Center for the Advancement of Youth Development Memphis

Current Projects

JustCare Family Network – System of Care Implementation, Lead Evaluator. Subcontracted by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Disability Services through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA).
National Think Tank for African American Progress: A solution focused community mobilization to improve the health, educational, economic, and technological outcomes of African American youth.
Adolescent Fatherhood Training and Empowerment for Responsibility (AFTER) – this is an intervention to increase teen and young adult paternal involvement during early childhood (ages 0 to 3). Young fathers are mentored by more experienced fathers in the community.
Our School Our Garden: Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention with Memphis City Schools and a coalition of community and school gardeners.

OUR PROJECTS