Pediatricians at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital check patients' ears and eyes and then take the time to ask if they have enough to eat at home. In partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Le Bonheur is undertaking a culture shift to consider the social determinants of health, like poverty, in pediatric care and treatment.
An interdisciplinary initiative of Memphis legal and medical giants creates opportunities for low-income families to get help for legal and environmental issues that affect their children’s health.
One thousand students in need do not have a place in pre-K in Shelby County, and the county is on track to lose an additional 1,000 spots when funding from a four-year pre-K development grant from the Obama administration runs out at the end of the 2018 to 2019 school year
Kristen Jeffers, founder of blog and podcast The Black Urbanist, has a message for Memphis.
"I want to have something that makes them feel better about themselves. It’s OK to be yourself. You don’t have to be ashamed. I think all queer people can relate to that," said the 26-year-old entrepreneur.
While there have been gains in some areas, economic opportunities for black Memphians have not improved since 1968 -- and in some cases, have worsened. A five-person panel representing leaders in criminal justice reform, journalism, faith, nonprofit and social justice spoke about the inequalities Memphis faces considering the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination.
United Way of the Mid-South is partnering with human services agencies in Memphis to fundamentally change the city’s approach to poverty reduction through an initiative called Driving the Dream.
Within hours of the City of Memphis selling two public parks to an independent nonprofit, Memphis' two Confederate statues were on a flatbed truck traveling to an undisclosed location.
The flurry of arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the past week drew the attention of Shelby County Schools, which worries that undocumented parents will not enroll their children in the next school year out of fear of deportation.
If I drive in South Memphis, or North Memphis or Frayser, I see more pawn shops, more payday loans than anything. If I drive in Germantown, if I drive in Cordova, you have to have a magnifying glass to see one. They flash across the TV screens here. It's more in our neighborhood than other neighborhoods.
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