The City of Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has hired Jordan McKenzie as Director of Community Building and Economic Opportunity. In his new role, McKenzie will lead the community engagement and community impact efforts. By managing projects and initiatives that focus on block wellness,
Read more →The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the City of Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) a $2,693,160 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) grant.
Read more →Mia Madison, executive director of Memphis Tilth for four years and Mia’s Orchard’s namesake died in a car crash on July 10, 2022.
Read more →Porter Leath Home, the longtime supporting organization of Porter-Leath, recently completed the sale of its historic Manassas campus buildings to the Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).
Read more →The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that “more than $315 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda [has been awarded] to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites across the country while advancing environmental justice,” (EPA Press).
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