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.
Race and Class Equity (R.A.C.E) in the Justice System Current Issues
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Transparency/ Public Access to Information & Safeguarding of Those Incarcerated and Working in Shelby County Div. of Corrections
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Continuing Decarceration / Deconcentration of Shelby County’s Incarcerated Population
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Access to information and resources in languages other than English for LEP (limited English proficient) communities
LEP Access Collaborates with Health Department, Masks and Multilinqual Flyers Available for Pickup
MICAH's Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Access Working Group began collaborating with the Shelby County Health Department to distribute reusable face masks to LEP communities, along with with a multilingual flyer (English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic). The Health Department still has a supply of free fabric masks available, in sets of 24 or boxes of 360.
To request masks for your group and arrange for a pickup, contact Shelia Cruthird at shelia.cruthird@shelbycountytn.gov, or call (901) 222-9059. Be sure to mention that you learned about this partnership with MICAH, and request copies of the multilingual flyer if your community needs them! If you have questions, feel free to contact Gisela at gisela@micahmemphis.org
Updated 7/27/20