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Yahoo
10-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Door of Hope offers housing and aid for those in need
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every Tuesday, as part of our Greater Memphis on a Mission series, we highlight organizations making Memphis better. This week, we caught up with a group that believes that housing is a right. Louis White was just a teenager when his family lost their home. 'Me and my mom got kicked out by our landlord,' said White. 'If we're going to be homeless, I'd rather we just sleep on the streets than to be separated.' That was over three years ago. For the last two years, Louis, who is now 20, has had a roof over his head thanks to Door of Hope, a nonprofit organization that provides free housing and support services for individuals who are chronically homeless and have a disability. 'We provide what's called low-barrier housing, which is, we don't background check our program participants, we don't check for criminal records, we don't require any strenuous requirements like weekly drug testing, or you have to comply with treatment for housing. We take our clients as they are,' said Porsha Goodman, Door of Hope executive director. Once the person is settled into a safe and comfortable place, that's when a case manager can assist with resources. Picklemania: Life lessons and purpose through pickleball 'If someone's like, 'I want employment,' we have a wonderful case management team who will help them with resume writing and help them, take them on job interviews,' said Goodman. 'If a client has a goal of 'I want to complete my education goal,' we're there to walk them through that process of applying for applications.' Inside their three different single room occupancy facilities, program participants have their own fully furnished one-bedroom room, private bathroom, and have access to a shared kitchen, laundry room, and two activity rooms. In addition to housing, White was able to take part in their youth program. 'They help you with, say, you need your birth certificate, your ID, you need to get your benefits back in order,' White said. Louis is now enrolled in online classes and majoring in business administration. 'I see Door of Hope as hope. They helped me out,' said White. That is why Brown Missionary Baptist Church and the Mid-South Genesis CDC donated $1,000 to Door of Hope. Because access to stable housing builds a better quality of life. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bridges equips Memphis youth with civic leadership skills
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every Tuesday as part of our Greater Memphis on a Mission series, we highlight organizations making Memphis better. Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Bernard has been part of Bridges for the last four years. Bridges is a youth empowerment organization that helps 7th through 12th graders develop the skills to lead, collaborate, and engage in positive community action. 'I've learned how to advocate for myself, how to make my voice heard, and how to communicate and network with different people who I would have never been able to do so without bridges,' said Bernard. Everbloom Farmacy boosts food security and community in Memphis They focus on civic leadership and offer different tracks a youth can take. 'The youth of Memphis are the future of Memphis. So, think of it as a return on an investment. If we invest in them now, we will have great returns later on,' said CEO Sam O'bryant. 'There's health and wellness. There's arts and culture and there's business and environmentalism.' In the business track, students learn about balancing a checkbook, the stock market, and what it takes to establish a business. The arts and culture track consists of building up writing skills. 'This is a chance for us to really build in what it means to piece together a sentence. To piece together a paragraph. To piece together the best ways of communication through writing,' said O'bryant. For the health and wellness track, Bridges brings in instructors to demonstrate exercises and the best dietary options. 📡 for Memphis and the Mid-South. 📧 and have the latest top stories sent right to your inbox. 'As someone who likes to write, I really am better expressing myself in written word. And when we would have our group circle-ups, we would debrief which is something really important to our experience during the learning process,' said Meridith Rucker. Rucker is the senior director of programming at Bridges and a bridge builder alumna. Even after high school graduation and college, the connections you make at Bridges are always there. 'When I moved to New York, I did not know anyone there. I reached out to a few other bridge builders who had gone to Morehouse and they had moved to New York as well. Those were the only people that I knew. So, they really helped me adjust and acclimate to the city,' said Rucker. That is why Brown Missionary Baptist Church and the Mid-South Genesis CDC donated $1,000 to Bridges. Because helping the youth find their voice will always strengthen our community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Non-profit aids Memphis artists, promotes sustainable music careers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every Tuesday as part of our Greater Memphis on a Mission series, we highlight organizations making Memphis better. This week, we caught up with a group that believes music is necessary and supporting local artists is vital. Talibah Safiya is a singer, songwriter, and recording artist who has over the years utilized Music Export Memphis, a non-profit organization that creates opportunities for Memphis musicians to showcase outside the city and help them build sustainable music careers right here in Memphis. Elizabeth Cawein is the founder and executive director. 'I saw that there was a way where we could sort of hit the center of this Venn Diagram and create true mutual benefit for our city and for our artists with really meaningful opportunities to get them on national and international stages,' said Elizabeth Cawein, founder and executive director. Memphis woman makes history scuba diving on all 7 continents They don't want financial barriers to stand in the way of possible opportunities, that's why they have multiple grant programs. In 2016, they started providing tour grants to artists. 'If you are an artist who lives here, you book five or more dates outside the city. you can get money from us to support that tour,' Cawein said. They don't pay for your tour but the unrestricted cash grant can be used however an artist needs. Such as gas money, fixing a flat tire, or even if a gig gets canceled it can help soften the financial hit. Their merch grants help support the creation of merchandise like hats, t-shirts, and vinyls. Through their export bank program, they can even customize a grant for artists like Talibah who was invited to a writers' camp in Los Angeles. 📡 for Memphis and the Mid-South. 📧 and have the latest top stories sent right to your inbox. 'I told her what the opportunity was. We listed out what we would need and we were able to get the support needed for me to go to LA,' she said. 'Which led to me being able to do more writers' camp, more television, and have sustainable income in a whole new way that I didn't even have before.' In a city like memphis, where music is our culture, it is our history. The musicians that are here are carrying that forward, and so any small part that we can play in keeping them here is absolutely essential to, I think, the fabric of Memphis,' said Cawein. That is why Brown Missionary Baptist Church and the Mid-South Genesis CDC donated $1,000 to Music Export Memphis. Because when you help build our city's local, national, and international music reputation, it will always be the best investment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
