Current AmeriCorps Sites
Communities In Schools Memphis
Communities in Schools Memphis is a non-profit organization that offers coaching, counseling and support to high school seniors. CISM helps students become knowledgeable and better equipped for life after graduation.
EcOp is an organization that aims to find, living wage employment for people who have previously been incarcerated. After our mentorship based “Shepherding” program and work site apprenticeship, many participants receive full time employment. Our goal is to transform the lives of reentering citizens and reduce the rate of recidivism through positive life experiences.
An action initiative of Leadership Memphis, where our 40-year history and expertise in building capacity for volunteerism and creating change makers in our community is aligned effectively with efforts to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community.
Founded in 1998, Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM) exists to coach, grow, and lead the youth of Memphis by helping them discover their identity in Christ and their purpose in the community. MAM’s vision is to see identity found, hope restored, and lives changed.
MENTOR Memphis Grizzlies serves as a clearinghouse for training, resources, awareness, and advocacy, providing the critical link between MENTOR’s national efforts and local organizations and programs that foster and support quality mentoring relationships. With a focus on increasing the number and impact of mentor relationships in Memphis, the Partnership provides resources, leadership, and, in some cases, funding to more than 70 local mentoring programs serving over 4,300 young people across Memphis.
ProGeny strives to create a community who economically impact the Mid-South area through job creation, revenue generation and strategic alliances. At ProGeny we foster next generation wealth by “Moving More Mid-Southerners to Middle Income.”
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