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May 24, 2016

First Tennessee choses MAM to be the inaugural recipient of its new Community Development Fund

First Tennessee presents MAM with a $20,000 check to fund our career readiness program. From left to right are Randy Odom, MAM president, Dondi Black, Senior Vice President, Community Development and Revitalization- West Tennessee, First Tennessee Bank, Kim Cherry, Executive Vice President, First Horizon Corporation, and Jonathan Torres, MAM community…
Meet a MAM Kid
May 23, 2016

Meet a #MAMkid – Carlisha

Carlisha moved to Memphis from Marion, Arkansas this spring and is a freshman at Hamilton High School. She has been attending MAM for only two months and has found it a great place to make new friends.  She says living in the city is different,  but MAM has made the…
Volunteers
May 16, 2016

Volunteer Spotlight: Kori Johnson

Volunteer’s Name: Kori Johnson Daytime occupation: I just graduated from high school and I am heading to Kids Across America Summer Camp to work as a babysitter Volunteer Position and MAM Location: I volunteered with homework help at the Leawood Location. Why did you decide to start Volunteering with MAM?…
Meet a MAM Kid
May 9, 2016

Meet a #MAMkid – Deja

Deja is in the 9th grade at Manasas High School, and has been attending MAM Greenlaw for the last two years.  While at MAM, she loves being around Mrs. April, playing Phase 10 and learning Bible scriptures. When describing her admiration of Mrs. April, Deja said she is “basically like…
GivingTestimony
May 6, 2016

Sharing Christ 24/7

Meet Kasey. the high school girls mentor at MAM Hamilton.  Kasey has worked at MAM for two years after being a counselor at Kids Across America (KAA) camp (www.kidsacrossamerica.org). “As a camp counselor at KAA, I saw firsthand the positive effect that camp had on urban kids,” says Kasey. “When…
Meet a MAM Kid
April 25, 2016

Meet a #MAMkid – Torieon

Torieon is in the 8th grade at Soulsville Charter School and has been attending MAM St. Andrew since he was in 3rd grade!  While at MAM, Torieon loves getting to help the coaches in every way he can, including helping the younger kids learn how to read.  Some of Torieon’s…
Volunteers
April 25, 2016

Volunteer Spotlight: Andrew Tait

Volunteer’s Name: Andrew Tait Daytime occupation: Construction Estimator Volunteer Position and MAM Location: Basketball Coach at Olivet Why did you decide to start Volunteering with MAM? Fall of 2015 Do you have a favorite memory from volunteering?  In my first game as the head coach of my team, we got…
In The News
April 21, 2016

Playing by the Golden Rule

The Commercial Appeal, March 29, 2016 By Emily Adams Keplinger, Special to the Weekly Under the umbrella of Memphis Athletic Ministries, former Memphis Tiger basketball player Detric Golden has founded a discipleship program called the A-Team. Detric Golden describes it as taking kids “from gangs to grads.” The intent is…
Meet a MAM Kid
April 11, 2016

Meet a #MAMkid – Jeremy

Jeremy is in the 11th grade at Hamilton High School and has been attending MAM Hamilton for 4 years. Some of Jeremy’s favorite things to do at MAM are: participate in Bible study, help the younger kids understand the Bible studies and their homework, feed homeless people, and spread love…