With the power of organized people, we get justice done!
Childhood Trauma
All Chesterfield County Public Schools staff will get ACE Interface Trauma Informed Response Training before the first day of school THIS FALL and
CCPS will hire an outside organization to provide in-depth training to the six schools with more than 200 suspensions last year and the highest disparity in suspensions for African-American students with disabilities. Training will be evaluated using a nationally-recognized assessment to measure results.
115 RISC members packed First Presbyterian Church on June 11 to celebrate all we’ve achieved together!
We were delighted to set up extra tables and chairs because of the full house! We all enjoyed a potluck and fellowship.
RISC leaders shared intriguing stories detailing the tension, funny happenings, and persistence behind this year’s Nehemiah Action!
Guest speakers from the Virginia Dept. of Behavioral Health shared about ACE Interface, which will be provided for all staff in Chesterfield County Schools because we stood up for a proven solution.
At the RISC Nehemiah Action on April 30,
we won justice for our community!
With the power of 835 organized people from 22 member congregations and dozens of guest congregations, we achieved…
Introductory trauma-informed care training for all 4,000 Chesterfield County Public Schools staff before the first day of school in Fall 2018!
Intensive training and support for Chesterfield secondary schools with the highest suspension rates and disparity.
Partnership with several faith and business leaders in Henrico to continue pressing for all East End kids to read.
5 years ago, RISC was featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch at the beginning of our Affordable Housing initiative. At that time, with 14 congregations, the reporter noted that we “made a formidable show of strength...hundreds of people from Baptist, Presbyterian, Jewish and Catholic congregations packed the Cedar Street Memorial Baptist Church in Church Hill.”
This summer, RISC leaders have been visiting local businesses and corporations headquartered in the Richmond region, sharing our story and the changes that happened because we showed up.
Business leaders have been interested by the jobs pipeline RISC pieced together and concerned about the reading crisis in Henrico County. Some are excited to know there’s an organization that brings the faith community together and solves community problems in a unique, effective way!
