Collierville Food Pantry
Saint Andrew’s provides volunteers to distribute food at the Collierville Food Pantry each January and August. The late Carol Landers, wife of The Rev. Dave Landers, who was Rector of Saint Andrew’s at the time, was instrumental in founding the Collierville Food Pantry in 1984.
Shelby Literacy Center
The Shelby Literacy Center, a community non-profit agency, develops programs, trains volunteer tutors, and utilizes technological resources to teach adults comprehensive literacy skills rooted in reading, writing, and critical thinking. The center was founded in 1987 by a group of volunteers who saw the need in Collierville for an Adult Basic Education/Literacy Program. In the years since its conception, the Shelby Literacy Center has expanded to include personalized tutoring services for adults who are preparing to take their General Educational Development tests which, when passed, certify that the test taker has American high school-level academic skills, and for those who wish to learn English as a learned language. A Volunteer Board of Directors governs the center. As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the center provides its services with only a small registration and assessment fee. In 2012, the council received accreditation from ProLiteracy America. As an affiliate of ProLiteracy America, the council offers nationally approved training through certified instructors for all of its volunteer tutors. The council welcomes individuals from all backgrounds who wish to volunteer as tutors, office staff, or in other areas as their talents lead them. The Shelby Literacy Center's primary funding comes from the United Way of the Mid-South and the Town of Collierville, along with donations from local businesses and individuals. Saint Andrew’s helped for a number of years to sponsor their annual Scrabble Tournament and more recently helped sponsor their Spelling Bee for Grownups. Please contact the Shelby Literacy Center if you would like to help tutor.
Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center
Page Robbins Adult Day Center began as an outgrowth from the work of compassionate individuals in the Collierville area. Collierville United Methodist Church housed a caregiver support group, whose members recognized a need in their community: caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, caring for their caregivers, and providing much needed respite. Through the efforts of these caregivers and the community at large, Page Robbins was formed. Collierville Alzheimer’s Day Care Center opened in 1995 and was located in Collierville Christian Church for six years. As the program grew, a larger facility was needed to accommodate future clients and activities. In 2003, when the program moved to its current location on Houston Levee Road, its name was changed to Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center. The Halle and Robbins family donated the land on which the center currently resides. Julia Page Robbins was a woman who enjoyed engaging in and serving her community. The center bearing her name is a tribute to her passion for her community and her efforts to serve the elderly and keep them in their homes. Page Robbins Adult Day Center functions as an independent, non-profit agency with oversight of operations and professional staff conducted by a volunteer board of directors. The center receives no government funding. Funding comes in the form of client fees and various charitable donations. Client fees bring in far less than what is needed to operate the center.
YMCA at Schilling Farms
The Young Men’s Christian Association’s mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Memphis YMCA was organized in 1855 only 11 years after the movement was born in London, England. For the first years of its existence, the Memphis YMCA, like the international movement, was a lay-evangelical fellowship of young men united by a common loyalty to Jesus Christ. From the late 1860s, the Memphis YMCA, like most YMCAs in the South, became inactive due the Civil War and the local Yellow Fever epidemics of the 1870s. After this period of inactivity, the Memphis YMCA was permanently reorganized in 1883. A room was rented over a store on Main Street, a few simple furnishings acquired, a modest library installed, and the association was underway. In 1907, Thomas B. King and John R. Pepper were president and vice-president of the association. Feeling the need for facilities, the Memphis YMCA conducted a Building Fund Campaign and purchased a site at the corner of Fourth and Madison. Plans were announced to construct a seven-story building on the site. Elias Porter was president by the time the building funds were raised. The magnificent seven-story building was dedicated on October 27, 1909 by U.S. President William Howard Taft, accompanied by governors from twenty-seven U.S. states. Among those present was Governor Malcolm R. Patterson of Tennessee, along with most of Memphis’s 131,105 inhabitants. The first building at 245 Madison Avenue has been open for more than 100 years, serving the youth and adults of Memphis. Since 1909, the YMCA, like Memphis, has grown and branched out in many directions. Schilling Farms is one of the YMCA’s locations throughout the Memphis area.
Collierville Young Life
In 1939, Jim Rayburn, a young Presbyterian youth leader and seminary student in Gainesville, Texas, was given a challenge. A local minister invited him to consider the neighborhood high school as his parish and develop ways of contacting kids who had no interest in church. Rayburn started a weekly club for kids. There was singing, a skit or two, and a simple message about Jesus Christ. Club attendance increased dramatically when they started meeting in the homes of young people. After graduating from seminary, Rayburn and four other seminarians collaborated, and Young Life was officially born on October 16, 1941. They developed the club idea throughout Texas, with an emphasis on showing kids that faith in God can be not only fun, but exhilarating and life-changing. By 1946, Young Life had moved to a new headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Volunteer leadership began at Wheaton College in Illinois in the late 1940s, and today Young Life clubs depend heavily on the mission’s volunteer leaders. Young Life’s outreach to kids outside the USA began in 1953 with the work of Rod and Fran Johnston in France. That ministry, under the name of Jeunesse Ardente, continues to this day. In the decades since, Young Life’s international outreach has expanded. Young Life’s mission remains to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and to help them grow in their faith. This happens when caring adults build genuine friendships and earn the right to be heard with their young friends. Collierville Young Life is the name of the ministry that oversees the local club minstries at Collierville High School, St. George’s High School, St. George’s Middle School and one Club for Schilling Farms and Collierville Middle Schools.
Family Violence Council of Collierville
The purpose of the Family Violence Council of Collierville is to educate members of the community about family violence and direct victims to available resources. The Family Violence Council of Collierville is a 501(c)3 organization that has been assisting victims of domestic violence in Collierville and the surrounding area for years. The council provides resources to domestic violence victims including emergency shelter (24-48 hour stay), temporary shelter (30-60 days stay), free group counseling, and education and informational resources and materials. The council works closely with the Collierville Police Department. A program has been developed in which the council has immediate contact with a victim once a police report is filed. Various resources are offered to the victim and the contact number for the council’s resource line is given in the event of any further questions. In addition, the council has volunteers trained to assist domestic violence victims in the courtroom. The advocates provide information about the court process, legal resources available to victims, information on the procedure for obtaining an Order of Protection, and they accompany victims to court. Help developing a safety plan for his/herself and any minor children is also available. As a small grassroots organization made up solely of community volunteers, the Family Violence Council of Collierville operates exclusively on private donations and funds received through grants.
Saint Andrew’s provides volunteers to distribute food at the Collierville Food Pantry each January and August. The late Carol Landers, wife of The Rev. Dave Landers, who was Rector of Saint Andrew’s at the time, was instrumental in founding the Collierville Food Pantry in 1984.
Shelby Literacy Center
The Shelby Literacy Center, a community non-profit agency, develops programs, trains volunteer tutors, and utilizes technological resources to teach adults comprehensive literacy skills rooted in reading, writing, and critical thinking. The center was founded in 1987 by a group of volunteers who saw the need in Collierville for an Adult Basic Education/Literacy Program. In the years since its conception, the Shelby Literacy Center has expanded to include personalized tutoring services for adults who are preparing to take their General Educational Development tests which, when passed, certify that the test taker has American high school-level academic skills, and for those who wish to learn English as a learned language. A Volunteer Board of Directors governs the center. As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the center provides its services with only a small registration and assessment fee. In 2012, the council received accreditation from ProLiteracy America. As an affiliate of ProLiteracy America, the council offers nationally approved training through certified instructors for all of its volunteer tutors. The council welcomes individuals from all backgrounds who wish to volunteer as tutors, office staff, or in other areas as their talents lead them. The Shelby Literacy Center's primary funding comes from the United Way of the Mid-South and the Town of Collierville, along with donations from local businesses and individuals. Saint Andrew’s helped for a number of years to sponsor their annual Scrabble Tournament and more recently helped sponsor their Spelling Bee for Grownups. Please contact the Shelby Literacy Center if you would like to help tutor.
Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center
Page Robbins Adult Day Center began as an outgrowth from the work of compassionate individuals in the Collierville area. Collierville United Methodist Church housed a caregiver support group, whose members recognized a need in their community: caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, caring for their caregivers, and providing much needed respite. Through the efforts of these caregivers and the community at large, Page Robbins was formed. Collierville Alzheimer’s Day Care Center opened in 1995 and was located in Collierville Christian Church for six years. As the program grew, a larger facility was needed to accommodate future clients and activities. In 2003, when the program moved to its current location on Houston Levee Road, its name was changed to Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center. The Halle and Robbins family donated the land on which the center currently resides. Julia Page Robbins was a woman who enjoyed engaging in and serving her community. The center bearing her name is a tribute to her passion for her community and her efforts to serve the elderly and keep them in their homes. Page Robbins Adult Day Center functions as an independent, non-profit agency with oversight of operations and professional staff conducted by a volunteer board of directors. The center receives no government funding. Funding comes in the form of client fees and various charitable donations. Client fees bring in far less than what is needed to operate the center.
YMCA at Schilling Farms
The Young Men’s Christian Association’s mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Memphis YMCA was organized in 1855 only 11 years after the movement was born in London, England. For the first years of its existence, the Memphis YMCA, like the international movement, was a lay-evangelical fellowship of young men united by a common loyalty to Jesus Christ. From the late 1860s, the Memphis YMCA, like most YMCAs in the South, became inactive due the Civil War and the local Yellow Fever epidemics of the 1870s. After this period of inactivity, the Memphis YMCA was permanently reorganized in 1883. A room was rented over a store on Main Street, a few simple furnishings acquired, a modest library installed, and the association was underway. In 1907, Thomas B. King and John R. Pepper were president and vice-president of the association. Feeling the need for facilities, the Memphis YMCA conducted a Building Fund Campaign and purchased a site at the corner of Fourth and Madison. Plans were announced to construct a seven-story building on the site. Elias Porter was president by the time the building funds were raised. The magnificent seven-story building was dedicated on October 27, 1909 by U.S. President William Howard Taft, accompanied by governors from twenty-seven U.S. states. Among those present was Governor Malcolm R. Patterson of Tennessee, along with most of Memphis’s 131,105 inhabitants. The first building at 245 Madison Avenue has been open for more than 100 years, serving the youth and adults of Memphis. Since 1909, the YMCA, like Memphis, has grown and branched out in many directions. Schilling Farms is one of the YMCA’s locations throughout the Memphis area.
Collierville Young Life
In 1939, Jim Rayburn, a young Presbyterian youth leader and seminary student in Gainesville, Texas, was given a challenge. A local minister invited him to consider the neighborhood high school as his parish and develop ways of contacting kids who had no interest in church. Rayburn started a weekly club for kids. There was singing, a skit or two, and a simple message about Jesus Christ. Club attendance increased dramatically when they started meeting in the homes of young people. After graduating from seminary, Rayburn and four other seminarians collaborated, and Young Life was officially born on October 16, 1941. They developed the club idea throughout Texas, with an emphasis on showing kids that faith in God can be not only fun, but exhilarating and life-changing. By 1946, Young Life had moved to a new headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Volunteer leadership began at Wheaton College in Illinois in the late 1940s, and today Young Life clubs depend heavily on the mission’s volunteer leaders. Young Life’s outreach to kids outside the USA began in 1953 with the work of Rod and Fran Johnston in France. That ministry, under the name of Jeunesse Ardente, continues to this day. In the decades since, Young Life’s international outreach has expanded. Young Life’s mission remains to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and to help them grow in their faith. This happens when caring adults build genuine friendships and earn the right to be heard with their young friends. Collierville Young Life is the name of the ministry that oversees the local club minstries at Collierville High School, St. George’s High School, St. George’s Middle School and one Club for Schilling Farms and Collierville Middle Schools.
Family Violence Council of Collierville
The purpose of the Family Violence Council of Collierville is to educate members of the community about family violence and direct victims to available resources. The Family Violence Council of Collierville is a 501(c)3 organization that has been assisting victims of domestic violence in Collierville and the surrounding area for years. The council provides resources to domestic violence victims including emergency shelter (24-48 hour stay), temporary shelter (30-60 days stay), free group counseling, and education and informational resources and materials. The council works closely with the Collierville Police Department. A program has been developed in which the council has immediate contact with a victim once a police report is filed. Various resources are offered to the victim and the contact number for the council’s resource line is given in the event of any further questions. In addition, the council has volunteers trained to assist domestic violence victims in the courtroom. The advocates provide information about the court process, legal resources available to victims, information on the procedure for obtaining an Order of Protection, and they accompany victims to court. Help developing a safety plan for his/herself and any minor children is also available. As a small grassroots organization made up solely of community volunteers, the Family Violence Council of Collierville operates exclusively on private donations and funds received through grants.
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Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church
106 Walnut St., Collierville, TN 38017 P.O. Box 626, Collierville, TN 38027 901-853-0425 Phone 901-853-0423 Fax Weekend Schedule Healing Eucharist Saturday: 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist Sunday: 8:30 & 10:30 am Christian Education Sunday: 9:30 am |
