On Wednesday, September 21, Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins met with classes of Shelby County Head Start children to read to them in honor of Imagination Library Week, a state-wide observance in association with Shelby County Books from Birth that encourages the act of reading aloud to children to stimulate early childhood literacy and prepare [...]
This is another one of those weekends when I realize what a wealth of family opportunities there are in Memphis- and just how little time we seem to have to enjoy them! Just a few ideas for you: South Main Trolley Tour Friday, August 26 from 6-9pm Uniquely Memphis and family-friendly, the monthly Trolley Tour [...]
This month’s issue of Research to Policy considers the implications of the rising number of young children raised in immigrant families for the early brain development and lifetime well-being of children in Memphis. This month, children have arrived at kindergarten in Memphis from families that speak Arabic, Chinese, French, Fulah, Nepali, Somali, Spanish, and Swahili [...]
The creative geniuses at Voices of the South have done it again: join them for a completely original narrative adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. This wild ride follows Alice down the rabbit hole where she encounters a familiar cast of nonsensical characters, including The Madhatter, The White Rabbit and The Cheshire Cat. Voices [...]
Parental involvement is one of the most deciding factors in a child’s success, which is why initiatives such as Mayor Wharton’s 1st annual Training Camp for Dads are so important. The one day camp will provide seminars and resources to engage, educate and empower fathers across our community. The event is free, open to the [...]
Research to Policy is an effort to link our best understanding of inputs to early brain development, community efforts to promote the developmental well-being of children, and the policy implications of developmental pathways through early childhood. Each month this space is devoted to understanding the implications of this research for children in Memphis, Tennessee. This [...]
Shelby County Books from Birth took part in Memphis City Schools’ annual Pre-K Express on Saturday, July 23, where the program enrolled more than 1,200 young children to receive an age-appropriate book every month until their kindergarten year. Thousands of parents and grandparents attended Pre-K Express at the Cook Convention Center, where their children explored [...]
If you haven’t yet heard, you should get your kids to Graceland right now for Paul Frank’s Academy of Awesome tour! Or as they put it: dust off your Trapper Keeper, America, ’cause you’re about to get schooled! The day’s FREE festivities include a retrospective exhibit displaying limited edition co-branded products dating back over a [...]
The Summer Youth Conference on UNITY and HOPE is a 2-day conference in Memphis, attracting participation from youth and young adults in the age range of 15-35 years. Participants will be exposed to internationally renowned invited speakers, interspersed with local speakers and local music groups, in an effort to create the conditions for channeling their [...]
Voices for Memphis’ Children (VMC) launched in September 2009 as an initiative of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, to improve the lives of children and provide them a unified voice here in the Mid-South. An advocacy organization, their work centers around the Five Hopes, areas that pose risks to the health of our community and the [...]
