HopeWorks breaks ground on housing to help men turn the page after prison
Dozens of Memphians gather in prayer to break ground on HopeWorks' new facility Jan. 15. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, HopeWorks broke ground on Next Story, a new $3.6 million short-term housing facility near Binghampton for men transitioning from prison into society.
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Hopeworks transitional housing Shelby County Division of CorrectionsAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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