There are 6 article(s) tagged Charlie McVean:

• July 2024

  • Guest Column: Peer Power is ‘emboldened by the lives changed’

    Opinion: Peer Power celebrates its 20th anniversary with the knowledge that our students consistently choose high school graduation and post-secondary pathways over crime and violence. 

    By Dow McVean, Cortney Richardson July 30, 2024

• July 2021

  • ‘No one’s going to die alone’

    Memphis hospitals relaxed strict visitation policies, allowing outside ministers to visit patients alongside family. But an uptick in COVID numbers could cause those policies to tighten again.

    By Toni Lepeska July 25, 2021

• June 2021

  • Entrepreneur, philanthropist Charles McVean dies at 78

    A Memphis native, Charles McVean is credited with conceiving and leading the charge for funding Big River Crossing, the pedestrian bridge and trails across the Mississippi River.

    By Daja E. Henry June 08, 2021

• June 2020

  • After a family tragedy, a mentor stepped in to rescue a high school scholar

    A house fire led a Ridgeway student to consider dropping out to aid her family. A Peer Power mentor says, "She was just one step from leaving it all behind."

    By Malcom Rawls June 26, 2020

• December 2019

  • Charlie Newman’s quiet influence profoundly changed Memphis

    The Memphis Bar Association gave its Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award to Charlie Newman, the conservationist-minded lawyer at Burch, Porter & Johnson whose work has changed the city's landscape. 

    By Jane Roberts December 12, 2019

• July 2019

  • Peer Power sends 70 new Success Coaches into Shelby County Schools

    70 Peer Power Success Coaches are ready to go into Shelby Count Schools.

    By Jane Roberts July 24, 2019