Chris Coleman and Bianca Delgado with Teach for America discuss how TFA is training passionate educators and education advocates across the country and gush with High Ground's Cole Bradley over Treadwell Elementary here in Memphis.

Rain or Shine umbrella-share is part public art, part community service. It debuts August 28 in Madison Heights. Cat Pena and Stacey Early with Creatives in Research reflect on the months of community listening that led them to umbrellas as a way to serve all of the neighborhood's diverse communities and needs.

Ellen Roberds and Nibaruta Fidel with Play Where You Stay talk soccer, competition and how to make the game fun and accessible for all kids in any neighborhood, regardless of financial need.

Meet A.J. Dugger, our newest core team member and On the Ground's lead writer, and hear the team's first thoughts on our newest On the Ground neighborhood, Hickory Hill.

Paul Young, director of the city's division of housing and community development and John Paul Shaffer, executive director of BLDG Memphis, discuss the recent creation of a local trust fund that will help support the creation and preservation of affordable housing.

Yancy Villa-Calvo and Mauricio Calvo, local coordinators for the national Gateways for Growth initiative, discuss the economic, cultural and civic contributions of local immigrant communities, and how Memphis can harness and grow those impacts by making institutions of all kinds more welcoming and accessible.

The High Ground team welcomes Mark Fleischer, founder and editor of Storyboard Memphis, a year-old monthly newspaper focused on stories and issues of local interest.

Continuing a series of discussions on homeownership, Tennessee Housing Development Agency's Ralph Perrey and United Housing's Amy Schaftein join High Ground to talk about down payment assistance programs, homebuyer education, and other state-supported initiatives making a difference in Memphis.

Habitat for Humanity's Jessica Hord and Habitat homeowner Brandi Hunter talk homeownership and building community in Memphis' Uptown neighborhood and beyond.

Angela Garland and David Jordan dive into Agape Child and Family Services' mission to keep kids out of foster care and reduce poverty by working alongside some of Memphis' most at-risk youth and families. This summer they're hosting camps in Frayser, Whitehaven and Hickory Hill that take their kids around the world with a global curriculum.