Education

Attending the School Health Fair and Seminar at Whitehaven High School
July 29, 2016
Enewsletters

This week, I attended the School Health Fair and Seminar at Whitehaven High School and celebrated the grand opening of the Institute of Cosmetology and the Joy Devine Boutique.

Issues: 9th District Education Memphis Millington Shelby County Small Businesses Tennessee
Cohen: Girls Inc. of Memphis Receives $372,960 Talent Search Grant
July 18, 2016
Press Release

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Girls Inc. of Memphis received a $372,960.00 federal Talent Search grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used to strengthen the organization’s Education Talent Search (ETS) program which helps low-income, first-generation college bound students in grades 9-12 develop an awareness for the importance of postsecondary education.

Issues: 9th District Children and Families Education Memphis Millington Shelby County Tennessee
Hosting a Gun Violence Prevention Meeting
Remembering the Victims of the Orlando Mass Shooting
Helping Memphians Who Are Living in Substandard Public Housing FacilitiesHelping Memphians Who Are Living in Substandard Public Housing Facilities
Keeping Drunk Drivers Off the Road
Receiving the Inaugural GBTA Navigator Award
Remembering the Memphis Massacre
Cohen Announces More Than $11 Million to Help Prepare Shelby County Children For School
May 2, 2016
Press Release

[MEMPHIS, TN] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education has been awarded an $11,329,118 grant from the Department of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start projects.

Issues: 9th District Education Memphis Millington Shelby County Tennessee
Securing Federal Funding for the Memphis Minority Business Center