December 2, 2014
TODAY is #GivingTuesday
Give the gift of joy and dignity to our families with a donation to the MAM Christmas Store! With your help, parents and caregivers will be able to shop our store and purchase presents at reduced prices for their children. Each family will also hear a Gospel presentation, receive a…
November 21, 2014
Christmas Backpack Program
This year, we are thrilled to be partnering with Point of Impact to expand the reach of their Christmas backpack program from Honduras back here to Memphis. Why the Christmas backpack? The majority of our students who attend our gyms are plagued with issues such as high poverty rates, single parent…
November 17, 2014
Celebrate #GivingTuesday and give dignity and joy
Give the gift of dignity and joy to the families we serve by supporting the MAM Christmas store on December 2, 2014. With your help, parents and caregivers will be able to shop our store and purchase presents at reduced prices for their children. This model of promoting dignity through…
October 15, 2014
Youth gather to discuss community violence
The Daily News, Daily Digest, October 8, 2014 Teen representatives from several area organizations have partnered to host a series of forums for teens to discuss proactive steps to curbing youth violence. The OUR Voice Youth Empowerment Forums, which began Tuesday, Oct. 7, are open exclusively to middle and high…
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…
October 7, 2014
Prayers and Praises for Positive Parenting
According to the Urban Child Institute, "more than half of the children in Memphis are in single parent households, and the hard work of so many single parents in fighting for their children’s future is nothing short of heroic." Pray for all parents to be unwavering in their commitment to their…
September 17, 2014
Make a Difference as a Homework Helper
Check out this great article about our homework help program in the Memphis Daily News: http://bit.ly/1u0OBRo. Our Academic Diligence program is in full swing and we want your help! Homework help volunteers assist our elementary and middle school youth with their studies after school. This opportunity is offered Monday – Thursday from…
September 12, 2014
Pray for our society to care for our children
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a renowned Christian theologian during Hitler’s reign, stated “The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” As Christians, we should ponder on the truth of these words and consider how we can do more for our children. Amos 5:4 "For thus…
September 11, 2014
Positive Parenting Creates Productive Citizens
Published on Urban Child Institute (http://www.urbanchildinstitute.org) September 10, 2014 Posted By Eugene Cashman In the wake of 20 teenagers’ attack on three people outside an East Memphis grocery store, we heard the questions we hear often from the news media, elected officials, school leaders, and citizens: Why do so many…