MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The Shelby County Health Department, in partnership with The Works, Inc., and St. Andrew AME Church, will host a “Community Care Fair” in South Memphis on Saturday.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the resource fair at Renaissance Pocket Park will offer free food, music, immunizations, supplies, information on health department programs, and resources including but not limited to:
- CHANT (Community Health Access and Navigation in Tennessee) assistance
- CSFP: Senior supplementary nutrition program for qualified seniors
- Free child safety seats (while supplies last)
- Free confidential HIV testing
- Free PrEP or PEP (medications that prevent HIV infections) enrollment
- Immunizations: free back-to-school vaccinations, mpox, and COVID-19 vaccines
- Information about free and low-cost dental services
- Opioid overdose prevention kits, including naloxone and fentanyl test strips
- Tobacco prevention education
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutritional and breastfeeding support
- And much more!
“This Community Care Fair will allow the health department to travel into neighborhoods and provide services conveniently close to home,” said Dr. Michelle Taylor, Shelby County Health Department director/health officer. “Each time we host a community event, neighbors are extremely grateful and sometimes surprised to learn of the many services the health department has to offer. We hope the residents of the 38106 zip code join us this Saturday for free food, music, and many other services.”
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