12/1/22
Memphis needs more apartments, but neighbors are getting in the way
Shelby County has a housing shortage, but its strict regulations — rooted in racism — are blocking construction of more.
Susie Mitchell always kept coloring books, Barbie dolls, and teddy bears in her and her mother’s apartment for when her siblings or cousins would drop off their children.
Wishing she had a child of her own, she adores babysitting. But the kids can’t come over now that she’s living in a rooming house in Frayser.
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11/15/22
Meals on Wheels continues to deliver for Memphis seniors
WREG News Channel 3 Community Changers: Meals on Wheels continues to deliver for Memphis seniors
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every Tuesday, as part of our Community Changers series, we highlight organizations making Memphis better. This week, we caught up with a group that knows it’s more than just a meal.
Steve Boscarino has been delivering meals for MIFA for the last year.
“I get that moment where I’m connecting with another...
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11/15/22
MIFA & Mid-South Food Bank on Behind the Headlines
MIFA President and CEO Sally Jones Heinz and Mid-South Food Bank President and CEO Cathy Pope were featured on last week's Behind the Headlines , where they discussed food insecurity in Memphis and both organizations' responses to it. See the full episode here .
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11/8/22
Memphis shelters at capacity due to lack of affordable housing
By Kelli Cook
Published: Oct. 31, 2022 at 10:39 PM CDT|Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 10:42 PM CDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - If you’re in the market to rent a home, you are well aware of how expensive it it to do so.
The skyrocketing cost of rent can really be felt in the city’s emergency shelters.
Housing officials say a key piece of the housing puzzle is missing and there’s a big effort to get them back.
Deidra Malone knows that struggle to find...
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11/8/22
Not by bread alone - Elderly Americans face growing hunger - and not just for food
By Jamie Dean
Two days before fall officially begins, the Starbucks on Canal Street is serving hot cinnamon lattes, and by 9:30 a.m., the temperature is already heading to 92 degrees. It feels like summer in the French Quarter, as tourists munch on sugar-coated beignets at the famous Café Du Monde, and waiters on narrow streets post lunch menus that include fried alligator po-boys.
A few blocks from the French Quarter, though, the breakfast fare is not as fancy. A handful of locals...
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11/8/22
Accent Jewelers donates $25,000 to MIFA's Meals on Wheels ahead of the holidays
by Kim Chaney, ABC 24
Published 5:18 PM CST November 7, 2022
Accent Jewelers said also that money from sales on every purchase will go to MIFA through the end of the year.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thousands of dollars going to help feed people in need, thanks to Memphis-based Accent Jewelers .
The company presented the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) Meals on Wheels program with $25,000 Monday.
Meals on Wheels provides meals to people 60 and older....
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