MIFA hosts Freeland Camp

(MIFA announcement) - MIFA’s Les Passees Center for Children and Families was honored to host Diversity Memphis’ 2010 Freeland Camp. Thanks to the camp’s 20 participants, Diversity Memphis’ Logistics Director Laura Ingram, as well as Jamie Griffin, Molly Okeon, Cindy Sakaan, and others, the five-day camp was a great success.

 

Freeland Camp (formerly Anytown) was founded in 1984 and later named after longtime Diversity Memphis supporter Dennis Freeland. It unites diverse high school students and provides them opportunities for leadership, learning, and social engagement. The camp culminated in a talent show and series of group presentations.

 

  • 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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