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
Holding bad landlords and developers accountable, advocating for more livable neighborhoods, and fighting for housing justice in Memphis.
Championing the transformation of a fully funded public transit in Memphis that serves both dependent and choice riders.
Transforming Memphis’s approach to policing, incarceration, and public safety by mobilizing to shift resources from punitive systems to community-led solutions.
