Transforming families in crisis

 

Emergency Services

MIFA's Emergency Services department provides assistance with rent, utilities, food, clothing, and other necessities for families suffering from an unexpected loss of income.

 

Emergency Housing Partnership

The Emergency Housing Partnership prevents homelessness by providing assessments and referrals to emergency shelters, transitional housing, rental assistance, and rapid re-housing assistance.

 

MIFA Housing Opportunities

MHO offers homeless families a fresh start through transitional housing and comprehensive life skills education.

 

MIFA/MLGW's Plus-1 Program

MIFA screens clients and administers funds collected by MLGW's Plus-1 Program. MLGW customers can sign up to give monthly to Plus-1, and these donations provide families in crisis with utilities assistance. Find out more or sign up to give.


Life Skills Institute

The Life Skills Institute provides life-changing education that guides MIFA Housing Opportunities clients toward self-improvement and independence.

  • Memphis was declared hunger capital of the U.S. in 2011

  • MIFA serves 55,000 individuals each year

  • 74% of children in MIFA's neighborhood live in poverty

  • 86% of every dollar donated goes directly to MIFA's programs

  • In the area MIFA serves, almost 30% of those over the age of 65 live alone

  • MIFA was founded in 1968

  • Memphis' unemployment rate has been close to 10% since 2009

  • MIFA's Ombudsman program's 2 staff and 60 volunteers serve over 7,000 residents of long term care facilities

  • Only 4.5% of residents in the 38126 ZIP code have college degrees

  • Emergency Services provided assistance for 25,000 people last year

  • In 2010 and 2011, 100% of COOL seniors graduated from high school

  • MIFA Meals on Wheels serves 1,800 seniors every weekday

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MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association)

910 Vance Avenue, Memphis, TN  38126

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