by Janet Boscarino | Jun 12, 2019 | Community Engagement
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is giving local youth the opportunity to make their community cleaner and greener- and to make some money as well! This year, the Mayor’s Summer Work Experience includes the opportunity to work for the Youth Conservation League,...
by cleanmemphis | Jun 5, 2019 | Community Engagement
Every summer for the past several years, Clean Memphis has had the opportunity to partner with Praying Pelican Missions to work on summer service projects across the city. Praying Pelican is a short-term international missions organization serving the needs of...
by Janet Boscarino | May 24, 2019 | Community Engagement
Recently, the Clean Memphis team joined Memphis City Beautiful, Memphis River Parks Partnership, and Wolf River Conservancy in coordinating a riverside cleanup project for A New Century of Service day of action. On May 22, United Way of the Mid-South and Volunteer...
by Kathleen Quinlen | May 10, 2019 | Community Engagement
Chris Collier grew up in Memphis and fondly remembers spending time at Gaisman Park. Years later, he and his wife Jana moved into a house near the park, which had changed for the worse over the past ten years. Maintenance had dwindled, and drinking and drug use...