May 8, 2018 / MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) 4th-graders-learn-life-skills-golf-through-new-program Students from five different Shelby County Schools have spent weeks learning the game of golf. Memphis Athletic Ministries rewarded 25 of those students with the chance to put their new skills to the test. Fourth graders from Idlewild, Bethel Grove, Goodlett, Richland,…
July 25, 2016
Paxton Lynch returns to Mid-South to give back
July 14, 2016, WMC-TV Channel 5, 6:00 and 10:00 News WMCTV5 - Memphis, TN.
March 2, 2016
Hearts for Hope Gala benefits MAM
WMC-TV Building a Better Memphis - January 23, 2016 http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/clip/12160792/watch-hearts-for-hope-gala-interview Commercial Appeal - February 23, 2016 Hearts for Hope Gala The 2016 Hearts for Hope Gala, held Feb. 6 at Woodland Hills, was part of the "Building a Better Memphis" campaign held by The Associated General Contractors — West Tennessee…
October 15, 2014
Memphis youth voices concerns for community
WMC Channel 5 10:00 News, October 7, 2014 Mob attacks and other recent youth violence put Memphis in the national spotlight. Young people themselves pledged Tuesday night to combat it in the first of four meet ups in a series of young empowerment forums. At one point, all adults were…
September 19, 2014
Burglary temporarily closes Memphis Athletic Ministries
Channel 5 WMC-TV 10:00 News, September 16, 2014 MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC) - Sometime during the past weekend, the Memphis Athletic Ministries at 2146 Ball Road was targeted for a break-in. Randy Odom, Chief Operating Officer for the youth mentor program, said that thieves stole televisions, video games and other items…
August 27, 2014
Giving back in the Alcy Ball Community
WMC Channel 5 4:00 News, July 16, 2014 MAM partners with SOS to teach teens home repair skills and more importantly, giving back to their own community.
August 27, 2014
Taking the reins: At-risk kids saddle up
WMC Channel 5 News at 10, July 25, 2014 A special partnership with Old West Special Trails is allowing our MAM Leawood children to learn about country life and the unconditional love of a horse.
August 7, 2014
More and more youth attend Midnight Basketball
WMC Channel 5 10:00 News, July 13, 2014 Rajah Brown, MAM area director, manages the Midnight Basketball program at the Memphis Grizzlies Center. More and more young men are coming on Saturday nights to shoot hoops and hang around positive mentors.
July 19, 2013