COOL students receive honors

Two MIFA COOL (College Offers Opportunities for Life) students will receive William H. Sweet Awards from Memphis City Schools. COOL is a college readiness and academic preparedness program providing higher education counseling, mentoring, life skills, ACT preparation, and assistance with the college admissions process.


Kiyah, a Central High School student, has worked hard to achieve and maintain a GPA at or above 3.8, in addition to perfect conduct. She was also the winner of MIFA’s 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Contest, keynote speaker at MIFA’s Day of Reflection and Service, and a participant in MIFA’s COOL (College Offers Opportunities for Life) higher education preparation program.

Brandon Morris (pictured), a former MIFA Housing Opportunities resident, is a 10th-grade student at Hollis F. Price Middle College. Brandon enjoys drawing, reading, and writing. He will participate in a summer internship at Memorial Keepsakes and aspires to be a graphic designer.
  • 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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