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.
Voter Engagement at the Memphis Zoo!
Tue, Jun 27
|Memphis Zoo
Join the Shelby County Voter Alliance at the Memphis Zoo!
Time & Location
Jun 27, 2023, 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Memphis Zoo, 2000 Prentiss Pl, Memphis, TN 38112, USA
About the event
Every Tuesday over the summer, the SCVA will be checking registration, registering voters and engaging the community in conversations around upcoming elections. Both youth and adults are welcome and no prior experience is needed!
Canvas dates will be contingent on weather and the capacity of the Memphis Zoo to host us.
Upcoming Events
Thu, Aug 13First Congregational ChurchJoin Transformational Justice task force and the University of Memphis for a training covering alternatives to calling the police when people are experiencing a mental health crisis.
Tue, Aug 18Location is TBDCome to the quarterly Leadership Council Meeting on August 18th from 7-8:30 pm. If you are part of MICAH, you should attend this meeting if you have the capacity.
Multiple DatesThu, Aug 20Idlewild Presbyterian ChurchBetter Transit for a Better Memphis, led by daily riders and other community champions, organizes and advocates for fully funded, accessible, and equitable public transit.
Upcoming Events
- Thu, Aug 13First Congregational ChurchJoin Transformational Justice task force and the University of Memphis for a training covering alternatives to calling the police when people are experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Tue, Aug 18Location is TBDCome to the quarterly Leadership Council Meeting on August 18th from 7-8:30 pm. If you are part of MICAH, you should attend this meeting if you have the capacity.
- Multiple DatesThu, Aug 20Idlewild Presbyterian ChurchBetter Transit for a Better Memphis, led by daily riders and other community champions, organizes and advocates for fully funded, accessible, and equitable public transit.