Representatives from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency were in town this week to celebrate the success of its $15,000 Hardest Hit Fund – Down Payment Assistance (HHF-DPA) program, which launched just over a year ago. The program has helped to revitalize Memphis neighborhoods, in turn helping more than 400 Memphis residents realize the dream of home ownership.

Housed on the campus of The Healing Center Baptist Church, supporters believe the clinic will be a model approach to improve the health and lives of underserved communities in Memphis by embedding them in a trusted place outside of the usual health care setting.

Sisters Jami Harbin and Courtni Johnson are realizing their lifelong dream of opening a family restaurant business. Next month, they will open the first brick-and-mortar Jaybear Bake Shop in Bartlett at 7124 U.S. Highway 64, Suite 103, with plans for more in Memphis, Nashville, and Washington D.C.