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Enjoy Some Coffee and Support the Works CDC

The Works has been invited to participate in the Starbucks Community Card: Vote.Give.Grow. program in recognition of our effectiveness in helping Memphis thrive. Their  reputation got them this far - now they need your help in receiving up to $35,000. Here's how:

1. Go to www.starbucks.com/votegivegrow
2. Turn your Starbucks Card into a Community Card by signing in. If you don’t have a Starbucks Card, you can get one on the site to participate.
3. Vote for The Works, Inc.
4. Share your vote through Facebook and Twitter directly from our page http://www.votegivegrow.com/region/tn#org/105
5. Come back & vote each week for the rest of April!

April is Fair Housing Month

Plan to attend the Memphis 2012 Fair Housing Month Commemoration Event on Friday, April 13, from 8:30 to 3:30 at Humphreys School of Law on Front Street. Highlights will include:

 

• HUD General Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryan Greene: FHEO Update,
• Tennessee Attorney General Rob Cooper: On the Bank Settlement,
• Memphis Mayor AC Wharton: On the Anti-Blight Campaign
• Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell
• Easy Living Homes Coalition Steve Ross: On Accessibility/Visitability,
• US Justice Department: Steve Rosenbaum: On recent Enforcement Efforts
• Memphis Area Legal Services: Sapna Raj: On Analysis of Impedimants
• Technical sessions on Anti-Blight Lawsuits and the AG Settlement

See the attached flyer for information. $25 includes lunch and refreshments. Download Fair housing month flyer

Uptown West Public Meeting

The Uptown Partnership will be presenting the draft Uptown West Master Plan at a public meeting onTuesday, April 10, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Bridges, 477 North Fifth Street. Want to know more about this project and see some of the comments from the last public meeting? Visit the web site.

Public Input Needed - FY 2013 Action Plan

The City's Division of Housing and Community Development invites you to a public hearing for the Consolidated Plan FY 2013 Annual Action Plan. This is an opportunity to weigh in on how the city plans to spend the federal funding it receives for community development activities. Tuesday, April 10 @ 6 p.m. at the school board auditorium, 2597 Avery. More information below.

Download FY 2013 Con Plan Flyer Public Hearing # 2