Union Mission building $34M homeless shelter
Herman Atkins, a volunteer at Memphis Union Mission, prepares lunch in the kitchen. Memphis Union Mission is about to start a $34 million expansion that will provide for a new kitchen and expanded space to serve the homeless. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
A guest at Memphis Union Mission goes through his regular workout routine in a side yard outside the mission. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
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homeless services Memphis Union Mission Scott BjorkTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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