About Out Youth Memphis
Our Youth Memphis (OYM) is a Youth Leadership and Empowerment Program with 501c3 status, and a minority-owned nonprofit organization founded in 2012 and incorporated in 2018.
Our mission is to guide Memphis' youth to be effective leaders and compassionate humanitarians as they take charge of their life pursuits.
OYM strives to empower our youth so they may be heard and so they may have a say in the ever-changing structure, stability, and successes of both their lives and the progression of the city that they call home.
With collaboration with entities throughout Shelby County, OYM intends to arm our youth and their families with leadership skills, an empowering mindset, workforce training, civic responsibility, financial literacy, and other essential community resources and wrap-around services to assist in the development of our youth and help them transition into adulthood and become effective members of society.
OYM aims to move Memphis forward by reaching back
into the lives of Memphis’ youth – OUR YOUTH.
OYM is an all-inclusive youth organization and does not discriminate based on age, color, disability, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.
Services & Resources
Click the link that refers to the service(s) you need.
If the service does not have a link, please contact us at 901-614-4624 for further assistance.
OYM Youth Services
After School Activities & Events
Benefit Application Assistance
Bullying Prevention & Intervention
Civic Engagement Activities & Events
Family Engagement
Financial Literacy Education*
Leadership & Development*
Mentoring
School Supplies
Teen Dating Violence Education*
Teen Parent Assistance & Education*
Teen Pregnancy Prevention & Education*
Workforce Development Assistance*
Youth Suicide Prevention & Education*
Youth Resources
Childcare
Children of Incarcerated
Children with Disabilities
Driver's License
Education Assistance
Health & Nutrition
Job Opportunities & Training
Juvenile Justice
LGBTQ
Leadership & Development
Mental Health
Mentoring
Nutritional Support
Public Transportation - MATA
Runaway & Homeless Youth
Substance Abuse Programs
Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Teen Parent Education & Assistance
Teen Pregnancy Prevention & Education
Trafficking of Youth
Transition-age Youth
Violence Prevention & Victimization
Youth Suicide Prevention & Intervention
COVID-19 Info & Resources
Essential Employee Childcare Assistance
Quarantine Essentials Information
List of Recommended PPE Supplies
Free Community Resources
Clothes Closets Locations
Free Condoms Locations
Food Pantries Locations
Public Health Services
Anger Management Counseling
Behavioral Healthcare
Domestic Violence Counseling
Drug Testing
DUI School
Family & Relationship Counseling
Group & Individual Counseling
HIV Testing
Marital Counseling
Mental Healthcare
Peer Counseling
Recovery Support Services
Relapse Prevention Services
Spiritual Support Services
Substance Abuse Program
Suicide Prevention & Intervention
TB Testing
Trauma Counseling
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NIKITA GARDNER
PEARLINA IVORY
ABRON JOYNER
TONYA WATSON