Memphis, TN 38108, USA
About the event
School Board Elections may be months away, but MICAH is engaging voters now! Join us on our first canvass to engage parents, students, and educators around the education equity issues that affect them!
The canvass will start at 10am with a brief training before we head out to knock on doors. We will gather back at 12:30pm for a debrief and dismissal. Make sure to dress comfortably!