The Commercial Appeal, Local News, Friday, September 23, 2013 Coach Alfred Applewhite (second from right) shares life skills on the court with our middle school boys. Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM) has secured a new partnership with Up2Us, an accomplished, nationally respected organization that supports youth development programs that use sports to…
March 5, 2014
Sending out a Call for Volunteer Coaches
We are seeking 10 volunteer coaches (or coaching groups) to mentor our youth during the MAM Spring Basketball League (March 29th to May 11th). Volunteer coaches provide our youth with opportunities to play, learn and grow. By serving in this role, you’ll inspire them to recognize their potential and realize their…
February 28, 2014
Fun Photo Friday
We love Coach Ashley who volunteers her time with our Grizzlies Center girls.
February 26, 2014
Outreach gives MAM boys ‘cool cuts’
Jeremiah Ford, 8, second grader at Hamilton Elementary, is all smiles after receiving a cool cut by Chris Newson, a barber=in-training at the Barber’s Institute who will graduate in June.Tri-State Defender, Friday, December 13, 2013 Commercial Appeal Desoto edition, Jan. 17, 2014 Tracey Crawley having a huge impact "Two are better…
February 21, 2014
Fun Photo Friday
Meet the Star Steppers! Our girls love to dance at MAM Bethel LaBelle.
February 14, 2014
Fun Photo Friday
We need YOU to help develop the boys and girls we serve so they will have a promising future.
February 12, 2014
Heeding the Call of Our Youth
The University of Memphis NAACP loves to tutor our youth at MAM - Bethel LaBelle. Every day our under-served youth wake to a reality of neglect, drugs, poverty, hunger, violence and a sense of hopelessness. By God’s grace, hope, love, potential and joy abound in our 11 neighborhood centers. We desire…
February 6, 2014
Watch The Spark Featuring our COO, Randy Odom
The theme for January's episode of The SPARK was “Athletics,” featuring Tom Bowen from the University of Memphis, Randy Odom, MAM COO, and Elliot Perry, the former University of Memphis and NBA basketball player, who is now a minority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies and basketball analyst, as well as…
February 5, 2014
Tread Thompson, MAM Board Member, Chooses Memphis
Tread Thompson I Choose Memphis: Tread Thompson Special to The Daily News, January 20, 2014 “I Choose Memphis” spotlights Memphians who are passionate about calling this community home. New Memphis Institute provides the profiles. Job title and company: Financial Analyst, Mercer Capital Length of time living in Memphis: 30 years, with stops…
February 3, 2014
We rejoice when our youth are baptized!
Four of our MAM Leawood children were baptized at Leawood Baptist Church on Sunday, January 26.