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900 E. Broad Street, Suite 1502 Phone: (804) 646-3108 Fax: 804-646-3231 Email: AskCommunityWealthBuilding |
Career Stations |
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East End Career Station 701 N. 25th Station 2nd Floor Richmond, Virginia 23223
Phone: (804) 646 - 6464
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The Office of Community Wealth Building
The Office of Community Wealth Building (OCWB) was established by Former Mayor Dwight C. Jones in the spring of 2014 and operated as a first-of-its-kind City office in the nation. In December 2015, City Council enacted Former Mayor Jones’s proposal to establish the Office of Community Wealth Building as a permanent department.
OCWB is the brainchild of the Mayor’s Anti-Poverty Commission and was later developed into the Maggie L. Walker Initiative for Expanding Opportunity and Fighting Poverty. The creation of the Office of Community Wealth Building was one of the central recommendations of the Commission.
The mission of the Office of Community Wealth Building is to facilitate equitable solutions to reduce the effects of poverty and enhance wealth development opportunities for the City of Richmond's most impacted communities.
A thriving community where all residents have equitable access to opportunities that build wealth and well-being throughout their lives.
This year, OCWB combined its implementation of OCWB Vision 2020 and pandemic response for community stability. As previously demonstrated in the Return on Investment and Impact Statements section, the OCWB and its partners have accomplished broader goals with significant community impacts. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.
Click on each of our programs and services to learn more.BLISS Career Stations Eviction Diversion Mayor's Youth Academy Richmond Living Wage Certification Program Social Enterprise
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Click on each link to learn more about our partners.Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA) Commonwealth Catholic Charities International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) LBJ Transportation J & G Workforce Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Office of Minority Business Enterprises Peter Paul Development Center Richmond Adult Technical Center Richmond Public Schools Re: Work Richmond The Giving Wall United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg Urban Hope Virginia Department of Health
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Staff of the Office of Community Wealth Building:
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Caprichia Spellman, Director |
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Chaya Braxton Solomon Brown Shawanda Clark Bernadine Doggett Latoshia Edwards Kelvin Harris Wilma Harris Calvin Headley Sherrilyn Hicks Quandra Holmes
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Karen Imes Darcel Jones Lerone Joseph Saundra Laws Crystal Leonard Keith Lewis Erika Love Elizabeth McEntire Tonia Moore Pamela Newton
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Lori Payne Jenee Pearson Sandra Smith Suzette Street Derrick Wadley Harvey Williams Otissa Williams Travis Woods
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Maggie L. Walker Citizens Advisory Board
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The Maggie L. Walker Initiative Citizens Advisory Board was created as an independent citizen body tasked with ongoing monitoring of the city’s progress in implementing the Initiative agenda and related policies. On December 8, 2014, City Council passed ordinance §2014-234-215 formally establishing the Maggie L. Walker Initiative Citizens Advisory Board. |
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Councilwoman Ellen Robertson, Co-Chair (non-voting) |
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Shelley Allmond Eric Brown Montrell Brown Avohom Carpenter Charles Hall Cordell Hayes, Jr.
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Saundra Laws Aquanetta Scott Patrice Shelton Carmen Simon Caprichia Spellman (non-voting)
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The Legacy of Maggie Lena Walker
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