Shelby County Youth & Family Resource Center-YFRC

So grateful for our partnership with Mid-South Food Bank 🥕🍎

We’re excited to be able to support youth and families who come through our doors with a need, making sure the have access to food and resources when it matters most.

Thank you to our partners who joined us for the Shelby County Youth & Family Resource Center Open House last Friday!

We enjoyed the chance to showcase how the YFRC works alongside community stakeholders to support youth and families across Shelby County. By coordinating with partner organizations and providing key resources on-site, we help make connections to the right services when families need them most.

We appreciate our stakeholders time, insight, and commitment to strengthening the support network for youth in our community! 💚🧡

A difference making partnership! Grateful and honored to work alongside The Braid to serve youth in Shelby County. 💙

Need support? We’ve got you!

bit.ly/youthconnect901

Youth Connect is a non-profit organization that supports mental health wellness in our community, providing teens, aged 13 to 18, with easy access to mental health support through free therapy services.

Watch this week's 'Greater Memphis On A Mission' to learn more about this organization making a difference: https://wreg.com/greater-memphis-on-a-mission/greater-memphis-on-a-mission-youth-connect/

It's here!! Summer is right around the corner, and you’re probably already exploring summer camp options for your kids. Memphis Moms is here to help!

There are so many awesome summer camp programs for kids in the area, whether they’re into sports, STEM, adventures, art, nature, or anything else! We hope you find this list helpful in your summer planning.

Link in comments!

🖤 Black History Month 🖤

Black History Month is a time to remember where we’ve been, honor who we are, and recommit to where we’re going.

We celebrate Black excellence, culture, resilience, and contributions, not just this month, but always.

At YFRC, we honor the past while continuing to support and uplift our community today and for future generations.

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We will be closed on Christmas Day, the day after Christmas and New Years Day. Our team will be back in the office on Friday, January 2nd. Happy holidays from us to you!

Please expect follow ups from us on the 2nd or first thing Monday morning. 🎄🎁

🚨 Applications are NOW OPEN! 🚨
Looking for a paid summer opportunity to gain real-world work experience? The Mayor Lee Harris’ Summer Work Experience is accepting applications for Shelby County residents ages 18–24 who have graduated from high school.
✔️ 8-week paid program
✔️ $15/hour + $100 attendance bonus
✔️ Hands-on work experience + professional development
🗓 Opens: January 5, 2026
🗓 Closes: March 2, 2026
Apply today and take the first step toward your future! 💼✨
🔗 Link in comments/ Scan the QR code

MPLOY is about to start their application period in January! ❤️

The heart’s medicine is music ❤️ 🎶 This year, we’re excited to share some of our staff’s favorite holiday songs. Tunes that are truly good for the heart! Add some of these to your holiday playlist.

The goal is simple: to get you connected to the help you need and deserve.
The holidays are approaching, but we’re still here for you.
Stop by, call us, or visit our website — we’re here to help. 💛

Busy week at the YFRC = photo dump! 🍂
Our staff and interns showed up in orange for National Bullying Prevention Month 🧡, Ms. Brown made her rounds to a few MPD precincts that serve as referral sources for us—dropping off candy bags for Halloween! 🎃, joined UniverCity CDC for their October Fest, and connected with Juvenile Court BRAVE during community tabling.

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In a world where bad news seems to claim the headlines and divisions feel more and more loud, it’s easy to forget that good things are STILL happening. Community building still happens. People still show up for each other. People still take care of each other and are kind to each other. Brave souls still speak their truth so others don’t have to feel so alone.

I’m immensely grateful today:
🌟 to all the community advocates who initiated this work — thank you for seeing the need and stepping into it.
🌟 to our local officials who are invested in our youth’s mental health — your belief and actions matter.
🌟 to the small, mighty team of us who work tirelessly to support young people — your effort is real, your care is real.
🌟 to the therapists who are top notch clinicians and want our youth not just to do better, but to feel better — you are changing lives.
🌟 and most of all, to the youth themselves — wise enough and brave enough to seek help, share their stories, and make change happen.

Let’s remember: hope isn’t invisible. It lives in the quiet moments, small but mighty moments, the courageous conversations, the “I didn’t know where to go but I asked,” the “someone listened,” the “I’m still here and I’m moving forward.” Grateful for every person and every moment that says we care, we connect, we grow.

Here’s an article that highlights what we’re doing together: Free therapy for Memphis teens bridges school mental-health service gaps (via Chalkbeat)

https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025/10/21/memphis-program-offers-teens-free-therapy-to-bridge-school-gaps/

Memphis’ response to youth mental health needs? Free, flexible therapy outside school Youth Connect serves a much smaller number of students than MSCS therapists. But teens say it offers more flexibility, privacy, and independence than in-school services.