In 2016, the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis embarked on an innovative initiative called Beyond the Classroom to strengthen organizations serving PreK-12 students in Memphis during their out-of-school time. We believe that the way to better outcomes for our kids is to help the organizations that serve them measure and maximize the impact of their programs.
Phases I and II of the initiative showed promising results for a total of nine youth-serving nonprofit organizations. We and our partner, Seeding Success, will leverage these successes in Phase III to ultimately scale Beyond the Classroom citywide.