Memphis Dream Center

Happy Juneteenth! Today marks a significant day in the history of our nation. This day represents the end of slavery and Emancipation Day for the final slaves held in Galveston, TX on June 19, 1865.

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Memphis Dream Center gives kids ‘fun and safe’ place to play MEMPHIS, Tenn. — “A place for kids to have fun and stay safe!” That’s the goal of a new play space in the Highland Heights area after many parents expressed concern about hi…

This has been our biggest month so far for our FeedMemphis families! We can’t wait to expand in the month of June to include our Jackson Elementary red bag recipients. This means that even when school is out — all of our families will have access to food resources! The impact on food security statistics in our city is sure to be profound.

What an amazing night we had at Read2Lead’s Got Talent! Our outstanding young leaders were each honored for their accomplishments this year as well as given the opportunity to display their enrichment skills for their friends, family and community members. What a great way to finish out the school year strong with our students and their families 🤩

🫧THE LAUNDRY IS OPEN! 🫧 This February, The Laundry opened to the community and within the first week, our brand new, state of the art laundry trailer saw 20 families! The facility is able to accommodate up to nine appointments per day, with three families being able to wash and dry loads at the same time. We would like to give a huge shout out to Hand of Hope | Joyce Meyer Ministries for their support for this project!

📣 CALLING ALL BILINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS 📣 Our Family Advocacy team is in search of volunteers who are fluent in English and Spanish to help us better walk alongside our Spanish-speaking families! If you know someone (or are someone!) that fits this description, has availability anytime on Mondays-Thursdays between the hours of 10am and 4pm, sign up to serve using the to our website or send us a DM to find out more!

Our Read2Lead program is so excited to send these 5 finalists to the Global Amazing Shake Competition at in Atlanta, GA this weekend!

Watch the event live on Facebook: facebook.com/ronclarkacademy

Give towards their trip: https://memphisdreamcenter.onlinegiving.org/donate/form/1789 #!/

❤️SHARE THE LOVE❤️ We are asking you to share the love with our Read2Lead families this year by providing a donation of any size to our Share The Love gift fund.

Every dollar you designate to Share The Love in 2024 will go towards funding our Educational Equity initiatives that provide after school programming for children in North Memphis.

Between our Frayser and Raleigh Read2Lead sites, Memphis Dream Center is serving 200 kindergarten through sixth grade students. Starting in Fall of 2024, we will launch our middle school mentorship program!

Provide a place of belonging for Memphis students through your donation today!

In 2021, the child food insecurity rate in Shelby County was a staggering 21.7%. Since 2022, our FeedMemphis program has been partnering with as a recipient of in-kind deliveries. Memphis Dream Center’s impact is going further with ! We just received a Impact Grant to broaden food access here in Memphis. Learn more about Project DASH here: https://about.doordash.com/en-us/impact/project-dash

Thank you for your continued support! This year end gift will make a difference for families across the MidSouth!

Give now!

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✨ TODAY'S THE DAY! ✨ Link to give: https://memphisdreamcenter.onlinegiving.org/donate/form/1672 #!/

We are ✨one week away✨ from Giving Tuesday! Would you join us with a monetary donation of $25 to and ? Plan to give on or GIVE TODAY!

Link to donate: https://memphisdreamcenter.onlinegiving.org/donate/form/1672 #!/

We are ✨one week away✨ from Giving Tuesday! Would you join us with a monetary donation of $25 to and ? Plan to give on or GIVE TODAY!

Link to donate: https://memphisdreamcenter.onlinegiving.org/donate/form/1672 #!/

✨ We can’t wait to have you serve with us for our 2023 Christmas outreach. This year, we are hosting a Christmas Carnival for children and families from our Read2Lead and FeedMemphis programs with a bicycle giveaway, food, games and more!

We have two opportunities to volunteer. The Bike Assembly Night is on Monday, November 27 from 6-9p. The Christmas Carnival is on Saturday, December 2 from 10a-12p. Both events will take place at the Austin Peay Dream Center Gym located at 3683 Austin Peay Highway.✨

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO SERVE:

https://form.jotform.com/MDCcreates/mdc-christmas---volunteer-sign-up

Visit the > Get Involved > Careers or memphisdreamcenter.com/careers to find out more about the ✨NEW✨ part-time Connections and Admin Coordinator role!

Congratulations to our board member for this amazing accomplishment! We are so proud!

Top 40 Under 40 Urban Elite Professionals Awardee #14 is Janna Forbes! Janna currently serves as an Advisor for FedEx where she advocates for more equitable communities and manages the company's signature NGO partnerships, including multimillion-dollar programs with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to create pathways to jobs.

Janna has received numerous awards, including two FedEx Five Star Awards, the company’s most prestigious honor presented to employees for exemplary performance. She serves on the Memphis Dream Center Board of Directors, the National Advisory Council for the 18th Ward and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Janna grew up in Jackson, MS where she was exposed to the harsh realities of systemic inequality for communities of color. In high school, she became involved in The Algebra Project, founded by the late civil rights leader Dr. Bob Moses. Her involvement took her to New York and rural parts of the Mississippi Delta to participate in community meetings about creating equitable communities. For a time, it looked as though Forbes was destined for a career in broadcast journalism.

While interning in the community relations department at FedEx, she chose to leave the South to work in PR in New York City. She credits her time in the Big Apple as a career-defining moment that made her purpose clear. She was meant to do the work that would help create equal access to education, jobs, housing, and more.

Janna also serves as a worship leader at The Life Church Mid-South where she serves alongside her husband Pastor Josh Forbes. As a breast cancer survivor for the past couple of years, she has encouraged and walked with others with a similar experience

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We were so honored to host a group of Briarcrest Christian School high schoolers for their Mission 1:8 Day! They packed food bags and boxes for over 200 families from 11 countries who have resettled in the Memphis area. We are so grateful for these amazing students who spent three hours of their day, serving our city!

Thanks to the generosity of Calavary Episcopal Church every mom that attended this quarter’s community baby shower went home with a brand new car seat! We are thankful for this donation and look forward to our continued partnership!

Sign up to volunteer with the Memphis Dream Center today! We have opportunities Monday-Friday as well as one Saturday each month for you to get involved! No matter how busy your schedule, if you’ve got the heart to serve, there is a place for you to get involved at MDC!

It’s 🎄CHRISTMAS IN JULY 🎄Join us as we prepare for our annual Christmas event which will include a massive bicycle 🚲 giveaway! We are offering several sponsorship levels for this year’s event. Follow the link below to become a sponsor or DM us for more details. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of children across our city ✨

https://memphisdreamcenter.onlinegiving.org/donate/form/1449 #!/

TOMORROW! Click the link below to register:

https://form.jotform.com/MDCcreates/MonthlyFoodDistribution

Memphis Dream Center is hiring! Visit our website to apply.

www.memphisdreamcenter.com/careers/

Are you available to serve at any point on Monday-Thursday from 10a-4p? Do you want to make tangible resources available to families and increase FAMILY STABILITY here in Memphis, Tennessee?
MDC’s Family Advocacy Center has volunteer opportunities four days a week! DM us to find out more about how you can get plugged in as a weekly Family Advocacy volunteer.

Pack a FOOD BOX 📦 to increase FOOD SECURITY in the Memphis community! Join in this summer for our Monthly Grocery Prep, where we will pack non-perishable food items for our mobile food distribution! DM us for more details about how you can get plugged in with this volunteer opportunity.

“I think somebody needs to hear that it’s never too late!” -

Did you know that 🎓ADULT EDUCATION 🎓classes are offered at our Austin Peay Dream Center location? Through an amazing partnership, MDC’s Family Enrichment Center is able to offer adult basic education classes and high school equivalency diplomas to adults meeting the criteria for graduation! Earlier this month Mrs. Ashley Lehmann and her son (pictured above) both graduated from this program at our Austin Peay location and were able to publicly celebrate their accomplishments with family and friends! 🎉 This is just one of the many ways that HopeWorks helps families and individuals in our city see hope renewed and dreams fulfilled. To find out more about the opportunities they offer, follow HopeWorks:

Can you believe that the last week of the Read2Lead after school program for the school year is upon us?! 🤯 Where has the time gone? ☀️Thankfully, we’ve got our summer literacy and leadership camp starting in June, which means there’s more learning and fun to come! 🎉
Interested in volunteering at our summer camp? We would love to have you! DM us for details on how to get plugged in.

Read2Lead’s Got Talent is coming up on Thursday, May 18th! Come and support our after school program students as they show off all that they’ve learned in their enrichment classes this year! Tickets are $5 and all proceeds support our Summer Literacy Camp. Click the to buy a ticket or simply make a donation today!

https://memphisdreamcenter.regfox.com/read2leads-got-talent