Who we are
Community Alliance for the Homeless unites partners and coordinates a comprehensive response system to end homelessness in Memphis and Shelby County.
We are devoted to ending long-term homelessness and ensuring that future homelessness is rare, brief, and one-time.
We believe that housing is a basic human right.
We believe that homelessness is a solvable problem.
We believe that our community is equipped with resources to impact positive change.
Staff
Administrative Team
D. Cheré Bradshaw
President & CEOchere@cafth.org
Charlotte Parry
Finance and Grants Directorcharlotte@cafth.org
Emma Boehme
Communications & Development Administratoremma@cafth.org
Ty Garvey
Accounting Coordinatorty@cafth.org
Sydne Taylor
Vice President & COOsydne@cafth.org
Pam Scarbrough
Office Administratorpam@cafth.org
Kathryn Yourch
Grants Coordinatorkathryn@cafth.org
CoC Team
Stephanie Reyes
CoC Youth and Special Populations Directorstephanie@cafth.org
Natalie Filipowicz
CoC Youth and Special Populations AdministratorNatalie@cafth.org
Stellan Knowles
Youth Action Board Coordinatorstellan@cafth.org
Ashton Alexander
CoC Youth Coordinated Entry Administratorashton@cafth.org
Errin Woods
CoC Planning Administratorerrin@cafth.org
Coordinated Entry Team
Kirsten Hipkins
CoC Coordinated Entry Directorkirsten@cafth.org
LaWanda Haley
Youth Housing Navigatorlawanda@cafth.org
Curtis Watson
CoC Coordinated Entry Special Populations Coordinatorcurtis@cafth.org
HMIS Team
Tara Williams
HMIS Directortara@cafth.org
Ryan Dement
HMIS Comparable Database Administratorryan@cafth.org
Kiarra Fortney
HMIS Administratorkiarra@cafth.org
Emmett Altsman
HMIS Coordinatoremmett@cafth.org
Board of Directors
Dr. Larry L. Durbin, Board Chair
Support Solutions of the Mid-South, LLC
Bob Clark, Treasurer
Pactiv Evergreen Inc.
Robert Hyde, Assistant Treasurer
ALCO Management, Inc.
Susan Cooper
Regional One Health
Christina Cook
Google
Dr. Sarah Petschonek
Volunteer Odyssey
The Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Rev. Wesley Smith
Cocaine and Alcohol Awareness Program
Yvonne Madlock
Retired Director,
Shelby Co. Health Department
Julius C. Turner, Vice Chair
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Rebecca Hinds, Secretary
Attorney at Law with Martin Tate
Paul Morris, Immediate Past Board Chair
Attorney at Law
Kevin Barton
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Rev. Lawrence Wilson
Behavioral Health Initiatives
Dr. Elena Delavega
University of Memphis
Jermaine Fletcher
First Horizon
Jamie “Griff” Griffin
Memphis Public Libraries