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Ordinance 2025-121: the committee voted to forward an ordinance to amend the FY2025 budget and reappropriate funds after Literacy Lab ceased operations. City staff said $96,250 will be reallocated from the Literacy Lab appropriation, with $66,250 appropriated to the Reserve for Children’s Fund and $30,000 to Challenge Discovery Projects Inc. Staff said the $30,000 to Challenge Discovery Projects is not new programming but a bookkeeping correction for an untimely invoice. The committee recorded a vote recommending approval; Miss Jones and Chair Lynch voted Aye.

Ordinance 2025-124: the committee voted to forward an ordinance authorizing the CAO to execute an amendment to an opioid-funds agreement between the city and the sheriff to continue a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) pilot in the sheriff’s office. Jason Alley, policy adviser for the opioid crisis response, said the action carries forward unspent funds from the current fiscal year and that the city remains in close contact with the sheriff’s office about tranches of funding. The public hearing drew no speakers; the committee recommended approval (Miss Jones Aye; Chair Lynch Aye).

Resolution 2025-R023: the committee voted to forward a resolution requesting the CAO establish a work group, in collaboration with Richmond Public Schools (RPS), to develop a funding formula allocating general-fund revenues annually for school operating expenses and to propose an implementation plan for the FY2027 general-fund budget. Megan Brown, director of budget and strategic planning, said the administration sought an amendment to change the date for a recommendation to come forward from August 30 to October 15; the administration offered to submit the amendment in coordination with the city attorney. Matt Percival, vice chair of the Richmond School Board’s Finance and Audit Committee, spoke in support on behalf of the school board. The committee forwarded the resolution with the recommended amendment (Miss Jones Aye; Chair Lynch Aye).

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 2025-121 (budget reappropriation; Literacy Lab funds): forwarded to council with recommendation to approve. Vote recorded: Miss Jones Aye; Chair Lynch Aye.
- Ordinance 2025-124 (amend opioid funds agreement; continue MAT pilot with sheriff): forwarded to council with recommendation to approve. Vote recorded: Miss Jones Aye; Chair Lynch Aye.
- Resolution 2025-R023 (establish work group with RPS to develop school funding formula; amendment to change recommendation date to Oct. 15): forwarded to council with recommendation to approve with amendment. Vote recorded: Miss Jones Aye; Chair Lynch Aye.

Committee staff recorded follow-ups: provide location-level deployment data for the Trauma Healing Response Network and arrange a joint convening with RPS to discuss the funding-formula work in the coming months. The committee’s next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 10, 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Richmond City - Education and Human Services Meeting - June 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. - Jun 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Education and Human Services Standing Committee forwarded three items to full council with recommendations to approve.","taxTitle","Richmond City (Independent City), Virginia","taxId",5755,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6543048,"City staff report updates on Richmond Resilience guaranteed-income cohort; committee forwards contract with UpTogether/FII National",572,1322770,1895360,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789437-9be5b35f30f39c3a24cf16f56ec7c1df&start=1322&end=1895","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789437-9be5b35f30f39c3a24cf16f56ec7c1df/thumbnail_1322770.jpg","/articles/6543048/Richmond-City-Independent-City/Virginia/City-staff-report-updates-on-Richmond-Resilience-guaranteed-income-cohort-committee-forwards-contract-with-UpTogetherFII-National","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543048-53106b5cf368679539ba5145565500b7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770454234&Signature=V9m0tZnPrUyFt18TPH~C3i2QMWgLuBeSlMBOp2Qd0PoLNpXf94omnp3sEkLxstujVcGs5eieG-gUqmm8hn~vUSEtPF7~rA4k8Fxv-4J4fwK6NY8j7xdJuaw2JPzt8BYWXV3yAjx4nn1U8iJswCLtrAK0GbeW09UTfbo8Kp4H2srQFndrJAtWfi2knEenf-cBJSb7mrQr32iiTB8bwe1-avQI4HRTWrhHZghsZfJPOXUzNZiIvERc8g7qJ~OdAt-dIpEJRkDNuzCLVKDTO3vp-i3oNEpQVGXMRtwGiPwgxeQcGpvMEdCEqUt~JzhmU2uNpZdpRnPTNdY3nZX3pntwTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Derek Wadley, program operations supervisor and program manager for the Richmond Resilience Initiative in the Office of Community Wealth Building, told the committee the current cohort recruitment launched May 26 and that 880 applicants had qualified for consideration.

The update is significant because the city is authorizing a contract to implement a guaranteed-income pilot that provides $500 per month for 24 months to selected participants, and the administration said the program’s administrative costs will be reduced for the upcoming iteration.

Wadley said UpTogether will administer the program for the city and that, because of the existing relationship, UpTogether agreed to return more than the administrative fee: \"the administrative costs, which is $50,000 but they're going to give us $60,000 back,\" Wadley said, meaning the city expects no net overhead and an additional $10,000 to support participant services.

Wadley said the city will use a lottery to select participants because of the large and geographically broad applicant pool. He said staff are triaging applications and will report back with a district-by-district participation breakdown after the June application period closes. He said VCU's Research Institute on Social Equity (Dr. Douglas Glenn) will help monitor the lottery process to ensure fairness.

Council members sought clarification about timing: Wadley said applications will be accepted through June, selection will follow the lottery, and payments begin only after selected participants are identified.

The committee voted to forward ordinance 2025-139 to council with a recommendation to approve. The ordinance authorizes the CAO to execute an up-together grant contract between the city and FII National for implementation of the Richmond Resilience Initiative guaranteed-income program. The roll-call recorded Miss Jones and Chair Lynch as voting Aye; the motion carried.

Staff said the program will use the same payment model as prior iterations — $500 per month for 24 months — and emphasized that the city and UpTogether negotiated to avoid administrative overhead for this round.","Office of Community Wealth Building staff updated the committee on the Richmond Resilience Initiative cohort (880 applicants), explained that UpTogether will administer the next round and return administrative funds, and the committee voted to forward an ordinance authorizing a grant/contract to FII National for implementation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6543053,"Trauma Healing Response Network describes post-shooting support, partnerships with RPD and VCU",774,142860,917330,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789437-9be5b35f30f39c3a24cf16f56ec7c1df&start=142&end=917","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789437-9be5b35f30f39c3a24cf16f56ec7c1df/thumbnail_142860.jpg","/articles/6543053/Richmond-City-Independent-City/Virginia/Trauma-Healing-Response-Network-describes-post-shooting-support-partnerships-with-RPD-and-VCU","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543053-c0a4fc65d971c68a8b51b7e2e6d257fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770454234&Signature=BAYyTxMh18WVxuQHVUtwNt5A9TOCOs0QomCY5F0NMJeP5jvsuqVhEqnkrIiViP1oyegtpajceEF-MtBcTXBopOIYkMMJMXRcHcupdcwT9AUreucsxySGhPpC7okdF3tMFpUIoVKrYdF67rnXXLzGC8Bc2nS~1N3AJ6TBK0ARNudLx-GwNdR-1UoHTC0iClPvGLHNdUmgGa6V2POhPD4mVU4y4rcpmphQX9SYHVCtTtrlDv8Nd~dODP259YGbDcicbaKFrBrhFytUyVs367-9uleGQwW38h10FlZaVQjC2kcn5xDfsqXYA-BgIQfdiLfNej9o8uvrJz~eFxvE4tIGHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lorraine Wright, violence prevention program manager for the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts, told the Education and Human Services Standing Committee that the Trauma Healing Response Network engages families in the immediate aftermath of firearm injury or death and connects them to short-term case management and long-term resources.

The presentation matters because the network combines crisis intervention, intensive case management and the use of credible messengers to deliver timely services and to try to prevent retaliation and further violence, officials said.

Wright said the network was created in 2021 through a partnership among Richmond City Council, the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts and the Richmond Behavioral Health Foundation as fiscal sponsor. \"We engage impacted families in the immediate aftermath of a firearm injury or death,\" Wright said, describing the program as “trauma informed” and “healing centered.” She told the committee the network now convenes 53 community partners offering housing, food, mental-health support and education referrals.

Wright provided program figures for the current fiscal year: more than 3,400 community wellness checks, outreach that reached nearly 9,000 residents through mentoring and events, and more than $36,000 dispersed in emergency assistance to impacted families. The network said it provided emergency housing to 16 families, including four permanent relocations, and engaged 37 high-risk cases aimed at preventing retaliation-related violence.

Wright described an incident-response protocol the network finalized in February 2025 with the Richmond Police Department and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to coordinate medical response, victim assistance and follow-up services without impeding investigations. She said the network has strengthened partnerships with mental-health providers, added the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers, and deepened collaboration with Richmond Public Schools through site-based work at schools including MLK and Huguenot.

The program also launched a community \"Stop the Bleed\" campaign to teach bystanders how to control life-threatening bleeding; Wright described a recent demonstration by a student who learned the technique.

Council members asked for further detail about where in the city the network works and for a full set of the numbers Wright cited; Wright said staff will follow up with location data and other metrics. Councilwoman Jones asked for the numbers and geographic breakdown to inform future resource deployments; committee staff recorded a follow-up assignment to convene that information.

Wright invited committee members to a pop-up event in Creighton Court next Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. and said the network had recently held events in Wickham Court and other neighborhoods.

The committee recorded the presentation and staff noted a follow-up to request the network’s neighborhood-level deployment data.","The Trauma Healing Response Network told the Richmond Education and Human Services Committee it provided emergency housing, funds and outreach after firearm incidents, described a new incident-response protocol with Richmond Police Department and VCU, and outlined prevention and community training work funded in part by the city.","actionData","errors"]

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