Urban Orchard

The Urban Orchard is intended to provide a place of beauty while also providing accessible organic fruit for the residents in a low-income blighted neighborhood in the Klondike area of Memphis.

NEEDS: $0 of 462 + Volunteers

SkyCop Camera

SkyCop Camera on the V&E Greenline for crime prevention.

NEEDS: $0 of 2,389

Sheffield High Girls Soccer Team

We are raising money to help the girls soccer team at Sheffield High School cover fees, get equipment, provide additional coaching, assist with transportation needs, and improve the home field conditions.

NEEDS: $0 of 3,500

Chess Kid at Idlewild Elementary

Since the Idlewild Chess Club burst onto the scene five years ago, the chess team has won national trophies . We would like to use interactive software to help teach our kids the fundamentals of this beautiful game.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,300

Knowledge Empowering Youth (KEY)

KEY is a teen-led comprehensive sex education program that educates youth about their minds, bodies, and most importantly the decisions they can make to better their futures.

NEEDS: $0 of 500
Proposed Design for Jackson Ave., Garland St. Mural

Leaps and Bounds V&E Mural

A mural proposed by artist Khara Woods and VECA at the corner of Jackson Ave. & Garland St.

NEEDS: $0 of 750 + Volunteers

Safe Crossing at Overton Park

High-visibility crosswalks at the Poplar-Tucker intersection will create safe crossing conditions for transit riders, pedestrians and cyclists at this busy intersection and encourage various modes of transportation.

NEEDS: $0 of 4,670

Ride, Rally, Ride

Provide bike workstations, schedule info, and structural improvements to Memphis-area transit stops, creating a more flexible and accessible transportation system.

NEEDS: $0 of 5,185
Gooch Park

HUG Bike Safety Rodeo

We need your support to teach bike safety skills to youth in our community.

NEEDS: $0 of 580 + Volunteers
memphis community  water slide

Community water slide

We would like for this water slide to foster community events where children could enjoy themselves in the summer or good weather months. 

NEEDS: $0 of 30 + Volunteers

Evergreen Rain Garden 2.0

Neighborhood gardeners will till, amend and plant native species butterfly and bee attractors to continue to expand initial and now well-established Evergreen Rain Garden beds.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,168 + Volunteers

Central High School Grounds Improvement

This project would create two new beds of flowers in the front of Central (THE) High School, replace schrubs along the base of the building.

NEEDS: $0 of 10,335

Music In The Park Memphis

With Music In The Park Memphis we can bridge the gap of classism in our city. By having this gem we open the door for endless opportunities to build strong community leaders and well rounded youth. Music is the key.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,440 + Volunteers

Revitalizing Our Community/XPCTMOR

It's time to take back our community. Our goal is to rebuild our streets and turn them back into the beautiful places they once were.

NEEDS: $0 of 460 + Volunteers

Hoops in the Heights

Our community desires to have a shared green space that brings people together. Treadwell has a rich history of basketball and this project will reignite that legacy and create a healthy park for families and neighbors.

NEEDS: $0 of 12,090 + Volunteers

The Healing Cathedral Community Park & Garden

We will be conducting the groundwork to start a community garden. We will also make the neighboring park more people-friendly by adding grills and park benches. 

NEEDS: $0 of 2,900 + Volunteers

Jim & Samella's Neighborhood

We have partner with local churches, businesses, and neighbors to support the project by volunteering with cleanup, digging, supplies, and building the amphitheater.

NEEDS: $0 of 2,586 + Volunteers

Save KIPP Academy's Books!

KMAM is investing in an online catalogue system for our brand new school library opening in 2016.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,580 + Volunteers
North Memphis residents discussing the Greenline at the Paint Memphis even of July 2015

Friends of Chelsea Greenline Advocacy Group

The Greenline is coming, the greenline is coming! We would like to be a part of it and we need to be a part of it! North Memphis,TN needs a voice in this project since this project is making an impact in our neighborhood.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,743 + Volunteers

Overton Park Playground Improvements

Overton Park Conservancy will implement safety surface improvements in the East Parkway Playground in Overton Park, providing our young park stakeholders with safe opportunities for play and recreation.

NEEDS: $0 of 3,125

Stripe Memphis Basketball Courts: Round 2!

This summer Project Backboard's goal is to add lines and art enhancements to 18 courts in 13 public parks across Memphis so everyone will have access to a basketball court with free throw and 3 point lines.

NEEDS: $0 of 3,500

Paint Memphis 2

Paint Memphis will create the largest collaborative mural in Memphis, bringing together over 100 artists and community organizations. We build community one wall at a time.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,335 + Volunteers

Frayser Mural

The Frayser mural project seeks to bring beauty to a neighborhood full of blight. Art has the power to transform. Frayser deserves such a transformation.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,010 + Volunteers

Memphis Catholic Learning Garden

Memphis Catholic Middle and High School is raising funds to build out the next phase of gardens that will allow students to learn in direct contact with nature for years to come!

NEEDS: $0 of 3,255 + Volunteers
Williamson Park Tree Planting Plan

Williamson Park Trees and Beautification

Tree plantings will establish the next generation of tree canopy, improve air quality & storm water management, increase rain water retention, & provide much needed shade for current and future users of the park.

NEEDS: $0 of 7,580 + Volunteers
Johnny Cash by Leigh Wiener 1962

Legacy Memphis Johnny Cash Statue Project

To celebrate, enhance, and educate our neighborhoods about Memphis heroes. We will involve artists, landscapers, and architects to create sculpture gardens based on Memphis music history.

NEEDS: $0 of 26,429

Central Ave/Tobey Park Underpass Mural

Aiming to revitalize an neglected part of our community, this mural is to add a little color to the run down underpass on Central Avenue near Tobey Park. 

NEEDS: $0 of 2,195 + Volunteers

Drive Literacy Memphis

Drive Literacy Memphis would like to gradually close the literacy gap by providing young children with books and study materials, such as flash cards and study books.

NEEDS: $0 of 175

The Johnny Cash Memphis Legacy

Phase One:  Money raised will go toward funding the sculptor to begin work and will be matched by a local donor, so whatever you donate now will have twice the impact toward the project!

NEEDS: $0 of 10,335

Bring Back Bats & Birds to Buntyn!

Over the years, fewer and fewer bats and Chimney Swifts are seen in our area.  East Buntynites want to provide safe, suitable housing for these creatures that are so beneficial to our families and the ecosystem.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,889 + Volunteers

BANDAIDS FOR KIDS

Bandaids might not seem like a big deal, but for some families its an item that gets left off the shopping list. 

NEEDS: $0 of 50 + Volunteers

Rangeline After School Program

Rangeline primary mission is to assist students with reading, math, homework assignments, and class room participation. 

NEEDS: $0 of 2,000 + Volunteers

Sherwood Forest Gateways

This project replaces broken and missing wrought iron signs and compliments with additional pole signs to create neighborhood identity and enhance community safety. 

 

NEEDS: $0 of 3,125

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