Everything We Do Is Built Upon Something Else
The first workshop that I attended this week at Tamarack Institute’s 2016 Community Change Institute demonstrated a simple tool for...
The Neighborhood History Project - Documenting History to Claim a New Story
Last week, the 2016 Neighborhood History Project came to a close. On Monday evening, the four youth history interns from Highland Heights...
Meet the Neighborhood Connectors - Meet Ashley
In March 2016, Ashley Black joined the CTC team as the new South Memphis Neighborhood Connector. Here, Ashley tells us a little about...
Dialogue Strategies for Transforming Conflict - A Conversation with Jean Handley
Jean Handley is a Memphis-based communications specialist who practices a communications model known as Mindful Communication. On June 8,...
The Neighborhood History Project - A Transformative Experience
Editor’s note: This post was written by CTC’s own Sumi Montgomery, who first learned about CTC through her involvement with the...
Two Tales of One City: Shifting our Perspective on Memphis and our Neighborhoods
Memphis is a city rife with crime, poverty, and blight. One of the most obese cities in America and one of the least educated. A city...
Door of Hope: Writing a Way Toward a Bright Future - Providing a safe landing for people to come, sh
“I think that the whole project [The Commons on Merton] is making a difference in the neighborhood and whole community. Door of Hope is...
Servant Leadership: Living, Loving, and Learning in Community - Making a difference through radical
Not too long ago, I had the privilege of sitting down and talking with Floridia Jackson, a Memphis native who has most recently become...
Door of Hope - Connecting People to Portals of Opportunity - In the Business of Serving Guests
Two years ago, Andy planned to volunteer for three months. He changed the construct of his life after being invited to a writing session....
The Spirit of The Commons - The POWER of SHARED SPACE
In China's culture the thought is often articulated through the concept and practice of feng-shui -the system that governs spatial...
