There are 5 article(s) tagged The Urban Child Institute:

• April 2023

  • Opinion: MSCS, new superintendent should stay course on early literacy

    “We strongly urge the MSCS board and the next superintendent to continue making early literacy a top priority for our community.”

    By Teresa Sloyan, Gary Shorb April 17, 2023

• October 2022

  • Saving Memphis one teen mom at a time

    A young mother, a community educator and a new social development firm work to unpack and defy grim teen birth statistics, build healthy families and ‘redesign’ the community.

    By David Waters October 25, 2022

• December 2020

  • Black, white and green: How race affects local nonprofits’ funding

    In a recent three-year period, the total number of dollars granted to nonprofits led by people of color in Memphis actually dropped — from 37% to 31%.

    By Jane Roberts December 02, 2020

• February 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Event March 7 will address path out of poverty
    • Target planning $1.1 million renovation of Germantown store
    • Bankruptcy judge approves $5.2B deal to keep Sears open; company won't have a Memphis presence

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 09, 2019

• September 2018

  • City-wide diaper drive to support Memphis families in poverty

    “I need help with everything,” Brooks said. “Most important has been the money issue. Buying Pampers, wipes, clothes, extra bottles. Then transportation sometimes because my mom works every day, and I need to find a way to my doctor’s appointments for my babies.

    By Ashlei Williams, High Ground News September 22, 2018