There are 8 article(s) tagged Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis:

• November 2022

  • In the Clubs: Recording studio reopens to teach kids how to make music

    “All of (Notes for Notes) studios were in cities that had a rich music history,” said the head of the local Boys & Girls Clubs. “So, I knew we’d definitely be a good fit.”

    By Jasmine McCraven November 05, 2022

• September 2022

  • Letter to the Editor: Despite gun violence, I choose not to be frozen by fear

    “To me, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis is an organization that combats the effects of poverty, hatred and violence with love.”

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    Letter to the Editor: This is not God’s plan

    By Letters to the Editor September 17, 2022

• August 2022

  • Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane aims to be leader on and off the floor

    New dad Desmond Bane and sponsors provided backpacks and school supplies for 150 first- through fourth-graders from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis. 

    By Drew Hill August 01, 2022

• January 2022

  • Boys & Girls Clubs to open in 10 new locations

    Students in these clubs will learn life skills to help them reach their full potential, learning about healthy choices, character development, education and leadership, athletics and the arts. 

    By Julia Baker January 20, 2022

• April 2021

  • Letters to the Editor: Gun violence, nonprofit dilemma

    Letters today discuss gun violence and the dilemma nonprofits face thanks to the pandemic.

    By Letters to the Editor April 10, 2021

  • Letter to the Editor: Nonprofits face a financial dilemma

    The coming summer months will be vital for our young people as we aim to make up for the learning opportunities they lost, while combating increased rates of hunger and food insecurity.

    By Letters to the Editor April 09, 2021

• May 2020

  • Haslams want to hire 1,000 college students to tutor children

    At a price tag of about $1 million, the program marks the first major statewide investment in addressing learning loss due to the public health emergency.

    By Marta W. Aldrich May 13, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 13: Grizzlies to pay game-night employees

    • Germantown cancels programming until end of March
    • Bartlett changes municipal services
    • Municipal school districts to close through March 27
    • First Shelby County coronavirus patient released from hospital
    • Weekend looms large for restaurateurs

     

    Confirmed cases

    Tennessee

    26

    Shelby County

    2

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020