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The Shirley Hampton Koinonia Community Center

The Shirley Hampton Koinonia Community Garden program was established to address food insecurity and beautify a neighborhood in South Memphis. This exciting initiative features a raised bed garden growing an array of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. We welcome volunteers from the neighborhood and interested organizations to join us in this inspiring project. The produce is always free to everyone to pick.

The Serendipity Dreamer Computer Center

The initial goal of the program is to empower individuals with learning disabilities to recognize and build on their educational strengths. However, the broader aim is to establish a center equipped with a wide range of software tailored to address neuro-diverse learning needs such as autism and other learning disabilities. Children in the community with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) from their school will have access to appropriate learning tools at the center as well. Our aspiration is to empower every member of the community to achieve the highest level of education possible regardless of age.

Clinging Together By Cleaning Together

We established this program out of deep concern for the safety of children in our community. The idea of a child encountering hazardous items such as broken glass or syringes while playing is distressing. Currently, we have around 10 dedicated volunteers, with both adults and children, engaged in the cleanup efforts. However, our hope is to involve the entire community in this important initiative, including kids, teens, homeless individuals, and those dealing with substance abuse. By working together, we believe we can create a safer and more welcoming environment for everyone. The ultimate goal of this program is to enhance the beauty and safety of our community. Just envision vacant lots transformed by lush greenery instead of being marred by litter and debris, and residents finding joy in outdoor activities and fresh air. This vision is at the core of our program's mission.

Faith and Blue (P)ray (O)bey (P)lay Project

Due to the recent crime sprees in Memphis, we have made the decision to include the Memphis Police Department's Faith and Blue Weekend as one of our primary programs. We believe it is crucial for our community to gain a better understanding of our officers' duty to protect and serve. Our program needed to offer participants a face-to-face way to develop their own well-informed perspectives on law enforcement, independent of any negative portrayals told from criminals.

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Back To School In Style Program

Back to School in Style is an annual program organized by By Way of Love Light and Truth Outreach Ministries. The goal is to provide the children in our low-income community with the necessary items to start the new school year with pride. Our goal is to provide children in our community with new shoes, uniforms, haircuts for boys, hairdos for girls, hygiene supplies, and new backpacks filled with school supplies. Our program's long-term goal is to one day afford to provide a computer for each household in our community to assist the children with their homework assignments as well as the caregivers with help with computer literacy.

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The Suffer the Children To Come Unto Me Christmas

The Suffer the Children To Come Unto Me Christmas program, hosted by By Way of Love Light and Truth Outreach Ministries and other donors like the gospel singer Kirk Franklin aim to provide bikes,toys, coats, and other warm apparel to children, as well as homeless individuals, substance abusers, and anyone in need. The program began because many children in this area suffer from no and low-income family environments. The program has successfully provided gifts for over 4 years.

Living Outside The Box Summer Program

At By Way of Love Light and Truth Ministries, we're thrilled to offer local children an exciting journey like no other, filled with fun and discovery. For many of these kids, this will be their very first summer vacation experience, and we're here to make it extraordinary. We can't wait for them to return to school with incredible stories and memories from a summer program that truly breaks the mold!

Confidently, in all our programs we take the necessary steps to work together with our community, regardless of the outcome or challenges.

It’s time to reimagine how the ordinary can become extraordinary. I have children with learning disabilities in my no/low-income community who will appreciate an award-winplace to learn while playing.

Painting The Park

Welcome to the Painting of Gaston Park in Memphis, TN, a Playful Learning Landscape funded by ChangeX! By Way of Love Light and Truth Outreach Ministries transformed an underutilized walking trail into an engaging play area featuring games like four square, hopscotch, and copycat. This space allows children to learn colors, numbers, and essential social skills like sharing and taking turns. We chose Gaston Park for its support of a low-income community with many individuals who have learning disabilities, making it an impactful resource.

The Enlightenment Inside and Outside Program

We won a grant from the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department. Our enlightenment program put solar-powered yard lights and motion-sensor light bulbs around 13 yards in our community. We also delivered 5 laptop computers to the seniors in the community to advance their computer literacy skills. This is our way of lighting the paths to a crime-free community.

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