MPD to help Habitat for Humanity build North Memphis homes
Cedric Simpson, 49, stands with FedEx volunteers who helped him cut siding for his new home in North Memphis this month as part of a Habitat for Humanity home construction project. The Memphis Police Department is scheduled to help build Simpson's home, as well as four others, on Saturday, Nov. 2. (Julia Baker/The Daily Memphian)
Command staff, recruits, officers and their friends and community partners will paint, put in siding and install doors and windows as part of a Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis project at Imperial Avenue and Pearce Street.
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Memphis Police Department Habitat for Humanity of Greater MemphisJulia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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