Read the first post in this series: Opportunity Youth in Memphis Last year, our Fund Students First coalition requested that the City of Memphis allocate at least $10 million for an education fund that would invest in both in-school and out-of-school efforts that have a direct and measurable impact on students’ academic achievement and/or career development. In addition to increased […]
Read the other posts in this series: Opportunity Youth in Memphis and The Movement in Memphis Continues During the FY2017 budget process and the months afterward, there were some small successes. Although they dismissed our request for an impactful increase in investment for youth opportunity programs, Mayor Strickland and the Memphis City Council did support spending allocations for […]
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination here in Memphis, we are taking a step back to ask ourselves what has changed and how we can influence lasting change on behalf of our youth. Launched in 2017, Momentum Memphis is a campaign built to unite the community in taking action to […]
