COMMUNITY NEWS

The Carl Perkins Center works to prevent and address child abuse while supporting children and families throughout West Tennessee. Through professional staff, trained volunteers, counseling, advocacy, and family-focused services, the Center helps children heal, strengthens families, and provides hope for a safer, brighter future. Its services are available at no cost to families in need.

Merge Memphis is a non-profit organization that provides emergency shelter, housing, and supportive services for vulnerable and homeless single women. Through residential facilities, the organization offers a safe environment, essential daily resources, and stability. Additionally, its Dandelion Farm social enterprise empowers residents through paid workforce training to help them achieve long-term self-sufficiency.

The Boys & Girls Club of the Hatchie River Region provides safe, supportive spaces where children can learn, grow, and build confidence. Through programs in education, athletics, arts, technology, and leadership, the organization helps young people overcome barriers, explore new opportunities, and reach their full potential.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis has served local youth for more than 60 years, providing safe, supportive spaces where young people can learn, grow, and reach their full potential. Through after-school programs focused on education, leadership, healthy choices, career readiness, athletics, and the arts, the organization serves thousands of children and teens across the Memphis area.

Moriah House, a ministry of Memphis Union Mission, provides a safe, Christ-centered residential recovery program for women and their children. Through counseling, Bible study, structured routines, and practical life-skills training, the program helps women heal from difficult circumstances, rebuild their lives, and work toward lasting independence and restoration.

Play Your Park is a program hosted by City of Memphis Parks Services offering children ages 5 – 15 the opportunity to get outside and have fun during summer vacation at City of Memphis parks in a supervised environment. Play Your Park hosts a variety of games and activities, such as dodgeball, arts and crafts, relay races, and giant board games. The program is free to the community and provides lunch for the children who attend.