2019 Nehemiah Action Update

With the power of over 700 organized people from 21 member congregations and dozens of guest congregations, we stood for...

· $2.9 million in funding for Richmond’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund—TRIPLE the amount previously invested each year

· The start of Richmond’s Eviction Diversion Program

· Continuation of proven Reading Mastery curriculum in Richmond Public Schools

1. Introduce RISC "Did you know that our congregation works with other congregations through RISC for root-level justice on initiatives like education, evictions, child trauma response, and job training? Well, we do and I’m a member!"

2. Describe purpose of the Nehemiah Action

READING MASTERY EXPANDS TO 8 RICHMOND SCHOOLS 

Since our 2018 Nehemiah Action Assembly where 840 justice-seekers declared, "We want our children to read, so they can succeed!" our wish is coming true! 

Throughout the summer, the RISC Education Team worked with RPS leaders to press for a pilot of the proven program Reading Mastery as a core curriculum in Fall 2018. With a new Superintendent and Cabinet coming on board, it was a stretch to get the program in place in 2018.