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Human Services Cabinet
Purpose
The overarching goal is to foster an alignment of strategies and resources among myriad entities serving the community. The Human Services Cabinet for the city of Richmond is comprised of the local subject matter experts on food, shelter, public safety, health, behavioral health, employment, transportation, older adults, multicultural population, persons with sensory and physical disabilities, education, early childhood, volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and mechanisms that can leverage donations of time, money and the human need to connect.
It is critical that accurate information is used when decisions are made regarding strategies to mobilize resources and people.
Each Cabinet Subject Matter Expert is considered the authoritative voice in Richmond on this topic.
Questions?
Questions from the community to the Human Services Cabinet should be directed to the DCAO for Human Services. The DCAO is the point person for the Cabinet. The Human Services Subject Matter Experts have their own organizations and crisis lines, and can be contacted for the specific questions from citizens. This Cabinet is a collaborative of city and community backbone organizations working on specific issues about how to move the community forward and solve and longstanding challenges.
Membership
Topic | Expert | Organization | Description/Webinar |
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Behavioral Health |
John Lindstrom |
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority |
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority: Who We Are, What We Do, and Why? |
Community Connections |
Mollie Reinhart |
Befriend Movement | |
Early Childhood Care and Education |
Ann Payes |
Thrive Birth to Five |
|
Food |
Doug Pick |
Feed More | |
Help1RVA |
Lisa Ramirez |
YMCA of Greater Richmond | |
Homelessness/Housing Crisis |
Kelly King Horne |
Homeward | |
Income/Workforce |
Caprichia Spellman |
OCWB | |
Immigrant and Refugee Communities |
Karla Almendarez-Ramos |
Office of Immigrant and Refugee Engagement -OIRE |
Serving Immigrant Communities in the City of Richmondhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CggixNFQcPw&t=20s
|
Older Adults |
Amy Strite |
Senior Connections |
Older Adults Services and Supports in the City of Richmond |
Persons with Sensory and Physical Disabilities |
Gerry O'Neill |
Resources for Independent Living |
The Disability Rights Movement: Pat, Present, Future |
Public Health |
Margo Webb BSW, MPA |
Richmond City Health District |
Richmond City Health District's Role in Establishing Health Equity |
Public Safety |
Captain Daniel Minton |
Richmond Police Department | |
Education |
Matthew Stanley |
Richmond Public Schools | |
The Giving Wall |
Becky Crump |
The Giving Wall | |
Volunteers |
Vanessa Diamond |
HandsOn Greater Richmond |