Nonprofit

Chris Peterson was hired as the farm manager for the Alpha Omega Veteran Services urban farm. Memphis Tilth will partner with AOVS for three years to get the farm up and running and to train veterans on managing the operation.

Healthy Communities

Former U.S. Army supply depot "reclaimed" as urban farm for veterans

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, February 28, 2018

Volunteers from SunTrust Bank were on hand to help students work through their personal finance scenarios of managing a budget, balancing a checking account and preparing for unseen expenses.

Kids and Education

Melrose High School students make tough calls at financial education simulator

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, February 28, 2018

Justin Martin, 12, works on coding a video game at the TigerCrew program, hosted by nonprofit CodeCrew. (Brandon Dahlberg)

Technology and Innovation

Lacking tech curriculum in schools, Memphis groups step up to prepare students

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, February 7, 2018

Linda Williams, president and CEO of RISE Memphis, stands for a portrait at the foundation’s office.

Healthy Communities

Driving the Dream address "paternalistic" approach, creates a new system for treating poverty

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, February 7, 2018

Steve Lockwood, executive director of the Frayser CDC. (Houston Cofield)

Eonomic Development

Frayser Community Development Corp. plans headquarters expansion, new home construction

Michael WaddellTuesday, February 6, 2018

Taiya Hill, 17, and Dwayne Maxwell, 16, work on math homework at Whitehaven High School.

Kids and Education

Student to teacher ratio improves 75 percent with addition of in-class mentors at Whitehaven schools

Erica HortonWednesday, January 31, 2018

Arts and Culture

New artist live-work lofts opening in South Main District in March

Michael WaddellMonday, January 29, 2018

Healthy Communities

Memphis' healthcare system for the uninsured seeks to improve care for vulnerable patients

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, January 17, 2018

Healthy Communities

City fights blight for MLK Day of Service

Michael WaddellWednesday, January 17, 2018

Blues City Cultural Center choreographer Kellye Crawford demonstrates moves to students at Whitehaven High School in preparation for a competitive summer internship with the nonprofit.

Arts and Culture

Nonprofit trains Whitehaven youth in creative storytelling and neighborhood research

Erica HortonWednesday, January 17, 2018

Greenline Pet will move into the Crosstown building by the first quarter of next year.

Sustainability

Crosstown Concourse earns prestigious LEED Platinum certification for historic adaptive reuse

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, January 10, 2018

An empty pedestal the morning of December 21. (Dylan Sandifer)

Diversity

Cranes at twilight remove Confederate monuments from Memphis parks

J. Dylan SandiferFriday, December 22, 2017

SaveFirst aims to reduce the amount of people that fall prey to predatory tax services, which often overcharge low-income families upwards of $400 for simple returns.

Eonomic Development

SaveFirst aims to reduce predatory tax preparation in Memphis

Erica HortonWednesday, December 20, 2017

Ross Harris is the co-founder and CEO of A3 Freight Payment. His company took advantage of the Angel Tax Credit this year to help spur capital investment to grow his business.

Entrepreneurship

Angel Tax Credit stimulates early startup investors in Tennessee

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, December 20, 2017

Community Development

New homes coming to South Memphis neighborhood in 2018

Michael WaddellWednesday, December 20, 2017

Coaching for Literacy has provided nearly $100,000 to support the work of the Memphis Teacher Residency and STREETS ministries.

Kids and Education

Memphis-based Coaching for Literacy shoots to change the rate of illiteracy

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, December 13, 2017

Teresa Escobar, junior Finance major with a Political Science minor at CBU, shares her story at the Inside Out art installation.

Arts and Culture

Inside Out/Dreamers art project drums up support for Memphis' undocumented young people

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, December 13, 2017

Lester Gingold (left) was ITNMemphis’ honorary 5,000th rider.

Healthy Communities

Nonprofit transportation service drives seniors for "half the cost of a taxi"

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, December 6, 2017

Kids start lining up at the home of Deidra Tuggle, the Candy Lady of Orange Mound.

Community Development

On The Ground Live in Orange Mound

Madeline FaberWednesday, December 6, 2017