The Party With a Purpose for 85 Years

2017 Children’s Charities

A Carnival Community Focus Program

The Carnival Memphis Children’s Charity Initiative (CCI) was developed in 1999 to assist those who improve the quality of life for children throughout the community. Each year different agencies are selected to receive funds raised by Carnival and the Grand Krewes of Carnival Memphis at fundraisers throughout the year. Since the inception of the CCI (a 501c3 non-profit), over $2,200,000 with matching funds has been donated to local children’s charities.

THE ERIKA CENTER at BODINE SCHOOL
John Murphy, Head of School
2432 Yester Oaks Drive, Germantown, TN 38139
(901) 754-1800

Bodine School leads the Mid-South in teaching children with dyslexia to read and succeed. Through teacher training and individual student services, The Erika Center is a bridge between the life-changing work of the school and the tens of thousands of young people in Shelby County desperate for its help.
For more information visit: www.bodineschool.org

CHURCH HEALTH
Dr. Scott Morris, Director
1210 Peabody Avenue, Memphis TN
(901) 701-2027

Church Health (formerly called The Church Health Center) seeks to reclaim the Church’s biblical commitment to care for our bodies and spirits. Child Life Education & Movement (ages 6 months to 11 years) offers prevention and wellness programming to keep children safe, learning and happy.
For more information visit: www.churchhealth.org

KNOWLEDGE QUEST
Marlon Foster, Executive Director
590 Jennette Place, Memphis, TN 38126
(901)-942-1512

Knowledge Quest (KQ) promotes academic excellence in after-school settings among Memphis youth, grades Pre-K through 12, through a ‘cradle to career’ continuum methodology. KQ operates three sites within a two-mile corridor along Walker Avenue known as the “Knowledge Quest Kids Zone.”
For more information visit: www.knowledgequest.org

Previous Children’s Charity Initiative Recipients

2016
Best Buddies Tennessee
The Exchange Club Family Center
Stax Music Academy

2015
Madonna Learning Center
Peer Power Foundation
RedZone Ministries

2014
BAPTIST Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
JIFF
Binghampton Christian Academy

2013
Perea Preschool

Ronald McDonald House

YWCA of Greater Memphis

2012
Boy Scouts of America Scout Reach Program for the Raleigh-Frayser Area

Jubilee Schools

School Advocates for Vision in Education (S.A.V.E.)

2011

Hope House