United Way hosts architect of its ‘Driving the Dream’ initiative
Marcella Wilson, who devised the "Transition to Success" model for attacking urban poverty, speaks about the need for systemic poverty relief during a Memphis visit Thursday, March 7, 2019, at Crosstown Concourse. Wilson's model is the basis for United Way of the Mid-South's Driving the Dream initiative. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
With the support of a network of 49 organizations, United Way of the Mid-South is celebrating the first year of its collaborative attack on local poverty with a visit from the woman who inspired the agency's initiative.
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