The Emerald Youth Foundation will hold its annual dinner, now in its 13th year, to honor a community leader who is making a difference in the lives of city children. The event begins at 6 p.m. with dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m. Alvin Nance, CEO of Development for LHP Capital, will be the 2021 honoree. Emerald Youth serves young people in inner-city Knoxville through a Christian ministry of faith, education and sports programs, conducted in partnership with neighborhood churches…

The 2021 Carry the Torch luncheon, hosted by the Volunteer Ministry Center, will begin at 11:45 a.m. The luncheon is part of a Mission Fair beginning at 10 a.m. with agencies that serve the homeless presenting booths and information and interacting with attendees seeking volunteer opportunities. The benefit luncheon will feature Father Gregory J. Boyle, a New York Times best-selling author and founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California, now the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in…