There are 11 article(s) tagged JUICE Orange Mound:

• July 2022

  • Groups reveal Orange Mound revitalization plan

    Juice Orange Mound and Rhodes College students unveiled the Mound Up! Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, culminating a two-year process.

    By Daja E. Henry July 31, 2022

• February 2022

  • Teach for America alum gives Orange Mound some juice

    Over the past several years, Britney Thornton has emerged as a leader through her work with the homeless and the underserved.

    By Julia Baker February 28, 2022

  • Orange Mound Task Force pushes to reopen homeless shelter

    The Orange Mound Task Force called on local government, business owners and community members for help bringing Juice Orange Mound’s homeless shelter up to code so it can reopen. 

    By Julia Baker February 10, 2022

  • Orange Mound shelter residents left without a place to stay amid ice storm

    Residents of Juice Orange Mound’s HubOM warming center have resorted to sleeping outside in the cold, wintry weather following a notice of closure posted by the city. 

    By Julia Baker February 05, 2022

  • City shuts down Orange Mound homeless shelter

    City officials cited unsafe conditions and the shelter not being up to code, including no working smoke detector and no sprinkler system in case of a fire. 

    By Julia Baker February 01, 2022

• January 2022

  • Orange Mound nonprofit to host cleanup for man struggling with homelessness

    Juice Orange Mound, an organization dedicated to uplifting the neighborhood, is hosting a cleanup event in the wooded area in which Mike Miller resides.

    By Julia Baker January 09, 2022

• December 2020

  • Pandemic poses challenges for Memphis area nonprofits

    While area nonprofits have felt the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, Memphis has lived up to its reputation as a “giving” city and help also has come from national funding sources. 

    By Don Wade December 22, 2020

  • Orange Mound nonprofit is looking for single moms with a dream

    A pilot program by JUICE Orange Mound will help single mothers grow their ideas for a business.

    By Linda A. Moore December 07, 2020

• October 2020

  • Billboard promotes Orange Mound property staying with community owners

    Two groups of the historic community’s younger residents hope people have hung on to their property, will hang on a little longer because The Mound is about to be reborn.

    By Linda A. Moore October 22, 2020

  • Sometimes ‘home’ is a matter of the heart

    Paula and James Campbell know the appraised value of their Orange Mound home is far less than the $300,000 they spent to build it. But that’s OK. They intend to stay.

    By Linda A. Moore October 19, 2020

• January 2020

  • Orange Mound organizations working on business incubation, artist housing

    “In Orange Mound, if you have space, you have power. Juice Orange Mound is about giving people power in Orange Mound,” the organization’s founder Britney Thornton said.

    By Elle Perry January 14, 2020