Unirse CDC promotes a healthy, vibrant, and thriving neighborhood of Hyde Park in North Memphis through creative community development projects, housing redevelopment, and proven social programs.

We are dedicated to restoring and supporting a thriving, socioeconomically, and sustainable Hyde Park where residents share in the success and improvement of our community and beyond. 

We bought the home of Eunice Alma Harris Malone, my paternal great-grandmother, in Hyde Park, North Memphis, Tennessee. My great-grandmother moved from Utica, Mississippi with her parents and siblings and rooted themselves in the historic Hyde Park and Douglass communities. Big Mama, who I so affectionately called her, was well-loved and revered in Hyde Park. She was the community’s kindergarten teacher and an herbalist. WE

Rebuilding and restoring a home in an urban disinvested neighborhood during COVID has presented many challenges. Redlining, scarcity of financial resources, and the cost of lumber tripling have deterred us from gaining the adequate amount of money to rebuild. The old home has been demolished due to severe termite damage, cracked foundation, and code issues that were going to present so many problems passing inspection. 

We made a very hard decision to demolish her old home. However, we haven't lost hope in building a beautiful home on the land in which she bought and worked with her hands. Our dream is to build a sustainable and energy-efficient home that is a model for future affordable housing development in the neighborhood.  

We would love your financial support in restoring Big Mama's house as well as rooting ourselves in the neighborhood through a nonprofit community center.

Your funds will cover labor and materials to rebuild Big Mamas House and fund a resource for the community.