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Committee members voted unanimously on each item. For each paper, the committee approved forwarding to council with a recommendation to approve: Miss Jones recorded \"Aye\" and Chair Lynch recorded \"Aye\" on the roll calls; the clerk announced each motion \"has been approved.\"

Item 1 (ordinance 2025-121) would amend the FY25 general-fund appropriation by transferring $96,250 originally allocated to Literacy Lab after that nonprofit notified the city it was ceasing operations. The ordinance as presented reappropriates $66,250 to the Reserve for Children's Fund and $30,000 to Challenge Discovery Projects, Inc., to correct an untimely invoice payment and settle the city's accounts. Eva Koolen, senior policy advisor with the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services, explained that the $30,000 portion is not new programming money but a bookkeeping correction.

Item 2 (ordinance 2025-124) authorizes the chief administrative officer to execute an amendment to the city's opioid-funds agreement with the sheriff, carrying forward unspent funds to continue a medication-assisted treatment pilot program operated in the sheriff's office. Jason Alley, a policy advisor for opioid crisis response, described the item as a carry-forward of funds and said the city is in ongoing contact with the sheriff's office to release the next tranche when the sheriff is ready.

Item 4 (ordinance 2025-139) would authorize the chief administrative officer to execute an FII National (as read into the record) for the purpose of implementing the Richmond Resilience Initiative (RRI) Guarantee Income Program. Derek Wadley, program and operations supervisor with the Office of Community Wealth Building, said the cohort launched May 26 and that 880 applicants qualified for the project. Wadley described an administrative arrangement with the program administrator, UpTogether: the administrator's standard fee was $50,000 but UpTogether has agreed to return $60,000 to the city in this iteration, leaving an extra $10,000 to support participant services. Wadley said payments will follow the existing model of $500 a month for 24 months once recipients are selected; the office will use a lottery and VCU's research staff to oversee selection integrity. The committee voted to forward the ordinance with a recommendation to approve.

Item 3 (resolution 2025-R023) requests the CAO to establish a work group with Richmond Public Schools to develop a funding formula for implementation in the FY27 general-fund budget. Megan Brown, director of budget and strategic planning, asked the committee to approve an amendment changing the date that the CAO's recommendation is due from Aug. 30 to Oct. 15; the committee agreed and voted to forward the resolution with that amendment. Matt Percival, vice chair of the Richmond School Board Finance and Audit Committee, spoke in support of the measure.

No members of the public spoke for or against the four papers during the committee's hearings. Staff recorded follow-up items including a request to convene a joint session with RPS in August or September to discuss the funding-formula work group and related topics.

Votes at a glance: all four items were forwarded to council with a recommendation to approve; recorded roll-call votes show Miss Jones and Chair Lynch voting \"Aye\" on each motion and the clerk announcing each motion approved.

The committee's next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 10; agenda items planned include updates on regional homelessness coordination and the parks master plan.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Richmond City - Education and Human Services Standing Committee on 2025-06-12 2:00 PM - To access the meeting via Microsoft Teams, please use the following https://go.rva.gov/EHS-June12 or dial *67-804-316-9457 and enter ID:724 058 052# - Jun 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Education and Human Services Standing Committee voted to forward four papers to City Council with recommendations for approval: an ordinance reappropriating literacy funds, an opioid-funds amendment for a sheriff's treatment pilot, an authorization related to the Richmond Resilience Initiative guarantee-income program and a resolution to form a school-funding work group.","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},6538958,"Richmond trauma-response network outlines supports for families after firearm injury",746,2261000,3007000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789438-e73b9b2d778372336b10735264186160&start=2261&end=3007","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789438-e73b9b2d778372336b10735264186160/thumbnail_2261000.jpg","/articles/6538958/Richmond-City-Independent-City/Virginia/Richmond-trauma-response-network-outlines-supports-for-families-after-firearm-injury","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6538958-0a0b6aabcffe7d59c6930bd6561ceead/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452989&Signature=N0ZFnvSGbE3pTXcWiazywsjC9UCTWE6mSM~L4iyTXVY2y3CQ-mfIjFfHE~OxPMsSNPhVTjDkPEEgQlZajBC6DUiZds~Pr71HKApgyooGoxCOpa4sDQE1A4GbG~8pkQ2f4HLwU5gpw-bfNR1KS81yQABJDkE1QoUE0rAvaDCKoRoSPms5MmASVLuY9S8c7VLEGMY7ZGuSbO2KX7KCbziUMXGcItedPaf8XLlOL7eYaZlERCorG99CAWVWHFW4ZeYS6KH9df1dz6gVEWpIV4iOCDjpyMbXRp~yQPrV1IoK48L-azy6NNkM6Qz-LQNzql059T5XyaI-vxRCBwWH6ZJCpQ__&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.

Wright said the network, formed in 2021 in partnership with Richmond City Council, the Richmond and Henrico health districts and the Richmond Behavioral Health Foundation, convenes 53 community partners to address housing, food access, mental health and education needs. \"We engage impacted families in the immediate aftermath of a firearm injury or death,\" Wright said.

The network reported more than 3,400 community wellness checks this fiscal year, reached nearly 9,000 residents through mentoring and outreach, and dispersed more than $36,000 in emergency funds to impacted families. Wright said the program provided emergency housing to 16 families, including four permanent relocations, and engaged 37 high-risk cases to prevent retaliation-related violence.

Wright described an \"incident response protocol\" formalized in February 2025 with the Richmond Police Department, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and the Richmond and Henrico health districts to integrate medical, public safety and victim-assistance responses. She said Richmond community mediators, VCU and other partners coordinate a handoff to avoid compromising investigations while still providing support to families.

Council members thanked Wright and asked for additional detail on the locations of the network's work. \"I'd love to know all of the numbers that you presented. I'd love to know where you are working with those families, what parts of the city,\" Councilmember Jones said, asking the program to provide district- or neighborhood-level data to help deploy resources. Councilwoman Lynch said the program \"means to us as council and to me personally.\" Staff noted an action item to follow up with the Trauma Healing Response Network on the locations of its work.

Wright described other recent activities including a Stop the Bleed campaign, partnership with the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers to expand mental-health services, and work with Richmond Public Schools at sites such as MLK and Huguenot. She said the network also provided support to families in connection with the Commonwealth's attorney's office and cited a recent double homicide in which the network arranged housing for an impacted person.

The presentation closed with committee members encouraging continued collaboration and asking the network to supply the requested geographic and numeric detail to the committee at a future meeting. A committee staff member recorded a follow-up action: the committee will request more information from the Trauma Healing Response Network about the locations where it is working.

Two council members asked questions during the presentation and committee staff noted that the matter will be revisited; no formal committee action or funding decision was taken during the meeting.","The Trauma Healing Response Network told the Education and Human Services Committee it provided emergency funds, housing and case management to families affected by firearm incidents and is formalizing a coordinated response with Richmond Police, VCU and health districts.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee forwards four items to council, including guaranteed-income authorization and funding reallocation

Richmond trauma-response network outlines supports for families after firearm injury