Karat Place celebrates 25 years of helping women
Melvena Leake has operated Karat Place for 25 years, helping women develop job skills and find work after being released from jail. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Melvena Leake leads Karat Place, a nonprofit that helps women recently released from prison find their way back into society through a residential program that provides job training.
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Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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