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Q2 2019 Newsletter

July 7, 2019 By Donna Nash Comments are Off

Celebrate with us our 20 years of bringing hope to urban community.

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The mission of Advance Memphis is to empower adults in South Memphis to break cycles of unemployment, establish economic stability, reconcile relationships, and restore dignity through knowledge, resources, and skills by the power of Jesus Christ.

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20th Anniversary Celebration highlights Hope for Urban Community

October 1, 2019

The importance of businesses personal involvement in the non-profit sector and the positive effects it has on cause-related marketing.

June 2, 2019

Business Partners as Art For Jobs Sponsors

October 25, 2018

Advance at a Glance Q2 2018

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Advance Memphis believes in the dignity of every person. Our Work Life class visited the Civil Rights Museum in an effort to highlight the labor of many men and women to defend their dignity. #advancememphis #southmemphisjobs #hopeforurbancommunity

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We are so happy for our HSE/GED participants! Currently, 36 active neighbors are progressing towards earning their High School Equivalency diploma. Several HiSET subject tests must be passed to receive a diploma. This year, 83% of our participants passed subject tests taken! Earning a HSE/GED opens the door to more employment opportunities and is a first step leading to higher education and higher wages. #advancememphis #memphisjobs #HSE

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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY!!! Congratulations to our Faith & Finances graduates who completed their 12-week financial literacy course! They learned to track income and expenses, develop a budget, prepare for emergencies, avoid debt, and more. Our graduates are now eligible to open a matched savings account as they save for an asset. #AdvanceMemphis #HopeForUrbanCommunity #MemphisJobs

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Congratulations to Steve Nash and Advance Memphis for receiving the Thomas W. Briggs Community Service Award from the Briggs Foundation Monday night. We are so proud of the vision and leadership of Steve and are thankful for the impact he and Advance Memphis have made in South Memphis! We appreciate the Briggs Foundation and their longstanding support of Advance Memphis. This award recognizes outstanding leadership provided by an individual in an organization whose creativity, effort, commitment, professionalism and exceptional initiative have enabled the organization to excel in its special mission.

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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY!!! An important part of the Advance Memphis Work Life class is accomplishing the goal of addressing personal difficulties impeding stable work. Hear from our own Mike Shaw about this addition to Work Life. "Healing the Wounds of Trauma is a natural companion to the Work Life curriculum as it dives deeper into the emotional roadblocks named in Work Life that keep us and our neighbors from forming successful and healthy relationships at work and at home. Including HWT lessons strategically throughout the 8 week Work Life program enhances and enriches the WL curriculum and further connects the unnoticed or unprocessed trauma of our past to our current behaviors and choices and confirms a main theme of Work Life: that oftentimes our success or failure at work has little to do with our ability to do the work itself, but more with how we view ourselves, others, God, the work we are doing, and how it is all interconnected."

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Advance Memphis is so thankful for all of the organizations that partner with us! Recently, a group from Armstrong Relocation partnered with us by providing a meal and eating lunch with our Work Life students. We are extremely grateful to have such amazing community partners. If you are interested in becoming one of our community partners, contact Kelsey at kmartin@advancememphis.org.

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Advance Memphis has expanded our ability to support small business owners in South Memphis by hiring Austin Smith as the new Graduate Development Coordinator! Austin will function as a coach, mentor, and connector for LAUNCH graduates, to help budding entrepreneurs develop their ideas into businesses and grow their businesses long-term. #advancememphis

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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY!!! Did you know Advance Memphis has an entrepreneurship program for individuals interested in starting a business? Graduate Jennifer Crenshaw and her son Lawrence, started Inspiring Designz by Lawrence to provide beautiful pieces of hand-crafted jewelry made by Lawrence right here in South Memphis. #advancememphis #hopeforurbancommunity #SouthMemphis

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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY!!! Advance Memphis' last Work Life class of 2019 is currently in session! Participants finished their 3rd week today and are almost halfway through completing the program. We are so proud of our participants who are progressing in their journey to economic stability through the 8-week job skills training program.

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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY! Congratulations to Faith & Finances graduate Gina Jacobs, who diligently saved through her IDA matched savings account for the last year. Gina used her IDA savings along with a match from Advance Memphis to purchase a car this week! #advancememphis #SouthMemphis

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LAUNCH HIGHLIGHT: Join Advance Memphis and LAUNCH graduate Zipporah Robinson for the Mentor Me Recruitment Fair. Zipporah represents the power of reciprocal relationships. Thanks for sharing your heart with Memphis! #advancememphis #LAUNCH #South Memphis

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VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT: Faith in action! Volunteers Lane Patikas and Bryn Wilson chaired our successful Art for Jobs and 20th Anniversary Celebration. Thank you for the countless hours, dedication and expertise you so freely gave. You invested in economic stability through your volunteerism! #advancememphis #hopeforurbancommunity

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: From our Foundations of Hope 20th Anniversary Storyboard- Do you know these people? Advance Memphis partnered with long friends @StreetsMinistries to build #HopeforUrbanCommunity!

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LAUNCH HIGHLIGHT: Art for Jobs highlighted the work we do including renting space to our LAUNCH grads like LaTonya Taylor and her business, Epic Bouncing #artforjobs #advancememphis #memphisjobs

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Miss Art for Jobs? Still want artwork? Come visit our 575 Suzette Warehouse 9am until 4:30pm this week! We have great pieces for sale. Want to see the 20th Anniversary Celebration storyboards? The warehouse is the place! #artforjobs #advancememphis

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GOOD NEWS FRIDAY!!! We had such an amazing time at our 20th Anniversary Celebration and Art for Jobs event! It was definitely a night to remember! A special thank you to all those who attended as well as our sponsors, artists, donors, volunteers, and staff for their hard work to make this event a success! All of your support to Advance Memphis helps to bring HOPE for our neighbors in South Memphis.

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