Pre-Event: Hands On Memphis Tour
Date: Tuesday, January 28
Time: 1:00pm – 5:00pm CST
Cost: $40 (includes transportation and donations to each ministry)
Memphis, known for innovation in business, think AutoZone and FedEx, is also home to several innovative non-profits. On this tour we will visit three original service organizations whose work is changing the lives of Memphians. Extensive, but not strenuous walking required.
Our first stop will be our downtown Hospitality Hub. Every day the Hub works to end homelessness in Memphis by connecting individuals with the resources they need to achieve stable housing and better health outcomes. We will tour the Hub’s new shelter and in-take facility and get to see the Hub Studios, a group of tiny homes that provide safety for individuals experience homelessness whose background prevents them from staying in a group shelter.
Next, we will visit CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health, a safe and welcoming clinic that provides comprehensive reproductive health care for all. Prior to Tennessee’s abortion ban in 2022, CHOICES was the nation’s only non-profit offering both midwifery births and abortion care under one roof. During our visit, we will tour their new facility and learn about their clinic in Illinois as well as their Black midwifery program.
Finally, we will tour Friends For All, also in a brand new building. Friends for All provides many services to help those living with HIV/AIDs in the midsouth. As we tour the facility we will hear about the services FAA provides including HIV testing and rapid start clinical care, meals and groceries for clients, and rent, utility and housing assistance.