Collaborative Solutions to Improve Services | MDRC
This case study about the “Diagnosing and Addressing Challenges” aspect of MDRC’s Evidence to Practice work describes MemWorks, a collaboration between MDRC and Slingshot Memphis that uses data analysis and community research to identify barriers to living-wage employment in Memphis and strengthen local workforce programs.
Discussing Aptitude Alignment with The Soulsville Charter School
Slingshot’s Josh Gettys and The Soulsvill Charter School’s Maya Robinson discuss the importance of helping youth understand their inherent strengths and how they can pursue education and career opportunities that value these strengths.
Mayor Young transition team maps crime planThe Daily Memphian
MemWorks research was recently cited in support of two of Mayor Young’s transition team recommendations. Workforce mobility and access to high-quality jobs with career growth opportunities that lift families into the middle class are noted as key priorities for City Hall’s new administration.
Host Jeremy C. Park interviews Jared Barnett, CEO of Slingshot Memphis, about MemWorksThe Spark
The theme of The SPARK February 2024 is “Research, Conservation and Restoration”. Host Jeremy C. Park interviews Jared Barnett, CEO of Slingshot Memphis, about MemWorks, a collaboration with MDRC identifying the root causes of employment roadblocks in Memphis so solutions can be implemented
Thousands of Memphians could be missing out on better jobs. Why that is, and how it’s being addressedCommercial Appeal
According to Slingshot’s research, there are about 100,000 Memphians experiencing poverty that need academic remediation to successfully secure and retaining a living-wage job.
Crime is a symptom, not a sicknessDaily Memphian
Lasting reductions in crime require us to address the root causes and broken systems perpetuating the cycle
Slingshotting Memphis Into A Better FutureSmart City
On a quiet dead-end street on the edge of Central Gardens, 16 people are working on what could be called our community’s Manhattan Project with the potential to change the world as we know it.
MemWorks Phase 2 – What’s Next?City Current
Jared and John provide insights on five of the most significant Roadblocks MemWorks has identified and how we can help address them.
“Memphis Works for Everyone” Initiative to Uncover Gaps in Workforce Development Memphis Chamber
Slingshot Memphis announced the MemWorks Initiative aimed at understanding the gap between local employers’ struggle to hire and retain workers while hundreds of thousands are under-employed.
