Downtown Memphis invites you to kick off the holiday season with carolers, dancers, and more as we turn the holiday lights on Main Street and in Court Square! Local historian Jimmy Ogle will emcee as the holiday lights in Court Square and along Main Street are turned on for the holiday season. Festivities include entertainment by [...]
On the evening of Saturday, November 5, Agape Child & Family Services hosted its annual Hearlight event, themed “Extraordinatory.” This year’s event featured Ron Hall, who is the co-author of the best-seller Same Kind of Different as Me, a novel that explores his life-changing journey with a homeless man, Denver Moore and their unforeseen “Extra-Ordinary” [...]
A 16-year-old Haitian boy named Stevenson Pierre was brought to Memphis this month by faith-based charity Childspring International to receive free surgery for an unusual congenital leg deformity. Campbell Clinic donated clinical services from physician Dr. Jeffrey Sawyer, while LeBonheur provided hospital care and Smith & Nephew donated the implant. Stevenson was born with a [...]
At the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation Partners Breakfast on November 1, 2011, funding was announced for several community agencies including a $20,000 gift to Agape Child & Family Services. These funds will support mentoring efforts through Powerlines Community Network led by Agape and its community partners in Hickory Hill and Whitehaven. Jenny Turner Koltnow, Executive [...]
A growing body of evidence tells us that the old adage is right when it comes to early childhood development: children learn what they live. When children are raised in an environment of violence, for example, they learn to react to the world through anger and fear. This month Research to Policy takes a closer [...]
We’re still recuperating from Halloween weekend- Zoo Boo, Corn Mazes, Dia de los Muertos Community Celebration- but are going to get ourselves in gear for another huge weekend packed with kid friendly events. Volunteerism, art activities, and just plain entertainment- no matter your interests you have a wealth of choices for some unique and memorable [...]
Zoo-Boo- Come to the Memphis Zoo Friday, October 28th thru Sunday October, 30th for a not-so haunted tour of Primate Canyon, a haunted hay ride, magic shows, Dracula’s Disco, and a straw maze. In addition, kids are invited to dress up in their costumes and trick-or-treat. Admission is $10 for members and $12 for non-members in [...]
This month’s issue of Research to Policy looks at the issue of school readiness, and discusses ways that parents and policy makers can support the developmental well-being and kindergarten readiness of our youngest children. When we make decisions today that support school readiness, we make our community much stronger in the future. Research Children are [...]
On Sunday, October 2, the Memphis Botanic Garden’s My Big Backyard will be transformed into the first ever Cookie Carnival benefiting the FedExFamilyHouse. For only $5 a ticket, this cookie extravaganza will be fun for the whole family. From 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, you kids will be able to enjoy all of these [...]
This weekend might be even more packed than usual with family goodness- and the word of the day seems to be “free.” I’m not sure how you’re going to fit everything in before Rock N Romp at the Mid-South Maze at 3pm on Saturday, but I’m thinking that we really must check out Memphis’ first [...]
