COMMON GROUND
What is Common Ground? Picture a room with about 10 ordinary residents sitting in a circle. It’s a truly diverse group of people. There are men and women, blacks, whites, Asians, Native Americans, Hispanics and other ethnic groups. They represent different religions, backgrounds and generations, and they have much in common. For six weeks, this small group of diverse people agree to meet at a regular time for two hours. Each week, they sit with a trained facilitator who leads an in-depth discussion on race relations. Through an Action Forum they will develop and implement specific recommendations on how to improve race relations in our community. http://commongroundmemphis.org/

FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES
Facing History and Ourselves is a national educational and professional development organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry.  By studying the historical development and lessons of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.  For more information and to learn how to get involved, please check out our website, www.facinghistory.org.

JUBILEE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Jubilee Catholic Schools are eight elementary schools located in some of the most disenfranchised neighborhoods in Memphis. Serving over 1200 students, their mission is simply to provide a quality education for at-risk children. The school needs volunteers to: tutor a student
More Jubilee information at http://www.cdom.org

MEMPHIS ATHLETIC MINISTRIES
Memphis Athletic Ministries uses sports and recreation to foster unity among diverse segments of our community and to share the love of God with ask-risk youth in urban communities. MAM needs volunteers to: • coach basketball, soccer, and baseball • instruct children in golf • tutor/read to children • mentor. More MAM information at http://www.mamsports.org

NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM
There are a wide variety of ways in which individuals can become engaged in working with the National Civil Rights Museum. Some opportunities for involvement include serving as a volunteer or an ambassador to invite others to the Museum, participating in a focus group, working on the Freedom Award or Education committees, hosting an event for an organization or a family reunion, or simply advancing a great education or programming idea to the staff. Please visit http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
New Hope Christian Academy is a junior kindergarten through sixth grade private, college-preparatory school in Frayser serving 415 at-risk students.  Volunteers are needed to: • teach a temporary specialty class in subjects such as dance, photography, cooking, chess, art, music, investing, etc • read to younger students and tutor older students • assist in the office • help during a week of summer camp • organize a teacher appreciation lunch. For more NHCA information call 901.358.3183. http://www.newhopememphis.org/

STAX MUSIC ACADEMY
The Stax Music Academy is a music education center located in Memphis, TN, adjacent to the original site of Stax Records, where the Stax Museum of American Soul Music now stands. Both the Academy and Museum are  part of a larger organization, the Soulsville Foundation, which consists of the Academy, Museum, and The Soulsville Charter School. The Soulsville Foundation was founded in the late 1990’s, when a group of former artists, concerned music lovers, and dedicated Memphis business leaders rallied to ensure that the legacy of Stax Records was not forever lost to history. This group recognized that they had an opportunity to make a genuine, lasting difference in the lives of the young people in the Soulsville, USA neighborhood (38106, 38126), which would ultimately benefit once these children matured into responsible, well educated community leaders. The Stax Music Academy was developed to meet this need for a high-quality, affordable, music education resource.

The Academy’s mission is to provide music education and unique performance opportunities to inspire primarily the young people of Soulsville, USA to enhance their academic and leadership skills and to become facilitators for community change. The Academy’s first course offering in 2000 was the SNAP! Summer Music Camp (SMC), which quickly became the its signature program, serving 225 students each summer.  In 2002, the 27,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art Academy building opened. The new facility included classrooms, a lecture hall, rehearsal rooms, choir and orchestra suites, and a recording studio. The Academy has since grown its programming to serve Memphis area youth with music instruction, workshops, various musical ensembles, and unique performance opportunities, in addition to mentoring youth personally, academically and musically. Its vision is rooted in the belief that music can positively shape young people and instill in them values and skills that will serve them throughout the rest of their lives.http://www.staxmusicacademy.org/

THE SOULSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL
The Soulsville Charter School is located in the Soulsville U.S.A neighborhood in South Memphis. The school currently serves 120 sixth and seventh grade students, and will continue to add a grade each year through 12. The school needs volunteers to: tutor a student. More Soulsville information at http://www.soulsvilleusa.com