Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action
Center for Community and Neighborhood Action links university
research with community action with an emphasis on researcher-practitioner
collaboration, partnerships with community-based organizations, and
citizen engagement through participatory research.
Community
Development Council of Greater Memphis
Representatives
of the city of Memphis and several community development organizations
gathered to learn about the benefits that a Main Street
organization could have on the Memphis area. The
Main Street program is a national program started in 1980 with
the purpose of revitalizing communities and stopping the deterioration
of commercial districts around the country. The program works
with both large cities and small towns to improve local economic
centers and make them places where local businesses can thrive.
Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis -
Memphis Branch
Frayser
Community Development Corporation
Established in January 2000, the Frayser Community Development
Corporation (Frayser CDC) is a HUD approved non-profit that acts as
a revitalization engine for the area. Frayser is a "Renewal Community"
and has been designated by the City of Memphis as a "Priority
Area." Bad
borrowing and lending practices have resulted in high foreclosure rates
in Frayser. Foreclosures are devastating to individual families. They
also have a negative impact on the entire neighborhood since they remain
empty for a long time and lower surrounding home values.
Memphis
Area Legal Services, Inc.
The principal provider of civil legal assistance to
low-income individuals and the elderly in Southwestern Tennessee,
anchored by Memphis, Shelby County, with three other counties,
Tipton, Fayette, and Lauderdale, comprising its four-county service
area.
Memphis
Public Library and Information Center/LINC 2-1-1
If you are looking
for help, or want to provide someone with help, just dial 2-1-1
to reach the community information and referral resources of LINC,
the Library Information Center at the Memphis Public Library. LINC,
in conjunction with United Way of the Mid-South, is the local source
for community resources. LINC maintains a large, comprehensive
database of human services organizations, government agencies and
volunteer groups, which can now be accessed by dialing
2-1-1.
The Works
The Works, Inc. is a community development corporation
serving South Memphis, Tennessee and the Greater Memphis area.
We are dedicated to the holistic renaissance of our community through
the provision of services in areas of housing, economic development,
education, and advocacy.
United Housing, Inc.
United Housing works to support sustainable
homeownership throughout West Tennessee by providing homebuyer
education, foreclosure prevention counseling, affordable lending
products and construction services.
United Way of the Mid-South
United Way of the Mid-South
generates and unites community resources to impact people's lives
by addressing critical health and human service needs.
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD's mission
is to increase homeownership, support community development and
increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
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