There are 5 article(s) tagged Literacy Mid-South:

• October 2024

  • Bridges chooses new leader

    Sam O’Bryant will leave Literacy Mid-South to take over as president and CEO of Bridges later this year.

    By Jody Callahan October 30, 2024

• March 2024

  • Memphis nonprofits score $3 million from MacKenzie Scott’s charity

    Two Memphis nonprofits are among 361 community-led, community-focused organizations who received funding from billionaire philanthropist and Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott. 

    By Aisling Mäki March 21, 2024

• July 2023

  • Literacy Mid-South hiring 100 to expand free tutoring program

    Literacy Mid-South is seeking to hire 100 tutors for its Tutor901 program, an initiative to provide free in-school English and language arts tutoring for second to fourth graders. 

    By Alicia Davidson July 24, 2023

• June 2022

  • Literacy Mid-South gets $4.5 million grant to support local students

    Literacy Mid-South has been selected to receive a $4.5 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Education to support Memphis-Shelby County Schools students and students attending public area charter schools.

    By Aarron Fleming June 28, 2022

• March 2021

  • Indie Memphis names new executive director

    Knox Shelton, who has been executive director of Literacy Mid-South since 2016, will take over the lead role at Indie Memphis.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 04, 2021