NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / September 29, 2026 / Memphis, Tennessee, is our global headquarters city and home to over 30,000 team members. Memphis is rich with culture, talent, and history, and its energetic and resilient spirit brings us great pride. At the same time, Memphis faces real and persistent challenges. Nearly one in four residents lives in poverty, and thousands of young adults are neither in school nor working. These realities affect families, neighborhoods, and the future workforce that will power the city for decades to come.
In 2025, our FedEx Cares team worked closely with city experts, nonprofit leaders, our team members, and other Memphians to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges facing the current and future Memphis workforce. After many months of listening and learning, we launched a new support strategy - Mobilizing Memphis' Workforce Potential - to fight poverty, create opportunity, foster belonging, and build a stronger Memphis.
Ready, set, launch!
Meet some of the Memphians who earned the education, skills, and credentials to launch new careers with FedEx-supported nonprofits:
Madison Smith, Army Veteran, gained welding and machining skills at Moore Tech, and set her sights on a career at Toyota Motor Manufacturing.
Cyrille Connor built essential workplace habits and industrial electricity and plant maintenance skills at Moore Tech, then landed a job as a Maintenance Technician at Lallemand.
Zakaria Culp graduated her EMT program thanks to the Memphis Medical District Collaborative's Hire Local program and is fulfilling a lifelong dream of working as a paramedic firefighter.
Alan Manteiga graduated the Memphis Excel Center and plans to continue his college career at Tennessee College of Applied Technology.
When basic needs are met, Memphians can focus on careers & family
Together, FedEx and Feed the Children are tackling one of Memphis' toughest challenges: making sure children and families have the food, supplies, and support they need to focus on education and careers.
Nationwide, one in five children face food insecurity, and some Memphis families often must choose between paying rent and buying groceries, school supplies and hygiene items. To meet that challenge, FedEx and Feed the Children built a year-round approach that combines four programs:
- Feed the Children's Food & Essentials hubs inside Memphis Shelby County schools give students and families steady access to nutritious food, personal care items, and learning materials.
- Feed the Children's Summer Feed & Read program keeps kids fed and engaged with books during the summer months, when school meals and classroom learning is paused.
- Feed the Children's Backpack-N-Go program sends children back to school each year with the supplies they need to start strong.
- Feed the Children's Resource Rallies bring food, hygiene products, and essentials directly to families facing tough months. In 2025, these programs reached more than 7,300 Memphians, delivering over 108,000 meals and more than $550,000 worth of food, hygiene products, books, and backpacks.
Award winning programs
Slingshot Memphis awarded FedEx the Inspire Award for our work combating poverty and creating lasting change in our headquarters city.
Click here to learn more about FedEx, Slingshot Memphis & the Inspire Award
Our reach in Memphis
From skills-based volunteering to hands-on service, from large organizations to grassroots, FedEx and our team members were busy doing good in Memphis last year.
"Our team members take great pride in programs and volunteer opportunities that support our neighbors. We are committed to building strong local communities and delivering positive change around the world-starting with the places where we live and work." Jenny Robertson SVP Marketing & Communications, FedEx
Learn more about giving and volunteering at FedEx in the 2025 FedEx Cares Report
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