Hooks Institute Executive Director Daphene R. McFerren said, “Led by HAAMI Director Rorie Trammel, this initiative has helped many Memphis-area male students graduate and advance professionally. A grant from the Community Foundation enables an external review to showcase HAAMI’s impact and attract donor and grant support.”
About the Hooks Academic Achievement and Mentoring Initiative (HAAMI)
HAAMI focuses on enriching the collegiate experience and improving graduation outcomes for African American undergraduate male students at the University of Memphis. The program’s pillars are academic achievement, personal development and career readiness.
About the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
As the region’s largest charitable grantmaker, the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, established in 1969, delivers philanthropic services and drives community impact. Having granted $2.2 billion since its founding, the Community Foundation last year allocated $115 million in grants to nonprofit organizations. The foundation manages 1,200 charitable funds, with charitable assets of approximately $1 billion. For more information, visit cfgm.org.
About the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute implements its mission of teaching, studying and promoting civil rights and social change through research, education and direct intervention programs. Institute programs include community outreach; funding faculty research initiatives on community issues; implementing community service projects; hosting conferences, symposiums, and lectures; and promoting local and national scholarship on civil and human rights. The Hooks Institute is an interdisciplinary center at the University of Memphis. Contributed revenue for the Hooks Institute, including funding from individuals, corporations, and foundations, is administered through the University of Memphis Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Amy Ruggaber
Assistant Director
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change
University of Memphis
krggaber@memphis.edu
