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TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Advance Memphis2. Catholic Charities of West Tennessee3. DeNeuville Learning Center4. Department of Human Services5. Families Matter, Inc.6. Hope House Day Care Center7. Memphis Strong Families Initiative (MSFI)8. Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc.9. RISE Foundation, Inc.10.S.O.L.I.D.s (Scope Of Life Illuminates Destiny)11.Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA)12.Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis13.United Way of the Mid-South
Name : Steve Nash Advance MemphisTitle: Executive [email protected] Memphis, TN901.543.8525 Mission The mission of Advance Memphis is to serve adultsName: Juanita Johnson in the Cleaborn/Foote communities and theTitle: Director of Employment and HR Services Offered surrounding 38126 zip code of inner city [email protected] by empowering residents to acquire knowledge,901.543.8525 Target resources, and skills to be economically self- Communities sufficient through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Soft Skills Training Financial Literacy and IDAs Entrepreneur Training GED/HSE Preparation Anger Management and Counseling Employment Support Job Placement through In-House Staffing Agency Forklift Training 38126 1
Name: Lucie Johnson Name: Virginia Davenport Catholic Charities of WestFood & Clothing Services Summer Enrichment CampsContact Info – Direct line: 901 722 4797 Contact Info – Direct line: 901 722 4716 TennesseeEmail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Memphis, TNName: Chris Butson Name: Alan ButsonImmigration Services Veterans Services Mission Following the teachings of Jesus Christ, weContact Info – Direct line: 901 722 4730 Contact Info – Direct line: 901 722 4724 Services Offered provide help to those facing chronic poverty andEmail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] bring hope through intervention, counseling Target and case management.Name: Mary Jordan Name: Christine Hash CommunitiesHomeless Services Social Enterprises Food Pantry & Mobile Food ServicesContact Info – Direct line: 901 726 9786 Contact Info – Direct line: 901 722 4759 Clothes Closet & Mobile Clothing ServicesEmail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Summer Enrichment Camps Immigration Services Veterans Services Homeless Services Social Enterprises Memphis & West Tennessee (Between the Tennessee River & the Mississippi Rivers) Name: Michael D. Allen 2 Title: CEO/President Contact Info – Direct line: 901 722 4747 Email: [email protected]
Name : Sarah Chambers DeNeuville Learning CenterTitle: Program CoordinatorScope of Job: To provide support and program Memphis, TNcoordination for adult female students. Mission To empower women to improve their livesContact Info – 901 726-5902 ext 237 through education and community.Email: [email protected] Services Offered GED / High School EquivalencyName: Lori Jones Bramlett English as a Second Language (ESL)Title: Executive Director Target Citizenship Test PreparationContact Info –901 8726-5902 ext 221 Communities Computer BasicsEmail: [email protected] Sewing / skills based classes Childcare Support Services Memphis metro area 3
Name : Yolanda Shegog-Wright Department of Human ServicesTitle: Field Management Director 3Scope of Job: County director responsible for the Memphis, TNday-to-day operations of the local human serviceoffices. Mission The primary mission of the Department ofContact Info – Direct line: 901-366-2195 Services Offered Human Services is “to offer temporaryEmail: [email protected] economic assistance, work opportunities and protective services to improve the lives ofName: Travis Williams Tennesseans”.Title: Program Director 2Contact Info – Direct line: 901-344-3654 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)Email: [email protected] Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Target Shelby County Communities 4
Name : Carol Jackson Families Matter Inc.Title: Executive DirectorScope of Job: Dedicated to building stronger Memphis, TNrelationships and families through education andadvocacy. Mission The primary mission of Families Matter is toContact Info – Direct line: 901 260 8520 Services Offered increase the number of healthy, loving, caringEmail: [email protected] and forgiving Families through a community- Target wide movement in Memphis, Shelby CountyName: Herman Jackson Communities and beyond.Title: Fatherhood Program ManagerContact Info – Direct line: 901 412 7245 Fatherhood Initiative offers education to boys, young menEmail: [email protected] and men instructing them in the knowledge of God’s plan for their lives by supporting, educating, encouraging and strengthening man’s knowledge of himself and his role within his family and society. Schools provide relationship and skill building educational curriculum to teachers and students to use in the classrooms. Churches customize programs for Pastor and their designate in supporting family enrichment educational opportunities. Collaborations provide support to collaborating organizations whose mission and vision align with Families Matter in an effort to increase educational outreach. Memphis and Shelby County“Strengthening Families Changing Lives Transforming Memphis” 5
Name : Sarah Dill Hope House Day Care CenterTitle: Social WorkerScope of Job: Provides psychosocial support Elizabeth Dupont, Ed.D Executive Director Memphis, TNservices to clientsContact Info – Direct line: 901-870-0842 Mission The mission of Hope House is to improve the qualityEmail: [email protected] Services Offered of HIV-affect individuals and their families by providing high quality early childhood education andName : Jessica Cox Target Communities social services.Title: Social WorkerScope of Job: Provides psychosocial support Early Childhood and Preschool Educationservices to clients Play TherapyContact Info – Direct line: 901-517-1859 Parenting ProgramEmail: [email protected] Individual Counseling Support GroupsName: Maria Randall HousingTitle: Director of Social Services Case Management Financial LiteracyContact Info – Direct line: 901-351-4327 Life SkillsEmail: [email protected] Shelby County 6
Name: Kellie Cole Memphis Strong Families Initiative (MSFI) Title: Project Director Mission MSFI will connect 100 of Memphis’ most vulnerable, child- Scope of Job: The Memphis Strong Services Offered welfare involved families to permanent, stable, affordable Families Initiative (MSFI) Project Director housing coupled with intensive wraparound services. Housing is responsible for monitoring systems for families will be concentrated in 69 apartment and duplex level processes and outcomes of the housing units managed by Promise Development Corporation. MSFI. The Project Director provides day- An interdisciplinary team with representatives from all to-day project management, support, partners will work together to coordinate services. Service community engagement, collaboration delivery to families will be guided by evidence-based models coordination, resource development and that specifically address trauma experienced by the adults coordination for the Memphis Strong and children while addressing other barriers impeding the Families Initiative. achievement of family stability and self-sufficiency. Contact Info: • Wraparound Services Direct line: 901.527.1302 ex. 303 • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Email: [email protected] • Domestic Violence Services • Mental Health Counseling and ReferralsMemphis Strong Families Initiative (MSFI) • Children and Youth Activities Target Residents of Shelby County may be referred to our program Community & through MIFA. Selection criteria for the families includes Family Selection presentation of literal homelessness and an open case within the Department of Children’s Services (DCS). 7
Name : Tammie McKuhn Neighborhood Christian CentersTitle: Director of Compassionate MinistriesScope of Job: To provide emergency assistance Memphis, TNto neighbors in need. Mission The primary mission of the NeighborhoodContact Info – Direct line: 901 881 6013 Services Offered Christian Centers, Inc., is to build strongerEmail: [email protected] families and neighborhoods by providing compassionate, Christ-centered ministries toName: Ephie Johnson those in need.Title: CEO/PresidentContact Info – Direct line: 901 881 6013 Crises InterventionEmail: [email protected] Family Enrichment Parenting Program Work/Life Skills College Preparatory Programs for Youth Marriage Education and Support Target North Memphis Communities Frayser Binghampton Robinhood/Getwell Orange Mound 8
Name : Shelia Terrell RISE Foundation, Inc.Title: Chief Operations OfficerScope of Job: Human Resources, Administration, Memphis, TNAdult Financial Education InitiativesContact Info – Direct line: 901-507- 6637 Mission RISE Foundation, Inc. empowers people toEmail: [email protected] become self-sufficient by building and sustaining human and financial assets.Name : Ricco MitchellTitle: Senior Goal Card Program Coordinator Services Offered *Financial education for you, adults and seniorsScope of Job: Youth financial education *Individual Development Accountsinitiatives. *”Learning Circles” for Senior Citizens *Youth incentive programContact Info – Direct line: 901-505-0808Email: [email protected] Target Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee CommunitiesName: Linda L. WilliamsTitle: CEO/PresidentContact Info – Direct line: 901-507-8881Email: [email protected] 9
Name : Annie Chapman S.O.L.I.D.s (Scope Of Life Illuminates Destiny)Title: Vice PresidentScope of Job: To provide assistance to volunteers P.O. Box 22277and Neighborhood Leaders. Memphis, TN 38122 Building A foundation for Families to standContact Info – Direct line: 901249-7462Email: [email protected] Mission S.O.L.I.D.s’ mission is to build viable relationships by providing resourceName: Melissa Miller-Monie Services Offered opportunities to develop educationalTitle: CEO/President alternatives, which will lead to stronger familyContact Info – Direct line: 901 249-7462 Target enrichment and social skills while enhancingEmail: [email protected] Communities their quality of life.http://www.solidsnetwork.net/ •Safety All Around •Health and Wellness •Financial Sustainability Empowering Neighbors to revitalize their community Aging In Place Family Enrichment Mentoring Highland Heights 38122/38112 Target area for improvement: *North-Macon Road *South-Summer Avenue *West-Tillman off Jackson *East-Highland Street 10
Name : Elizabeth Wilson Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA)Title: Director Mission TECTA’s mission is to expand opportunities forScope of Job: To provide workshop training and early childhood professionals through careercollege scholarships to child care providers development and higher education support.Contact Info – Direct line: 901 333-5541Email: [email protected] Services Offered Workshop training Child Development Associate (CDA) mentoring Scholarships toward early childhood education credentials and degrees Administrator Credential mentoring Target People working in licensed early childhood Communities programs 11
Name: Ruby Bright Mission Women's Foundation for a Greater MemphisTitle: CAO/Executive Director Memphis, TNScope of Work: To maintain high levelrelationships with donors, community partners, The mission of the Women's Foundation for aand national organizations. Oversees the fiscal Greater Memphis is to encourage philanthropyhealth of the organization. and foster leadership among women and support programs that enable women andContact Info – Direct line: 901 525 5025 children to reach their full potential.Email:[email protected] Services Offered Grant-making to organizations that provideName : Shante Avant Economic and Financial Literacy Target Job Readiness and Career DevelopmentTitle: Deputy Director Communities Leadership Development Advocacy and ResearchScope of Work: To manage the operations ofthe organization including grant-making, Zip Code 38126programs, fund development, and marketingand communications.Contact Info – Direct line: 901 525 1237Email: [email protected] : Patria JohnsonTitle: Grants and Programs ManagerScope of Work: To manage current grants andprogram initiatives. Works with grantee partnerson evaluations and reporting.Contact Info – Direct line: 901 969 2405Email: [email protected] 12
Name : Dr. Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D. United Way of the Mid-SouthTitle: President/CEO Memphis, TNCall United Way at 901.433.4300 Mission Improving the quality of life for Mid-Southerners byHelp Line: 2-1-1 or 901.415.2790 mobilizing and aligning community resources to addressWebsite: www.uwmidsouth.org priority issues. Services Offered United Way provides resources to 80 local nonprofit organizations which provide services that impact Target education, income / financial stability, and health across Communities our 8-county Mid-South area. If you are in need of nonprofit programs or assistance, please call our 2-1-1 help line (a partnership with Memphis Public Library system) and a trained operator can gather details about your situation to help you \"cut through the red tape\" and find available nonprofit assistance. We serve eight Mid-South counties: Crittenden, AR; Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, and Tipton, TN; DeSoto, Tate, and Tunica, MS 13
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