MICAH seeks new steps to enhance employment opportunities

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 03, 2019 6:56 AM CT | Published: June 02, 2019 7:46 PM CT
<strong>Toni Williams and fellow members of New Direction Christian Church cheer during roll call for member organizations during the first meeting of the Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH) at the Promised Land Baptist Church in Frayser on Sunday, June 2. The topic of the full-house meeting was economic equality.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Toni Williams and fellow members of New Direction Christian Church cheer during roll call for member organizations during the first meeting of the Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH) at the Promised Land Baptist Church in Frayser on Sunday, June 2. The topic of the full-house meeting was economic equality. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Local group looks for ways to curb poverty – from providing seminars to improving skills to lobbying for better public transportation for workers to reach jobs.

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First Tennessee Greater Memphis Chamber Lee Harris Memphis Transit Area Authority MICAH Van Turner
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Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.


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