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Located on the campus of The Healing Center Baptist Church at 3885 Tchulahoma Road, the Wellness & Stress Clinic of Memphis stems from a unique partnership that includes the church and volunteer support from area professionals.

Health & Healing: A church-based clinic brings physical, mental and environmental care

Housed on the campus of The Healing Center Baptist Church, supporters believe the clinic will be a model approach to improve the health and lives of underserved communities in Memphis by embedding them in a trusted place outside of the usual health care setting.

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Upcoming Multicultural and International Career Expo touts diversity, inclusion

International professionals who live in Memphis will have the chance to connect with Mid-South businesses focused on creating a more diverse local workforce at the 5th Annual Multicultural and International Career Expo on March 19 at Hilton Memphis.

How a merger between Forward Cities and CEOs for Cities will aim to drive inclusive economic growth

Wealth inequality in America across racial lines is growing, particularly in cities. Here's how one organization proposes to tackle it.

VIDEO: Sturgis Area Community Foundation invests in rural neighborhood revitalization

How are rural foundations across the state approaching economic development? We’re sharing success stories right here in Michigan, starting with a look at the Sturgis Foundation's efforts to revitalize neighborhoods.

Brad Montgomery, local software developer, teaches the Tech901 Code 1.0 class, where students learn coding languages for front end and back end development. (Kim Coleman)
Building a tech workforce in Memphis bit by byte

The need for a tech workforce is growing, and Memphis is playing catch-up by offering certification courses to adults as well as coding and programming workshops for students. 

Greenline Pet will move into the Crosstown building by the first quarter of next year.
Crosstown Concourse earns prestigious LEED Platinum certification for historic adaptive reuse

Crosstown Concourse has added to its growing resume by being awarded the Leadership in Energy Platinum Certification (LEED) Platinum certification for historic adaptive reuse, the highest rating given by the U.S. Green Building Council.

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What Michiganders need to know to stay on top of identity theft

With news of the breach at credit reporting agency Equifax, we decided to look into the identity theft threats people are facing in Michigan, which state organizations are protecting them, and what they can do to prevent or recover from a hack.

Coaching for Literacy has provided nearly $100,000 to support the work of the Memphis Teacher Residency and STREETS ministries.
Memphis-based Coaching for Literacy shoots to change the rate of illiteracy

In five years, Coaching for Literacy has grown from a community service project that was an opt out for an exam for two Memphis high school students, Jonathan Wilfong and Andrew Renshaw, into a nationally-recognized literacy program.

Lester Gingold (left) was ITNMemphis’ honorary 5,000th rider.
Nonprofit transportation service drives seniors for “half the cost of a taxi”

Like most adults, seniors have places to go and people to see. However, as they age, navigating streets to reach their destination can become a challenge.

New workforce training facility to be built in Bartlett

A new 55,000-square-foot training facility in Bartlett is in the design phase for the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Memphis (TCAT Memphis), which provides workforce development training for the local manufacturing industries.

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