2021 1st Quarter News
2020 Statistics
Men Employed - 264
Taxes Paid - $174,304.74
Child Support Paid - $26,564.89

Currently     
Men Housed - 52
Men Employed - 45
Graduates for the Quarter - 16
Baptisms for the Quarter - 9
HE IS RISEN 
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR - PAUL GARNER
Greetings and blessings to all who reads this letter. 

Happy Easter from Safe Harbor of Memphis! As we come to the end of the first quarter at Safe Harbor of Memphis, I am proud to say that we house 53 residents and have 45 working full time jobs at our various partners. 

I'm using this letter to count the many blessings we are having here at Safe Harbor of Memphis. The first and foremost is the opening of our new facility. In the future months we are proudly going to be serving the clients of Safe Harbor of Memphis at a new location in Brighton, Tn. We are looking forward to the move from the inter city to a rural setting. 

I would also like to thank Pastors Roy & Trina Ewing from Threefold Cord Marriage & Family Ministries  and their congregation for all the hygiene donations, gift bags, food, and most of all the time and energy to minister to our guys! 

Sincerely, 
Paul 
SAFE HARBOR OF TIPTON COUNTY COMING SOON!
Safe Harbor of Tipton County is set to open June 1, 2021. Our new facility is located on a 20 acre campus, which was built in 1905 as Dunlap Orphanage. One of the founders of the orphanage said that they wanted to build a place to see little hands discover what God has for them. We are proud to continue that vision as an orphanage, the only difference is the hands are bigger!

We will be able to house 74 men in our Safe Harbor of Tipton County Program and 16 women in our Fresh Start Program at the new property in Brighton, TN. This campus will also house our Administrative Offices. We are so excited to be able to expand to this beautiful location and continue the work of Safe Harbor that was started over 25 years ago.

​We want to continue to shine the Light of Jesus into the darkness of this world to see these now bigger hands discover the freedom and life God has for them! God’s ways are higher than our ways; His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. It’s overwhelming to think back to every step He ordered for this moment. We give Him glory, Amen!
CELEBRATION SUNDAY - MARCH 2021
Congratulations to our graduates - William Mettler & Jordan McGowan
Happy March Birthday to Cordarius Fisher, Elfy McCory, Charlie Williams, Tracy Taylor & Jewell Thompson!
Reliable of the Month is Corderryl Williams! Congrats
Client of the Month is Justin Hudson. Congrats!
Staff of the Month is Antonio Young!
A LOOK AROUND MEMPHIS
Easter 2021! HE is RISEN!

Our guys were ready for church Sunday morning. We sure do love seeing them excited to go to church!
Easter Celebrations!
Tornado Safety over the weekend in Memphis!
Pastor Roy Ewing stopped by to bring a heart felt Word: "God created you for a purpose"
Pie & Ice Cream for dessert is always a win!
Reliable Pizza Party for 81 days injury free!
What an Awesome Donation from our friends at Costco, to God be the Glory!
Winter Wonderland in Memphis in February! No class cancellations in Memphis

God has a purpose - Service with Kenny Lane
Friday 6 pm class
Thank you to Antonio Young for this donation!
Clients enjoying a game of pool on a Friday night
Clients enjoying some games of Dominoes and Darts
Guys enjoying the football game on Sunday
One of our graduates dropped by to say hello, and to show us that he is still going strong after eleven months! Class of February 2020, James Echols.
We are so proud of you James!
Some of our guys working hard at Pacific Paper
STAFF SPOTLIGHT - PRENTICE WEATHERS
This Quarters staff spotlight goes to Mr. Prentice Weathers. Mr. Weathers has been with the Ministry. He started with us over 5 years ago and has worked his way up to Transportation Coordinator. He leads by example with hard work and dedication every single day never missing a day of work.

It has been an honor and privilege to work with him.
IOP GRADUATIONS
Congratulations to our IOP Graduates! We love celebrating their accomplishments!
PARTNER OF THE QUARTER - VMC
Safe Harbor of Memphis would like to congratulate VMC (Valu Merchandisers Company) as our partner of the quarter.

VMC is the leader in the procurement and marketing of Health, Beauty & Wellness, General & Seasonal Merchandise, Natural, Organic and Specialty Food, and Pharmacy programs because we satisfy the highest standards for a quality product at the lowest cost of goods.
Valu Merchandisers Company (VMC), founded in 1995, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) based in Kansas City, KS.

VMC services more than 3,800 supermarkets in 35 states through a portfolio of more than 40,000 SKUs in two distribution centers. We also support a growing international retail base, including stores in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and the Middle East.

VMC (Valu Merchandisers Company) currently employee 18 of our men. We would not be able to do what we do without the dedication, support and job opportunities provided to our clients without VMC (Valu Merchandisers Company). Over the past year we’ve had such great times and memories from being a part of VMC (Valu Merchandisers Company) and they a part of us as well!!

We thank God for VMC and all they have helped, are helping and are going to help our men accomplish!!!
CLIENT OF THE QUARTER - DARYL ALLEN
"A short summary of how I came to Safe Harbor... I was working and drinking away my entire check every week. I realized drinking would kill me, if I continued. I came to Safe Harbor seeking help, through the six month program, I was given the tools to want more for myself. I learned to trust God (my higher power) and to know I'm powerless over my addiction. 

Safe Harbor has an Intensive Out Patient program for three of the 6 months. It teaches you how to recognize triggers and how to cope with them and also how to deal with anger problems. 

I'm grateful to God, forgiven me a new life in recovery."
CELEBRATION SUNDAY - JANURARY 2021
Great word from Mr. Potter on Celebration Sunday
Congrats to our graduates - Henry Heard, Joshua Atha, Joseph Marquez, Ray Shipley, & Craig Montoya!
Happy January Birthday to Tony Matthews & Jordan McGowan
Reliable of the Month is Harry Wilson. Congrats!
Client of the Month & Client Volunteer of the Month is Anthony Gunnels. Congrats
Our Staff Member of the Month is Lance Newcomb. Congrats Lance
BATTLE IN THE SADDLE 2021
Our 2021 Battle in the Saddle Champion is Katie Jo Keller & Ima Fiddleplayer Too of Mulberry, AR.

We had a total of 1900 entries over the weekend. 1,101 runs in the Open, 139 runs in the Young Guns, 31 KK Run for Vegas Qualifiers, and 61 in the poles. Our total payout for 2021 was $83,730.50!

Thank you to everyone who made this show possible - our sponsors, our staff, our vendors, contestants and your families.

Thank you to the Agricenter Showplace Arena, Manager Jamie White, & his staff for keeping the facility top notch for all of us to enjoy.

Thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting our event:
D&S Builders
The Lodge at Five Oaks
Clegherns Piggly Wiggly of Erin
Netgain Mobile Diagnostics
Jim & Sue Oaks
Carter Funding Corporation
IGA - Insurance Group of America
Jackson Tire & Alignment
WASCO Inc.
Dr. Ford
Deborah Lane - Iberia Mortgage Loan Officer
Tractor Supply

Thank you to First Choice Farm & Lawn for use of the Kubota tractors and Randy Prince for the use of The Drag Queen Arena Drags. We have some of the best tractor drivers in the business. Thank you Travis Childress, JJ Bryant, Rodney Ervin, & Maddox Pinner for keeping the ground so consistent all weekend.

Thank you to Josh & Cassie Morton for bringing the Poles and for helping to get everything set up.

Thank you to those who carried flags opening up each day, and thank you to Sharlee Shumpert for singing our National Anthem.

Thank you to our vendors for giving us all somewhere to spend our money on your great products and services! Thank you JHA Saddle & Tack for donating a 5 Star Pad for the Raffle Giveaway!

Thank you TN Equine Hospital of Eads for being our on-site vet for the weekend.
Thank you to Brent Puhl with Puhl's Photography for the long hours behind the camera, and for providing us with a live webcast for those who can't be there to watch!

As we all know it takes everyone to have an event like this. There are so many thank you's to give out. We will have everything figured soon to see what 2021's show raised for Safe Harbor. You will never know the impact you are having while you are just enjoying what you do with your friends, your families, and your horses! You are investing in so many lives, most you will never even see or know. From all of us at Safe Harbor & Battle in the Saddle THANK YOU and we will see you next year.

Mark the dates in your calendar - Jan 14 - 16, 2022 at the Agricenter Showplace Arena in Cordova, TN!

SAFE HARBOR OF MEMPHIS