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Meet Outreach Specialist Antonio Dowdy
Antonio Dowdy learned all the hard lessons guns can teach a young man in Memphis. Now, he’s working to make sure others learn from his experience and take easier paths.
Meet Life Coach Angelo
MEET MEMPHIS ALLIES: ANGELO, LIFE COACH, LIFELINE TO SUCCESS SWITCH TEAMCHANGING LIVES IS HIS CAREER Angelo was facing a really tough situation. He was living in a hotel and...
Meet Renardo: I Shall Not Die But Live | Memphis Allies
Meet Renardo, a Memphis Allies participant whose story of survival and transformation shows the power of community violence intervention in Memphis, TN.
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty meets with a SWITCH Youth team
Sen. Hagerty and national visitors learn more about gun violence initiatives in Memphis As U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty looked on, life coaches and counselors reviewed the progress...
The Power of Two
In SWITCH Youth, clinical specialists and life coaches team up to help high-risk youth Meet Memphis Allies Switch Youth Clinical Specialist: Taneshia Blackshire Growing up in a...
Meet Memphis Allies: Life Coach Tony Matthews
A MEMBER OF THE LIFELINE TO SUCCESS SWITCH TEAM IN RALEIGH/FRAYSER Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Tony is part of the Lifeline to Success Switch team serving...
Meet Memphis Allies: Life Coach Florence Brooks
Life Coach Florence “Flo” Brooks brings some much-needed light and support to participants in the Memphis Allies SWITCH program in Raleigh/Frayser.
Helping Young Men Choose a Different Path
This week, Royal Chatman will be in court supporting a young man who’s facing an aggravated assault charge. The stakes are high. The teenager could face incarceration… Chatman...
Meet Brandon & Bryan Mathis
Meet Brandon and Bryan Mathis — Memphis Allies life coach twins bringing lived experience and dedication to community violence intervention in Memphis, TN.