NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
Boaz and Ruth (Richmond, VA)
 Who They Serve: The North District of Richmond, Virginia, a neighborhood characterized by high poverty, unemployment, and crime
What They Do: Social entrepreneurial business ventures, housing redevelopment, financial literacy training, referrals to social service agencies, community development, adult education, job training and/or occupational re-training, counseling, ex-offender rentry
Brief Description:
Boaz and Ruth’s “Rebuilding Communities through Economic Development and Empowerment” program is revitalizing a long-neglected section of Richmond through business development. Its anchor is a 7500 square foot used furniture store that operates as a successful business in addition to providing job training to some of Richmond’s most vulnerable citizens. It has launched eight other entrepreneurial businesses which provide jobs for 23 community residents, some of whom were unemployable due to a criminal history or other mitigating factors. Boaz and Ruth also facilitated the incorporation of a new Highland Park Merchants Association and offers GED and computer classes for neighborhood residents at its facility.
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