New Agape report highlights poverty reduction, workforce efforts
Agape Hickory Hill Family Connectors Tonya Rockiemore and Cora Jones greet visitors to the organization's Hickory Hill career and community fair Oct. 19. (Courtesy Agape)
Agape is making progress in reducing poverty for families it serves in Frayser, Hickory Hill and Whitehaven, but its CEO says there are still "huge systemic matters to be addressed."
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Agape Child and Family Services David Jordan Hickory HillElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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