COVID-19 Fund Phase 1 | The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

The elderly and other high-risk populations who are experiencing a COVID-19 impact, whether they are living at home or in group settings

Alliance Healthcare Services (May 29): $25,000 to provide mental health services to patients throughout Shelby County and West Tennessee during the COVID-19 outbreak
Alpha Omega Veterans Services (March 27): $7,500 to offer supportive services to homeless veterans
Alpha Omega Veterans Services (May 8): $2,500 to provide supportive services and housing to veterans affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
Apple Seeds, Inc. (April 3): $2,500 to provide post-partum support for mothers and birth support at a time where hospital births are in flux. Watch the News Channel 3 segment about this work.
Apple Seeds, Inc. (May 8): $2,500 to provide pre-partum, post-partum, and birthing support to high-risk mothers through hospital referrals
Apple Seeds, Inc. (June 5): $5,000 to provide post-partum support for mothers and birth support at a time where hospital births are in flux during the COVID-10 outbreak
Bethany Christian Services - West TN (April 3): $5,000 to provide pregnancy and post-pregnancy resources, including food and housing assistance
DeafConnect of the Mid-South, Inc. (April 3): $10,000 to provide Skype translation services for people in Memphis with family elsewhere, including immigrants
Families Matter (May 1): $10,000 to provide mental health support to families and children in ZIP codes with the highest number of administered tests and positive COVID-19 results
Family Safety Center of Memphis and Shelby County (May 22): $25,000 to quickly and confidentially serve victims of abuse during the COVID-19 outbreak
Friends for Life (May 15): $20,000 to provide for full-service food delivery and other support for their 3,000 clients. Read The Body article about this work.
I Am My Sister's Keeper (April 3): $1,000 to provide support to single mothers in crisis. Read The Tri-State Defender article about this work.
I Am My Sister's Keeper (May 15): $1,000 to provide support to single mothers in crisis
Just City (April 17): $25,000 to provide bail of $5,000 or less to inmates at 201 Poplar and Jail East to remove them from a highly contagious situation. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Just City (May 15): $25,000 to provide bail of $5,000 or less to inmates at 201 Poplar and Jail East to remove them from a highly contagious environment
Kindred Place (April 3): $20,000 to provide family support, including telehealth services. Watch the WMC-TV 5 segment about this work.
Love Doesn’t Hurt (May 1): $1,500 to support LGBTQ+ victims of domestic violence with emergency services and case management
Memphis Area Legal Services (May 1): $50,000 to assist individuals who are unemployed due to COVID-19 avoid eviction or foreclosure, receive SNAP and unemployment benefits, and receive relief from COVID-19 related scams
Memphis Area Legal Services (June 5): $25,000 to assist individuals who are unemployed due to COVID-19 avoid eviction or foreclosure, receive SNAP and unemployment benefits, and receive relief from COVID-19-related scams
Memphis Artists for Change (May 1): $15,000 to provide food and short-term internet access for 300+ people in Whitehaven, North Memphis, and South Memphis, and to distribute PPE to high risk populations
Memphis Crisis Center (April 3): $10,000 to provide counseling and direct support for those in crisis. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Memphis Crisis Center (June 5): $15,000 to provide counseling and direct support for those in crisis during the COVID-19 outbreak 2. Low-income families experiencing short-term financial crises related to COVID-19
Memphis Housing Authority (April 3): $41,500 for 25 workers to call all 13,000 MHA clients to provide information and screen for COVID-19. Watch the WREG Channel 3 segment about this work.
Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach (April 24): $7,500 to help provide high-risk diabetes patients receive the food they need to effectively manage the disease during the outbreak
OUTMemphis (March 27): $7,500 to compile and distribute food and hygiene kits. Watch the Local 24 ABC segment about this work.
OUTMemphis (May 22): $10,000 to compile and distribute food and hygiene kits to people in need for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palmer Home for Children (April 17): $25,000 to provide emergency services and support to children and families dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak
SRVS (Apr. 6): $6,000 to provide food and supplies to the 55 residential homes they are serving during the COVID-19 outbreak
SRVS (May 8): $5,000 to provide food and supplies to the 55 residential homes they serve
Thistle & Bee (April 3): $15,000 to provide services to women who have survived prostitution and sex trafficking
Urban Strategies, Inc. (April 17): $25,000 to provide services to over 2,500 residents 38126, a hot spot in terms of positive COVID-19 cases
Women's Advocacy Center: $3,000 to support five women and families affected by domestic violence since COVID-19
YWCA Greater Memphis (April 3): $25,000 to provide services to victims of domestic abuse
YWCA Greater Memphis (May 22): $15,000 to provide increased services to victims of domestic abuse

Low-income families experiencing short-term financial crises related to COVID-19

Agape Child and Family Services (April 24): $25,000 to provide emergency assistance to families experiencing hardships as a result of the recent coronavirus outbreak
Christ Missionary Baptist Church (June 5): $5,000 to provide meals, supplies, and groceries to community members suffering in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak
The Collective Blueprint (April 3): $10,000 to provide career pathways for opportunity youth
Communities in Schools of Memphis (June 5): $7,500 to support the CISM COIVD-19 Family Resiliency Initiative
Hope House (April 17): $7,500 to provide food, toiletries, and cleaning products through its emergency pantry
JUICE Orange Mound (April 17): $7,500 to partner with the Orange Mound Street Assembly to provide food and hygiene items during community-wide outreach programs on April 25 and May 9. Read the High Ground News article about this work.
JUICE Orange Mound (June 5): $10,000 to partner with the Orange Mound Street Assembly and others to provide food and hygiene items during COVID-19 outbreak
Knowledge Quest (April 3): $10,000 to provide food, utility, and rental assistance to neighborhood families during the COVID-19 outbreak
Knowledge Quest (May 29): $10,000 to provide food, utility, and rental assistance to neighborhood families during the COVID-19 outbreak
Le Dujour H.E.R.O Village (April 3): $5,000 to conduct outreach and intervention to distressed families in 38118 and 38125
Le Dujour H.E.R.O Village (June 5): $7,500 to conduct outreach and intervention to distressed families in 38118 and 38125 during the COVID-19 outbreak
Legacy of Legends Community Development Corporation (April 9): $10,000 to provide for increased needs of the residents of Frayser as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Legacy of Legends Community Development Corporation (June 5): $10,000 to provide for increased needs of the residents of Frayser as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Memphis Inner City Rugby (April 24): $2,500 to provide needed supplies to its 225 families in South City, Westwood, Frayser, Hickory Hill, and Orange Mound during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the High Ground News article about this work.
Memphis Inner City Rugby (May 29): $2,500 to provide needed supplies to its 225 families in South City, Westwood, Frayser, Hickory Hill, and Orange Mound during the COVID-19 outbreak
MIFA (March 20): $50,000. Watch the WMC-TV 5 segment about this work.
MIFA (April 24): $25,000 to support emergency services related to COVID-19 outbreak
Neighborhood Christian Centers (March 27): $20,000 to provide family support and food stability during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the High Ground News article about this work.
Neighborhood Christian Centers (May 29): $10,000 to provide family support and food stability during the COVID-19 outbreak
New Direction Christian Church (April 17): $15,000 to provide food and supplies to community members impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak
Restoration Time Family and Youth Services (April 17): $7,500 to provide mental support, career coaching, emergency supplies, and referral services to 3,000 families in Frayser
RISE Foundation (April 3): $15,000 to provide financial support and connect 600 clients to social services, focused, in part, on seniors and healthcare workers
RISE Foundation (May 8): $10,000 to provide financial support and connect 600+ clients to social services, focused, in part, on seniors and healthcare workers
Sweet Cheeks Diaper Ministry (April 3): $5,000 to meet the basic needs of families with babies. Read the High Ground News article about this work.
Sweet Cheeks Diaper Ministry (May 8): $5,000 to continue to meet the basic needs of families with babies
Urban Community Ministries (April 9): $5,000.00 to provide transportation services to families in 38126 that do not otherwise have access services outside of their neighborhood
Whole Child Strategies (March 20): $50,000
Whole Child Strategies (April 9): $100,000 to provide coordinated response to the COVID-19 outbreak for families in eight neighborhoods
Whole Child Strategies (April 17): $25,000 to provide coordinated response for families in eight neighborhoods
Whole Child Strategies (May 1): $50,000 to provided coordinated response for families in eight neighborhoods
Whole Child Strategies (June 5): $25,000 to provide coordinated response to the COVID-19 outbreak for families in eight neighborhoods
Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis (May 1): $20,000 to provide COVID-19 response in 38126. Read The Commercial Appeal article about this work.

Residents who are food insecure

Building Better Lives, Inc. (May 22): $10,000 to distribute food weekly to 300+ families in 38108 (Springdale/Hollywood/Hyde Park)
Caritas Village (April 3): $25,000 to provide 200-500 meals a day to unemployed restaurant workers and other food-insecure members of the community. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee (April 24): $25,000 to serve 4,000 individuals through its food services program and help connect un-housed people to resources during the COVID-19 outbreak
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee (May 29): $15,000 to serve 4,000 individuals through its food services program and help connect un-housed people to resources during the COVID-19 outbreak
First Presbyterian Church (April 3): $10,000 to accommodate the increased demand at weekly soup kitchen and increased costs of to-go meals
Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas (April 17): $25,000 to provide emergency food boxes and continue mobile pantry in 12 counties in east Arkansas
For the Kingdom (May 1): $10,000 to feed youths, seniors, and first responders Monday-Friday with a goal of expanding to three apartment complexes in 38128
Landmark Training Development Center (April 9): $5,000 to provide the residents of Orange Mound food pantry and farmers market services
Memphis Athletic Ministries (May 15): $5,000 to host weekly food drives in partnership with the Mid-South Food Bank to aid families suffering from food insecurity
Mid-South Food Bank (March 20): $50,000. Watch the WMC-TV 5 segment about this work.
Mid-South Food Bank (April 17): $50,000 to provide food to the Mid-South community. Read the Memphis Business Journal article about this work.
Mid-South Food Bank (June 5): $50,000 to provide for the increased demand for food in the Mid-South community during the COVID-19 outbreak
One Family Memphis dba Memphis Rox (May 1): $10,000 to prepare and serve of 150 lunches Monday-Friday to the Soulsville community and families impacted by COVID-19
Refuge Memphis (April 3): $2,500 to purchase food and supplies for the Raleigh/Frayser/North Memphis communities. Read the Local 24 ABC piece about this work.
Refuge Memphis (May 22): $5,000 to purchase food/supplies for the Raleigh/Frayser/North Memphis communities
YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South (March 27): $100,000 to provide food service for Shelby County Schools students. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.

Residents who are housing insecure

Calvary Episcopal Church (April 24): $10,000 to provide clothing, food, and hygiene products to the housing-insecure
Community Alliance for the Homeless (March 27): $25,000 to house the newly homeless for 30 days. Watch the Fox 13 segment about this work.
Community Alliance for the Homeless (April 17): $20,000 to support the City of Memphis-led sheltering of homeless families
Constance Abbey (April 3): $2,500 to provide a pop-up women's shelter downtown. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Fayette Cares (April 3): $10,000 to provide services to homeless citizens
Heights CDC (April 17): $7,500 to support a relief fund that assists residents with utility, mortgage, and rent payments. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Hospitality Hub (April 3): $15,000 to operate an emergency shelter for women. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Hospitality Hub (April 24): $25,000 to work with Community Alliance for the Homeless, HCD, and MIFA to provide shelter-in-place, case management, and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness in three locations
Hospitality Hub (May 1): $15,000 to work with Community Alliance for the Homeless, HCD, and MIFA to provide shelter-in-place, case management, and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness in three locations
Hospitality Hub (June 5): $20,000 to work with Community Alliance for the Homeless, HCD, and MIFA to provide shelter-in-place, case management and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness during COVID-19
New Genesis Homeless (April 3): $5,000 to serve clients turned away from other missions
Room in the Inn - Memphis (April 9): $10,000 to provide medical respite for recently discharged patients seeking shelter and considered to be medically fragile
Room in the Inn - Memphis (May 22): $25,000 to provide medical respite for recently discharged patients seeking shelter and considered to be medically fragile
Sacred Heart Southern Missions (April 3): $10,000 to provide social services and housing
Society of St. Vincent de Paul (April 9): $5,000 to provide increased service due to COVID-19 to individuals experiencing homelessness
United Housing (April 3): $15,000 to provide mortgage assistance and foreclosure mitigation services
United Housing (May 8): $10,000 to provide foreclosure and home repair assistance

Residents who have no medical insurance or who are underinsured

Christ Community Health Services, Inc. (April 17): $25,000 to support COVID-19 testing and associated expenses. Watch the WMC-TV 5 segment about this work.
Christ Community Health Services, Inc. (April 24): $ 25,000 to support COVID-19 testing and associated expenses
Church Health (April 17): $25,000 to support COVID-19 testing and associated expenses. Watch The Daily Memphian interview to learn more about this work.
Church Health (April 24): $ 25,000 to support COVID-19 testing and associated expenses
Good Shepherd Pharmacy (April 3): $10,000 to continue providing medicine to 500 members, while accepting up to 4,500 more. Watch the Fox 13 segment about this work.
Good Shepherd Pharmacy (June 5): $10,000 to continue providing medicine and support to 500+ members during the COVID-19 outbreak
Memphis Health Center (April 17): $25,000 to support COVID-19 testing and associated expenses
Memphis Health Center (May 1): $25,000 to support COVID-19 testing and associated expenses

Residents who will experience a loss in household income due to interruptions in work and lack access to sick days

275 Food Project (March 27): $50,000 to help protect farmer livelihoods while distributing fresh produce to support agencies. Read The Commercial Appeal article about this work.
ArtsMemphis (March 27): $25,000 to award emergency grants to artists. Read The Commercial Appeal article about this work.
Music Export Memphis (April 17): $15,000 to provide emergency grants directly to Memphis-based musicians. Read The Memphis Flyer article about this work.
Welcome to Memphis (March 27): $30,000 to award emergency grants to restaurant and hospitality workers. If you would like to make an additional gift to Welcome to Memphis's emergency fund housed at the Community Foundation, click here.
Welcome to Memphis (April 3): $70,000 to provide emergency grants to restaurant and hospitality workers. Read the Memphis Business Journal article about this work.

Residents who are quarantined, either voluntarily or by the directive of a medical professional or the Shelby County Health Department, and who may not have sufficient support from their families and friends

Residents who face extraordinary childcare challenges as a result of school or daycare closures

ALLMemphis (April 3): $1,000 to provide supplies to students to complete lessons at home. Read the Fox 13 piece about this work.
ALLMemphis (May 22): $5,000 to provide learning packets and supportive services to kids at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis (April 17): $25,000 to provide meals to families and provide childcare services for essential medical and other first responder workers
Salvation Army of Memphis and the Mid-South (April 24): $25,000 to provide childcare and meals to first responders and healthcare workers.
YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South (June 5): $50,000 to provide food and daycare services for essential workers during the COVID-19 outbreak

Immigrants and Communities of Color

Advocates for Immigrant Rights (April 3): $15,000 to provide services to detained immigrant clients
CasaLuz (April 24): $5,000 to provide housing, food, and supplies to victims of domestic/sexual violence in the wake of COVID-19
Community Legal Center (April 9): $2,500 to provide for the increased cost of virtual DACA consultations. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Community Legal Center (May 8): $5,000 to provide for the increased cost of virtual DACA consultation
Las Americas / Memphis Leadership Foundation (April 17): $7,500 to provide for food distribution. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Las Americas / Memphis Leadership Foundation (June 5): $ 25,000 to provide food, supplies, devices, education support and other services to 1,000+ families and 700+ who are out of school and unable to attend summer programming
Latino Memphis (April 3): $10,000 to share information related to the pandemic and safety in Spanish. Watch the WREG Channel 3 segment about this work.
Latino Memphis (May 15): $15,000 to work within its network to share information and provide direct support related to the COVID-19 outbreak
Latino Memphis (June 5): $25,000 to work within their network to share information and provide direct support related to the COVID-19 outbreak
Mariposas Collective / First Congregational Church – Memphis (May 1): $2,500 to support COVID-1 response work for immigrants
Mariposas Collective / First Congregational Church – Memphis (June 5): $10,000 to support COVID-19 response work for immigrants
Mid-South Immigration Advocates: $7,500 to provide direct legal services to low-income immigrant families during the COVID-19 outbreak
The PAIGE (April 9): $10,000 to provide COVID-19 related referrals and other support to LGBTQ+ communities of color
The PAIGE (June 5): $10,000 to provide COVID-19 related referrals and other support to LGBTQ+ communities of color
Refugee Empowerment Program (April 3): $5,000 to provide services and education to new immigrants
Refugee Empowerment Program (May 8): $5,000 to provide services and education to new immigrants
Refugee Empowerment Program (June 5): $10,000 to provide services and education to new immigrants during the COVID-19 outbreak
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (May 15): $2,500 to provide direct assistance to its refugee clients in Memphis and West Tennessee
University of Memphis Foundation (June 5): $5,500 to provide food and housing support to international students during the summer who are not able to work or return home due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak

Other

American Red Cross - Mid-South Chapter (April 3): $25,000 to operate weekly blood drives
Block Party for Peace/Our Grass Our Roots (May 1): $10,000 to support the Masks for Memphis project
City of Memphis (May 1): $18,000 to purchase and distribute PPE to essential workers in government, business, and nonprofits
Momentum Nonprofit Partners (May 8): $17,500 to procure PPE to distribute to area nonprofits. Read The Daily Memphian article about this work.
Momentum Nonprofit Partners (May 15): $8,000 to procure PPE to distribute to area nonprofits

Phase 1 Grants Phase 1 Grants

The elderly and other high-risk populations who are experiencing a COVID-19 impact, whether they are living at home or in group settings

Low-income families experiencing short-term financial crises related to COVID-19

Residents who are food insecure

Residents who are housing insecure

Residents who have no medical insurance or who are underinsured

Residents who will experience a loss in household income due to interruptions in work and lack access to sick days

Residents who are quarantined, either voluntarily or by the directive of a medical professional or the Shelby County Health Department, and who may not have sufficient support from their families and friends

Residents who face extraordinary childcare challenges as a result of school or daycare closures

Immigrants and Communities of Color

Other

Community Investment Principles