(WMC-TV) – A 13-minute YouTube video is highlighting some positive changes going on in cafeterias across Memphis schools.

The video was produced by a division of the American Egg Board, a group responsible for marketing eggs.

The video shows how Tony Geraci, director of Memphis City Schools’ Child Nutrition Services, has introduced fresh produce into the diet of the district’s 100,000 students.

The Gang Reduction Assistance for Saving Society’s Youth (G.R.A.S.S.Y) Program has partnered with the city of Memphis, West TN Construction and Building Trade Council to offer career training for at-risk youth.

Utilizing the Multi-Core Curriculum, an innovative pre-apprenticeship curriculum developed by the AFL-CIO’s Building and Construction Trades Department, the career-training program is designed to provide a nationally recognized credential to youth seeking entry into registered joint apprenticeship and training programs.

(WMC-TV) - You might wonder how at-risk youngsters in Memphis in the Mid-South might benefit via a connection to rap music royalty. Keep reading because Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, wants to offer a bit of his wealth to young people who generally have zero chance when it comes to college scholarships.

Jay-Z's foundation offers help to select young people who want to improve their education and make their own contributions to the community.