We strive to reflect within South Memphis the hope of the coming Kingdom of God through transformational relationships and economic development.

Hear from Jeremiah

“Life is like I did a 360. I got benefits, I got paid vacation, I can help my family.”

Jeremiah graduated from Jobs for Life in 2009 and worked steadily in various temporary jobs until being chosen for the opportunity to learn more about work at Wepfer Marine. It’s hard work: employees are exposed to the elements of the river in all seasons, and sometimes work long hours. Jeremiah signed on and has thrived; his story is a great one.

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2016 RESULTS

Staffing Partners

25 local businesses utilized our staffing agency and provided work for outsourcing.

Work Life Graduations

Over 82 neighborhood adults have completed the Work Life program with a 72% graduation rate.

Volunteer Hours

299 different volunteers partnered with us for 3,834 hours in serving the 38126 community this year, and could not have done this work without you!

Staffing & Outsourcing Hours

106,000 hours of work were put in by our Staffing and Outsourcing workers, taking place mostly at our warehouse.

Recent News

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Jun

Art for Jobs 2017 Artist: Meredith Olinger
“Art for Jobs presented a simple idea: here’s a wall,
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Mar

1,000 Pardons – The heart behind the art of Christopher Nadaskay
We believe that glorifying God in all we do is important, and
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Feb

Work Life Facilitator Training
REGISTER HERE Over the past 12 years, Advance Memphis has
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Jan

Share the love this Valentine’s Day!
As our neighbors pursue their professional and educational
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25

Jan

LAUNCH Program Spotlight – Mobile Mommy
A launch graduate from our November 2015 class, we are very
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Dec

Cost of Poverty Experience – “COPE”
Here at Advance Memphis, we are extremely grateful for the
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21

Dec

2016 Outcomes Report
As 2016 ends, the staff members of Advance Memphis are grateful
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Sep

Top 10 Things to Know about Art for Jobs

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9

Sep

Art for Jobs 2016 Artist: DON MORGAN
ALL OF MORGAN’S WORK FOR ART FOR JOBS 2016 CAN BE SEEN IN
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Sep

Art for Jobs 2016 Artist: CHRISTOPHER NADASKAY
“Christopher Nadaskay is the University Professor of Art
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About

Advance Memphis serves the Cleaborn & Foote communities of Memphis by empowering residents to acquire knowledge, resources, and skills to be economically self-sufficient through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Recent News

Art for Jobs 2017 Artist: Meredith Olinger

June 21, 2017

LAUNCH Graduate Spotlight: Rico Holt

March 29, 2017

1,000 Pardons – The heart behind the art of Christopher Nadaskay

March 15, 2017

Work Life Facilitator Training

February 16, 2017

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Good News Friday!! Marcus, a #WorkLife graduate from May 2017, was hired today at Dollar Tree. Congratulations Marcus, and our other grads who went to work this week! #HireSouthMemphis

Good News Friday! Antonio Mickens passed his GED today. Congratulations Antonio!

We are so excited that Rhoda became a homeowner today! After years of friendship with Advance Memphis and volunteers Suzanne Greer and Diane Davis, Rhoda has taken this step that allows her to become a stakeholder in her community. She used her IDA savings and matched money through Advance to make her down payment. Congratulations Rhoda! We are so proud of your accomplishment!

Don’t forget there is still time to register for our Summer Work Life Certification course! Last year people from 12 states came to be trained, and to run the Work Life class in their neighborhoods. We look forward to growing this community of Trained Facilitators in order to empower more unemployed or underemployed people around the country to succeed at work. To register, click the link in our bio! Pictured here are photos from our 2016 class

Antonio graduates this Friday after passing his GED test. We are so proud of your hard work, Antonio!

Tameka, an Advance Memphis LAUNCH Grad, just opened her IDA today! She will use this matched-savings account to save toward improving her small business. Congratulations Tameka!

We are so proud of Brooks, who earned her GED after a lot of hard work in the Advance Memphis GED program. Congratulations, Brooks! To get involved in our program as a participant or volunteer, contact us and ask for Mike Shaw.

Today marks another big day here at Advance Memphis! Our third Work Life session begins and goes until June 23rd. If you live in 38126 and are unemployed or feel underemployed, join us for our fourth Work Life session, that will begin on July 10th. Don't forget to join us in celebrating Advance graduates who are working through Advance Staffing with a feast at our office May 12th from 12pm to 4pm Pictured here is an Advance grad from our second Work Life session!

GOOD NEWS FRIDAY! William (pictured, picking up his check) and 6 other #WorkLife grads began work this week. Head to our Facebook for more details. #HireSouthMemphis

Pictured is Tyrone Bonner, an Advance Memphis Grad who has been working at Barnhart Crane and Rigging with their apprenticeship program. He started at Barnhart last July and has just received a $1 per hour raise! We are grateful for Tyrone, and for his hard work and diligence!

We are very grateful to two Ole Miss MBA students who helped us set up an online sales platform, from which we generated over $2,100 to support our programs! We also had a chance to have a lot of our staffing partners and graduates in the building today to celebrate with a feast! To get involved this week by building a relationship, mentoring, tutoring, or providing a meal, email Bryce at bstout@advancememphis.org

These entrepreneurs just graduated from LAUNCH at Advance Memphis, and will continue taking steps forward with their businesses. The businesses include an upholstery service, a lawn care service, home health care, non-medical transportation, sign making, a daycare, a drug-testing lab, and bounce houses for events. Contact Bryce at bstout@advancememphis.org to get connected and hire one of these graduates' businesses!

If your business or home needs cleaning, consider hiring #LAUNCH grads Rico or Marilyn, who operate cleaning services. Email bstout@advancememphis.org to get connected to either of these entrepreneurs and #HireSouthMemphis

Michael set up his IDA account yesterday afternoon, and he'll be saving to start a small business. Congratulations Michael. We're proud of all your hard work!

Advance wants to celebrate all of our graduates who are working through Advance Staffing with a delicious feast! Please join us tomorrow between 12pm and 4pm

More good news for Advance graduates! JeMarcus reached his savings goal this past week through his IDA, and bought a car! Congrats JeMarcus!

Contact

901.543.8525

769 Vance, Memphis, TN 38126

PO Box 2201, Memphis, TN 38101

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