People First is a Mid-South Peace and Justice Center supported partnership with residents and activists working in the Binghampton community to raise voter turn out during elections and assist in long term resident-driven grassroots community organizing after the elections end.

The Shelby County POINT IN TIME count is a yearly effort to provide an accurate population count of all county residents experiencing HOMELESSNESS.Having a accurate count is crucial for Memphis and Shelby County agencies in obtaining federal funding for needed services for our brothers and sisters who live on the streets of our community.

The Mid South Peace and Justice Center's G.O.T. Power program is offering our first weekend-long flagship grassroots community organizer training, the Core Organizer Training, on January 20-22nd at Caritas Village.

You'll receive the same 14 hours of training in the foundational skills of organizing as in our 8 week series, but with the added benefits of taking the training over an intensive weekend. Join us and learn the skills you need to make your work in the community more effective. Topics covered include: campaign planning, working with diverse communities, media, facilitation, conflict transformation, and nonviolent direct action.

You can read more about the training and register here.

It has been more than ten years since we helped plant the seeds of what is now a burgeoning local foods movement. In the summer of 2001, a lot at the corner of Douglass and Hamilton streets became the Orange Mound Community Garden. It was all the idea of Mrs. Alcine Arnett, a lifelong Orange Mound resident and Board member of the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center. From that original plot came the GrowMemphis Urban Garden program. It was officially launched in 2007 as a collaborative effort of the Center and three low-income neighborhoods across the city. It was all made possible by the vision of community residents and the financial support of the Assisi Foundation, Heifer Project International and Grace St. Lukes Church.