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ioby stands for In Our Back Yard

New grant will activate parks and green spaces

The Memphis chapter of ioby, a national online platform for citizen-led, neighbor-funded projects, has received a $33,000 grant through Livable Memphis to support neighborhood leaders and grassroots groups in activating […]

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