MIFA’s Something Good in Memphis campaign is designed to celebrate those who make Memphis better, whether it’s the stranger who helps change your flat tire in the rain or a human services pioneer who changes the lives of a hundred poor Memphians. Sometimes people tend to focus on the bad and forget the good, but we see reminders of the good in Memphis every day!
Nominating is quick and easy – just fill out our simple form! Nominate friends, neighbors,and colleagues whose daily efforts or remarkable deeds embody the spirit of positive action in our community.Thank you for being a part of the good in Memphis!
MIFA's mission is to change the community by helping change lives through programs which sustain the independence of seniors, stabilize and transform families in crisis, and equip urban teens for success. Learn more about MIFA.
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Cassandra Webster heads up The Memphis Challenge. The Memphis Youth Leadership Program (MYLP), one of her many programs geared at developing Memphis youth, just concluded after a summer spent providing 150 area youth the skills to become productive Memphians. Nominated by Robert Bain.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Rhodes College opens its lovely green and shady grounds (along with bathrooms) to all the first-graders at Snowden for an end-of-the-year picnic and provides security to help kids cross University Street safely. My group of first-graders was so excited to be at a college and thought it looked just like a castle. Rhodes is a great neighbor! Nominated by KC Warren.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Amber Reed is Something Good in Memphis. "As only an 8th grader at FACS, Amber is out trying to work hard for the community and especially the elderly by working on creating an Adopt a Senior program. In just weeks she has put together Project: Valentine Cards, where elementary students make cards that will be delivered to area nursing homes, established a pen pal at a nursing home in Batesville, MS, and hopes to create a program that other teenagers will want to be involved in." Nominated by...
Friday, January 22, 2010
Regenia Dowell is Something Good in Memphis. She is doing a great job as the Memphis Council Parent Teacher Association Treasurer, and she is really helping the children all over the city. Her job is so important to the future of our city. She is trying to build a strong educational system for the very talented and deserving Memphis children. Nominated by Shahzad Siddiqi.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
"Sherry Johnson, Parent Counselor at Cypress Middle School is Something Good in Memphis. Sherry is the best enroller of people I know. She does a stellar job of recruiting, engaging and retaining volunteers for Cypress. Sherry's enthusiasm for Cypress and its student population is contagious. She encourages, motivates, and inspires students to push pass their comfort zones to aim beyond the stars. She teaches them that their present circumstances do not determine who they are as a person....
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Audra Bares is Something Good in Memphis. Audra volunteers countless hours and supports multiple local organizations that are making Memphis a better place. She serves on the board of MPACT Memphis, Memphis Youth Symphony, Nexus leaders, and STEP (Scholarships for Technical and Educational Programs) while working in marketing at Medtronic Spinal and Biologics. Audra is an active downtown resident who is always positive, smiling and helping others. She is definitely part of what is good in...
Monday, December 21, 2009
"Wanda Rushing, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Memphis, is Something Good in Memphis. Check out her new book, "Memphis and the Paradox of Place: Globalization in the American South" -exploring the importance of place in a global society." Nominated by Sally Heinz.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Ann Hanson is truly Something Good in Memphis. Her work in the community is vital to helping Memphians read more. "Ann Hanson put her UT (University of Texas!) Library Science degree to use this past year volunteering to read to students, labeling, cataloging, shelving and completely rebuilding the Berclair Elementary School library. Now that the Berclair job is complete, Ann has moved on to Brinkley Heights Urban Academy to do the same for their new library. In addition she is seeking sources...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
"Sister Lakshmie Napagoda is the director of DeNeuville Learning Center in midtown Memphis. DeNueville's mission is to assist women of all backgrounds and cultures in learning the skills needed to make positive choices for themselves and their families. In addition to ESL and GED classes, the school also offers parenting classes, anger management classes, and other classes that encourage and enhance women's lives. Many different countries are represented at DeNeuville." Nominated by Carol...
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Pastor Charolette Cobb of Charity Outreach Ministries is Something Good in Memphis. Pastor Cobb is an outstanding human being who has great compassion for her community, Douglass, as well as the rest of Memphis. She has an open door policy at her Love In Action House Of Hospitality. She has a GED program which has enabled some adults to acquire their equivalency diploma. She also feeds the neighborhood on Wednesdays.
Pastor Cobb is a member of the Douglass Pastor's Consortium where the...
Friday, October 23, 2009
Dr. Brewer is the choir director and music teacher at Ridgeway High School. He works with teenagers from a variety of backgrounds, races and financial means. He bestows on all of them a love of music and respect for their fellow classmates, their teachers and themselves. When Dr. Brewer's seniors graduate each year, they all have applied to or been accepted to college and have solid career goals that they wish to pursue. Our city schools only seem to get publicity when there is bad news to tell....
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Gadsby does a job at MCA that most other colleges have entire departments for. She works hard to help students & grads find jobs, forms genuine relationships with everyone she meets, and makes special efforts to team them up with projects, people, or organizations that suit them. And she always has time for a friendly chat. Nominated by Lauren Rae Holtermann.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wings Cancer Foundation volunteers are cancer survivors, caregivers, and friends who strive to make a difference in someone's life touched by cancer. By giving practical assistance in the treatment rooms, visiting hospitalized patients, creating caps and prayer shawls, providing nutritious snacks, and educating the community on cancer awareness and prevention, these volunteers are tangible evidence of hope, education, and support. Nominated by Gigi Lee.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Angela Rogers established a Christian nonprofit ministry called A Mother's Heart in 2002 to serve teen moms in the Frayser community. She has dedicated her life to empowering these young ladies with hope. Her work is impacting the future of two generations simultaneously. Angela's girls become good parents, graduate from high school, attend college, prepare for careers, get married, give back, and make the world a better place! Nominated by Cheryl Beard.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Dr. Leon Caldwell of Rhodes College is committed to investing his talent and energy to improving the human condition, particularly for people of African descent. He's bringing together scholars and practitioners from around the country in Memphis next week for the "Think Tank for African American Progress." It is great to have this forward thinking man in our community! Nominated by Cheryl Beard.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Richard Bausch, holder of the Moss Chair of Excellence in English at the University of Memphis, has won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for his novel Peace . The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is the only international literary peace prize awarded in the U.S. Bausch is the author of 11 novels and 7 collections of short stories. Nominated by Wendy Sumner-Winter.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
I am nominating Ms. Parks to be recognized as Somthing Good In Memphis, because as Principal of John P. Freeman Optional School, she demands and accepts nothing less than academic excellence from each student, teacher and staff member at the school! Under her leadership, John P. Freeman is a nationally recognized school that is producing great and productive minds in our young people. Thank you so much Ms. Parks! Nominated by Tanya Bowley.
Friday, September 25, 2009
LeShundra Finley is one of the founders of UCAN, which works to strengthen young adolescents through mentoring, personal development, and education that will bring forth a positive impact in the community. Leshundra Finley is Something Good in Memphis. Nominated by Andria Lewis.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Jenni created a place in Memphis where children on the Autism Spectrum can learn, laugh, play, and just be themselves. She is an awesome Autism Angel! Jenni Helms is Something Good in Memphis. Nominated by Katie Steinbrecher.
Jenni Helms is Something Good in Memphis
Jenni Helms
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Mike Mathias is Something Good in Memphis. As packaging executive by day and a community servant by night, Mike teaches single mothers how to become financially independent at MIFA's Life Skills Institute. His service is humble, but his impact is great. Nominated by Russ Williams.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Katie is a lover of all things Memphis and is an advocate for our city and its people. She is a dear disciple of Jesus and believes in racial reconciliation and the opportunities afforded by education. Katie works with Streets' Mission Graduation to encourage students to stay in school. Katie Hobson is Something Good in Memphis. Nominated by Abby Yandell.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Roger started a group, Binghampton Senior Watch, to assist the crossing guards in helping children cross the street safely as they go to and from school. In the afternoon he also passes out books to the neighborhood children because he wants to encourage children to read. He is Something Good in Memphis. Nominated by Juanita White.
Roger Bowen is Something Good in Memphis
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Jeff Nesin has made extraordinary contributions to Memphis through his leadership at the Memphis College of Art. While our community will lose something good when he moves to New York, we can be grateful for the time he was with us. Whether here or away, Jeff Nesin is Something Good in Memphis. Nominated by Margaret Craddock.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Nina Thornton is the driving force behind MIFA's Youth Servant Leadership Oratorical Contest and mentoring project, which serves Memphis teens each year. Under her leadership, this competition has grown and seen youth push themselves to become good public speakers. Nominated by Sally Heinz.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Julia Allen has demonstrated that she cares so much for her community and for those in need. For a lifetime of volunteering locally and globally, Julia Allen is Something Good in Memphis. Nominated by Sally Heinz.