MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Local leaders are investing even more funds into providing relief for Memphians amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council approved a resolution to establish the “Memphis Emergency Meal Provision and Housing Interim Services Loan Fund”—coined the “MEMPHIS Fund”—to provide immediate, local relief to Memphis residents who have been affected by the loss of federal income and benefits.
Memphis City Council Vice Chair-elect Chase Carlisle and Councilman JB Smiley spearheaded the resolution, which will allocate $2.5 million from the city’s unassigned fund balance to create a zero-interest emergency loan fund administered by the city’s division of finance…