St. Peter Manor is a section 202/8 HUD facility, owned and managed by the diocese of Memphis Housing Corporation. As a government-financed and subsidized housing complex, the Manor must comply with federal policies and guidelines.

St. Peter Manor serves a low-income aging population. The median age of its residents is 80. The average age is 77. Seventeen percent, or 49 of the original residents in 1978, still reside there. Thirty percent of the residents are frail elderly. St. Peter Manor wants to help its residents remain independent and continue to live in their own apartments for as long as possible.

Consistent with national trends, St. Peter Manor anticipates that the average age of its residents will increase as people live longer. As longevity increases, so do the needs of the elderly. St. Peter Manor attempts to offer all of its residents an optimum living experience that emphasizes each person's uniqueness and individuality. It's objective is to provide a housing environment that serves the emotional, social and physical needs of its residents.

Plough Towers is a 150 unit apartment house for elderly and handicapped financed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is a not-for-profit agency governed by a volunteer board of Directors, and sponsored by the Memphis Jewish Federation. Of the 150 apartments in this complex, 141 are one bedroom apartments and 9 are two bedroom apartments. Tweny of these apartments are designated as handicapped.

A well stocked library is located on the first floor, which is also the location of the single computer workstation and network connection provided by the MECCA Senior to K-12 Connection program.

To help foster independent living, a number of amenities are offered to residents. These amenities include a washerteria, a mail drop and mail boxes for each resident, a large dining room which serves kosher noon meals Monday through Friday, a beauty shop and a convenience store.

There are many opportunities for residents to do volunteer work including working the front desk, registering guests, selling stamps, serving as floor and fire monitors. Residents also provide services through daily meal programs, library, convenience store, JETS and resident council. Volunteers serve the community making cards and favors for the Red Cross, the meals on wheels, and nursing homes. The Knitting Group creates handmade items for the patients at St. Jude Hospital, Shelby County Clinics and residents of the Memphis Jewish Home. Volunteers assemble mailings for many of the city's non-profit groups and peanut butter and jelly groups provide sandwiches for the homeless. Plough Towers is the largest Retired Senior volunteer Program unit in the county.