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Hurricane Ida has taken a devastating toll on many communities in Louisiana and surrounding regions, including Mississippi and Alabama.
Support for Youth-Serving Organizations
A Trauma-Informed ApproachAnnouncing a NEW training resource!
United Way of the Mid-South is making available to trainers a curriculum developed in partnership with the ACE Awareness Foundation to support youth workers in integrating what they have learned about ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and resilience into action through a Trauma Informed approach.
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of people in the City of Memphis live in poverty
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of children under 18 in Memphis live in poverty
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of people in Shelby County live in poverty
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of children under 18 in Shelby County live in poverty
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of people in our AR, MS, TN metro area live in poverty
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of children under 18 in our AR, MS, TN metro area live in poverty
The US average for people living in poverty is 12.3%. The 2020 Update of the Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet, Produced Annually by Dr. Elena Delavega of the School of Social Work at the University of Memphis. Data from the 2019 American Community Survey released in September 2020.
(DTD) envisions a Mid-South in which all people have equitable access to resources needed to achieve their hopes and dreams.
DTD is touching thousands of Memphis and transforming lives.
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had more stable employment
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had better financial management strategies
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reported higher income
