In the days leading up to - and at our 2026 Nehemiah Action - RISC won the following:

• AFFORDABLE & HEALTHY HOMES: We won passage of a new Affordable Housing Law that allocates $11.7 million to the Trust Fund this year, and $63 million over the next 5 years.

• MENTAL HEALTH: Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors memberJessica Schneider agreed to partner with us to champion the implementation of a mental health navigational tool in Chesterfield County

• GUN VIOLENCE: Mayor Avula agreed to meet with us within 30 days of the completion of the Problem Analysis - the first step in the implementation of a proven, evidence-based Gun Violence Intervention Program.

Past wins:

100 mobile homes will be repaired with the $1.6 million we won for the mobile home repair program.

935 units of affordable housing were developed or preserved between 2015 and 2021, using funds from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund we got the city to fund.

Almost 3,000 families were able to stay in their homes as the result of a $6 million dollar allocation to emergency rental assistance we were able to get Mayor Stoney to make in the summer of 2020.

Approximately 500 families a year receive financial assistance and counseling, and keep eviction off their record, through the Eviction Diversion Program we won in 2019.

Hundreds of low-income job seekers have completed the VCU Pathways Program we won, that started in June of 2018.  This is a pipeline to in demand healthcare careers with work readiness and mentorship components.