Shirley L Porter is a retired native Tennessean. Apart from having a huge heart for young people, she is blessed to be able to give the gift of her time helping older people with multiple resources. She volunteered as a coach for the girl's basketball, baseball, and volleyball teams at Redeemer Lutheran private school. She also mentored young boys in San Francisco's Juvenile Hall. She served as a junior church mother for young teenagers at the Victory Team-COGIC.