We stayed at the Ronald McDonald House after one of My Sons Treatments. This so needed after Long…read moreDrives. We are So Truly Grateful. The People who Worked the front Desk, Alan and Gabby were SUPER Amazing and the people in the background We didn't get to meet, thank You so much. Alan and Gabby were Great and those are the first people You see to make everything comfortable when Families are going through some of the most difficult times in their lives. So for all of you and all that you do. Thanks for being part of that comfort. I truly hope you all realize how important your role is in so many People's Lives. From the Paleks

My group the FEDEX PILOTS WIVES ASSOC has been associated with RMH Memphis for over 20 years. This…read morefacility "the house that love built" is like no other!! When you first walk in you feel you are on hallowed ground. We decorate for the kids each year for Halloween, bring tons of candy and fill up the "Junk Food" Pantry w/ goodies! This wonderful place gives families a chance to be together during a very tough and emotional time. Bless all who work there, all those who lodge there and all those who support the RMH! Go and visit! Take a tour! Your heart will smile!

Donna with RAOT is an extremely dedicated trainer who has the best prices in town. For a 6 week…read moreclass, it's $80. And she gives all kinds of discounts, say if your dog is a rescue, or you're fostering it, or you've put another one of your dogs through her class. Her classes are held at Hollywood Feed on Broad at 10:00am and 11:30am. You do have to pregister though. She takes PayPal, which I love! You ever have one of those math teachers who is so good at math they can't possibly explain it to you because they don't understand why you don't understand? That is the only thing to be aware of with Donna. Her understanding of dogs is so deeply ingrained in her, it seems like sometimes she doesn't understand when we human students don't get it right off, so it's possible you may feel chastised from time to time. Don't take it personally. The important thing is that your dog will NOT feel chastised. All of Donna's training methods are positive, and the dogs in class usually really enjoy themselves. She gives reading for you to do at home, and checks that you do it, and she has a "no excuses" attitude, which I like. She emphasizes that most behavior problems dogs have are most likely because of the owner, not because the dog is stupid or stubborn. I think her approach to training is perfect because you can't just take your dog to six classes and it will be trained. You have to work with him or her continuously. Donna helps people arrive at that realistic realization, and I think that is a huge step toward preventing owners from surrendering their dogs.

This Soup Kitchen has been operating continuously since 1870 and now serves meals six days a week…read moreto the poor, homeless and less fortunate. They serve beverages, pastries, a meat sandwich, a peanut butter sandwich, a 16-ounce cup of soup, and fruit, candy or chips. They need volunteers Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM. You can sign up to volunteer on their website: http://www.stmaryssoupkitchen.org/home.html If you're looking for a place to volunteer, I can't recommend this Soup Kitchen enough. The volunteers are wonderful, warm people and the experience will completely change your perspective on many things. Oh, and the warm and fuzzies...you definitely get a lot of those!

I have rarely had true hard times in my life until I moved to Memphis. I had plans that failed, so…read morein desperation I had to reach out for help. That is when the name Jesse Thrower was change my life for the better. I had no where to turn and no prospects. I was directed to 600 Poplar to begin finding services. This man was patient, he had kind words of encouragement, he made me laugh and all in all was able to make me believe it was going to turn out alright in the end. So fast forward a couple years, I am a success story. I have even been able to return the favors he bestowed to me by donating back. He is a wonderful, proper, caring individual. His guidance and insight is needed desperately when the chips are down. He never sugar-coats anything. But that man, Mr. Jesse is a God-send. Without him, so many more would be less than they are now. He keeps tabs on his "kids". He cares. It is a beautiful thing when he cares like a father. He cares when no one else does. I have been to the other mission. There was no help. All the help I received was from 600 Poplar. Mr. Jesse is in charge for a reason. He is the best to help you out to see long term how to fix the problems you are in. You do have to work but he will help you if you put in the effort. God bless him always and keep him safe! We need leaders like him!

Jesse at the Mission, fondly known as 600 Poplar, is a God Send. It helps so many homeless people…read moreby feeding and warming or cooling the cold or overheated. He clothes the poor and checks on his people whom others have forgotten or care to look the other way at. He tries to treat the ones he is helping with dignity and a caring to help them become stable and independent. The goal is to be a place to rebuild but to fully heal on your own ad to be reintroduced back into the world. He is wonderful and tries hard to be respectful. A gentle giant. If you work with him, he will try to help you to become what you need to become. It is up to you what you become of but he has blessings of clothing donations and whatever the public can bring. He sees the need and tries to balance the donations to needs. the goal is to become self-sufficient so you must go in thinking about your own personal goals and how to obtain them. He helps but you need to start your life quickly. Poverty knows no color, it knows no race and it burdens even the best of us. When you can finally look past yourself and find the happiness of helping your fellow man again, then you are truly saved again and healing. It is hard but look around and see the bigger need of working together and then all this will end and you will be successful again.

One of the Goodwill with the most trash both on and off the shelf's. Also the rent a cop on duty on…read morea power trip like they work for Fort Knox. Don't waste time or money on this one.

Whatever you do, do not shop at the union and idlewild i've made some purchases there before.That…read morewere full of bed bugs. The store, it's ravished by bed bugs and the cashews. Rely on you and have poor attitudes, because there's only one cashier, and they don't want to go and open the case to show you what you want to look at without an attitude.

I have been partnering for Bridges for years through the work that I do. Youth Development and…read moreFamily/Community Service is something that I love and they are the epitome of that! Let me start with the building, it is beautiful! The design, the resources. the large multipurpose rooms and the classrooms are are conducive to the type of work being done with the Youth and Community. I have gone for several occasions from banquets to rock climbing fun to youth workshops and they are always more than accommodating. Speaking of the activities, again I have gone for sporting and fitness retreats with students. This time, I went to facilitate a workshop and they had all of the equipment that I needed. The staff were super helpful! All of this makes an awesome facility and I look forward to continued partnership!

Bridges is a gem in downtown that I believe probably is under utilized. It was the first…read morecommercial green building in Memphis and has all kinds of neat "green" features - like carpet made of recycled water bottles and solar panels. The architecture is very unique and is designed to help promote learning about buildings, structures and their relationship with the environment. I know this place offers a lot, but the scope of there activities and services is unclear. Their website isn't super helpful in communicating this sort of information either. I do know they offer team building activities, which is why I was here. Great experience! The activities were meaningful, well thought out and executed seamlessly. The staff was very helpful in facilitating conversations about the process while not letting us get too far off track in our discussions. One of my favorites of the night was the rock climbing wall! What a fun experience in general, let alone as part of a team building exercise. This wall is also open some Fridays for people to come and climb from 6-9pm for $15. Call ahead or check their facebook to check on which Fridays they are hosting this.