There are 3 article(s) tagged Jared Barnett:

• April 2025

  • County grant panel near recommending ways to avoid future abuse

    Proposed changes to how the Shelby County Commission gives funds are area nonprofits follow the federal indictment of Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. on bribery and tax evasion charges. 

    By Bill Dries April 04, 2025

• September 2023

  • Guest column: Crime is a symptom, not a sickness

    Focusing on crime won’t solve the problem, it is simply putting Band-Aids on bullet holes. Crime is just a symptom of much deeper, systemic issues that create inequitable outcomes and a lack of hope.

    By Jared Barnett September 15, 2023

• December 2022

  • Memphis poverty disruptor expands efforts to 15 more nonprofits

    “I think the biggest thing that we’ve done is shown that there is a way that you can actually measure poverty-fighting effectiveness objectively with analytics ... and still be compassionate and caring.”

    By Jane Roberts December 21, 2022