S5E28 - Meaningful Change, One Home at a Time

Meet Memphians making meaningful change! Two Memphis organizations are creating reliable and replicable pathways for economic mobility by reshaping the way communities engage with vulnerable populations through both direct services and systems-level change, and their work is being studied in communities across the country. Kelcey Johnson (The Hospitality Hub) and Ashton Alexander (Community Alliance for the Homeless) join in conversation to dispel common myths and misconceptions about about economic mobility in Memphis while diving into the innovative ways their organizations — and many others — are collaborating to build a bright future for everyone.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• The Hospitality Hub
• Community Alliance for the Homeless
• Point-in-Time Count
• Youth Action Board
• Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Memphis City Council
• Memphis Shelby County School Board
• Hub Hotel (Women's Shelter)
• Hub Studios
• Hub Hall (Youth Ages 18-24)
• Hub North (Family Campus)
• Representative Payee Program
• Dragonfly Collective
• Youth Housing Development Program (YHDP)
• Moxy Hotel
• Community Alliance Coordinated Entry System
• Memphis and Shelby County Homeless Consortium (MSCHC)
• The Body Keeps Score book
• Room in the Inn
• Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
• A few of the many previous episodes of Meanwhile in Memphis that reference homelessness in Memphis include: S4E39, S4E3, S4E2, and S3E45
• The KIND Podcast

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.