Every community faces problems and the Dayton metro area is no different. LEAD works with community members to identify these problems research possible solutions, and build the people power need to make systemic change.

Education
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Academic achievement in the Dayton Public Schools has been extremely low for a very long time. Over 2 years ago at LEAD’s Problems Assembly, our members voted to address this huge problem which negatively affects so many of our families.

The critical question is what needs to be done and what can we actually accomplish to make it happen?

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Parent Engagement
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A pilot program is currently underway at the Westwood PreK-6 Community School in the Westwood community where the parents have identified childhood trauma as the issue they want to address.

Through regular weekly meetings since September 2018, the parents have done research on childhood trauma, its impact on child development, its affect on educational development and the emerging local and national movement toward development of trauma-sensitive schools. 

Miami Valley Immigration Coalition

The Miami Valley Immigrant Coalition’s purpose is to collaborate with the immigrant and faith communities to create an ecumenical and interfaith alliance in the Miami Valley for immigrant justice.

As a coalition, the Miami Valley Immigrant Coalition is committed to promoting comprehensive, humane immigration reform and working with and on behalf of those who are affected by unjust laws and policies that do not reflect these values.
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Community Conversations...A Listening Campaign
LEAD is launching a new multi-year campaign built around the question:  What is the important issue or crisis here in Dayton that we need to work on?

Our current political climate, mixed with “in your face” problems - systemic racism, gun violence, the need for criminal justice reform, the need for environmental justice, the need for affordable housing - that confront us on local, state, and national levels make it impossible to ignore the rough seas ahead, especially as we approach the 2020 election year.  We want to organize…We want to build power…We want a strong united voice.
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And we need a thorough grounding in the values, concerns, and energy of those who make up our neighborhoods and community.