Community engagement
About 1,300 people gather at St. Paul’s Baptist Church on Creighton Road on Monday night to express their concerns and seek improvements in issues affecting area youths. The event was sponsored by RISC, Richmonders Involved to Strengthen our Communities, an interfaith, interracial coalition of 19 congregations in metro Richmond working to address core issues. At Monday’s annual Nehemiah assembly, the group focused on improvements in elementary school reading levels, children’s mental health and job training for young people.
