Nonprofit ministry expanding to Shelby County offers ‘relief valve’ to DCS
The Isaiah 117 House in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The ministry’s Shelby County expansion coordinator said the first Memphis house will open near Crosstown Concourse in early 2024, and the second, in East Memphis, would open by the end of next year. (Courtesy Isaiah 117 House)
Rapidly growing Isaiah 117 House is one of more than two dozen faith-based organizations helping the Department of Children’s Services by providing space for children awaiting placement so they don’t have to sleep on office floors.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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