Frayser gets $1.3 million grant to build community

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: July 15, 2020 1:22 PM CT | Published: July 15, 2020 1:12 PM CT
<strong>Memphis muralist Jamond Bullock (signing as Alive Paint) recently completed this mural on the side of the Superlo Foods building on North Watkins at Frayser Boulevard.</strong> (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)

Memphis muralist Jamond Bullock (signing as Alive Paint) recently completed this mural on the side of the Superlo Foods building on North Watkins at Frayser Boulevard. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)

The MassMutual Foundation grant will establish the Frayser Connect resource hub, an initiative that will match every $1 a Frayser family saves with $2, provide grants and loans for small businesses, and support other ideas created by a new resident advisory committee.

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Tom 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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