Richmond FLOW
Fighting Poverty in Richmond, One Step at a Time.
A Message from Team FLOW
Dear Reader,
Richmond, Virginia is neck-deep in poverty, a problem that could be solved through the development of Job Training Centers, which can provide its citizens with the abilities to get and maintain jobs. Poverty, defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary as the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possession, is an issue that affects one quarter of Richmond’s population, and nearly two-fifths of its children. We believe that, with a donation of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, we could begin to alleviate the poverty crisis through the development of job training centers. There, jobless citizens could go to be trained for everyday jobs, be it at the center itself or in other places. This would allow for the citizens to, essentially, begin to bring themselves out of poverty with a little bit of help and a lot of hard work and dedication. Past actions made by the HOLC, which resulted in the increase of homelessness in the city will hopefully be remedied thanks to the city’s plan to introduce mixed-income units, mixed with our efforts to give the citizens jobs. Together, we can make a change!
Team FLOW
The Problem
A Closer Look at the Residents of Richmond
Past Actions Taken on Poverty
Actions of Neighboring Cities Against Poverty
Our Solution
Our Sources
Community Change, n.d. Web.
Digital image. Report on Child Poverty in Richmond. Richmond Children First, 13 Nov.
2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
Houston, Thomas E. "Ending Modern Day Slavery in Its Hometown: The End of Poverty in
Richmond." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 06 Jan. 2014. Web. 09 Jan.
2014.
M, Dennis. Digital image. The U.S. Is a Sick Country! Literally. Dangerous Creation, 11 Jan.
2013. Web.
"Mayor's Anti-Poverty Commission Report." Www.richmondgov.com. N.p., 18 Jan.2
Web. 9 Jan. 2014.