Community
Shares (of Tennessee)
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| Community Shares (of Tennessee) | |||
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Shelley Wascom www.communitysharestn.org |
Local federation of grassroots organizations which give people the tools to
help themselves, their communities, and the environment, locally and across the
state of Tennessee. | ||
| Organizations belonging to Community Shares (of Tennessee): | |||
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ADAPT of Tennessee | |||
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Paul Ford |
Statewide advocacy organization, controlled by disabled persons, promoting
the rights of the disabled to live independent, institution free lives with home
and community based services. | ||
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Appalachian Community Fund | |||
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Gaye Evans |
Regionally based, regionally controlled grant-making fund supporting the work
of grassroots community organizations that address economic, environmental,
racial and social justice issues. | ||
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Black Children's Institute of Tennessee | |||
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Juanita Veasy |
Provides statewide leadership, information and support to governmental
agencies, community organizations, parents and individuals on issues that
improve the lives of minority and poor children. | ||
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BURNT | |||
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Winnie Forrester |
Nashville based volunteer activist group working for a healthy environment,
toxics reduction and citizen involvement in governmental decision making. | ||
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Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. | |||
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Linda Parris Bailey |
For 30 years, this professional theater company has addressed issues and
dreams of people who have historically been silenced by racism, sexism, and
ageism. | ||
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Children's International Summer Villages, Inc. | |||
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Jinka McLauren |
Peace-education organization bringing together children from many nations to
live, work and play in summer camp settings, promotes cultural understanding
among children and young people. | ||
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Common Sense, Inc. | |||
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Robert Schreiber |
Memphis based all-volunteer organization dedicated to the environment. We
foster initiatives between citizens and government on recycling, composting,
clean air, energy conservation, and other issues. | ||
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Foundation for Global Sustainability | |||
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Thomas Frasier |
A multi-disciplinary advocacy and activist organization which monitors and
addresses environmental and social justice issues in the Upper TN Valley and
Southern Appalachia. | ||
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Highlander Research and Education Center | |||
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Suzanne Pharr |
Since 1932, the Highlander Center has been on the cutting edge of Appalachian
and Southern justice struggles. Today, Highlander is working with youth, new
immigrants, and poor people of all colors to bring grassroots struggles into a
new global era. | ||
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Hispanic Family Resource Center | |||
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Louisa Hough |
A coalition that organizes, coordinates and advocates to obtain affordable,
accessible and quality health care for all the Hispanic community that lives in
middle Tennessee. | ||
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Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley | |||
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Emily Jones |
HSTV, founded in 1885 to prevent animal cruelty, provides no kill shelter,
outreach adoption programs, low/no cost spay/neuter services, humane education
and animal welfare advocacy. | ||
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Jonah | |||
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Yvonne Williamson |
African-American community organization addressing local and statewide issues
of concern to rural west Tennessee. | ||
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Jubilee Community Arts | |||
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Brent Cantrell |
Promotes, preserves and presents traditional arts of the Southern Appalachian
region. | ||
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Kids to the Country | |||
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Elizabeth Barger |
Creates a multicultural exchange, builds a possitive self image, and helps
develop a connection to the land and nature through direct experience for
at-risk children. | ||
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Knoxville Recycling Coalition | |||
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Karen Anderson |
Grassroots organization seeking sensible, environmentally sound waste
management practices and promoting waste reduction, recycling , and composting. | ||
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MANNA | |||
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Dale Gray |
Working to end hunger in Tennessee; sponsors 1,000,000 meals for children
each year, advocates for hundreds of hungry families and provides information on
hunger programs. | ||
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Mountain Women's Exchange | |||
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Wanda Perkins |
Rural self-help organization working for better educational and economic
opportunities for women. | ||
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NAMI-TN (Tennessee Alliance for the Mentally Ill) | |||
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Joyce Judge |
Statewide advocacy organization of families of persons with mental illnesses
offering education, advocacy, support and information about brain research. | ||
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Nashville Peace and Justice Center | |||
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Marsha Hyne Lanier |
A community-based, multi-issue Center for Middle Tennessee promoting
peacemaking, human rights,and social and environmental justice in our society
and world. | ||
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Organized Neighbors of Edgehill | |||
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Grace Brady |
Majority African American neighborhood organization that organizes people
based on issues of interest to the community such as crime, education,
housing,welfare reform,and zoning. | ||
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People First of Tennessee, Inc. | |||
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Lee Ann Boyce |
A statewide disability rights organization run by and for people with
disabilities working to empower themselves to stand up and speak out for their
rights. | ||
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Reconciliation | |||
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Alice Arceneaux |
Statewide organization that serves families of Tennessee prisioners. Services
include an adult enrichment group, Guest House, Youth enrichment programs,
advocacy programs, publications and referrals. | ||
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Save Our Cumberland Mountains | |||
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Maureen O'Connell |
Statewide organization working on issues of concern to rural citizens.
Members' work at local and state level for environmental, social, and economic
justice. | ||
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Solutions | |||
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Lea Alexander |
A multi-racial people powered group working for justice by strengthening
community relationships, developing new leaders, and challenging poverty,
racism, and other social problems. | ||
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy | |||
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Steve Smith |
We work to ensure cleaner air, promote clean energy technologies, and
advocate for sustainable energy policies through citizen involvemnet in the
southeast. | ||
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STEP Program | |||
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Jacie Dunkle |
Assists community organizations with environmental problems through
education, technical assistance, and placement of interns. Issues addressed
range from recycling and water quality to waste disposal. | ||
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Tennesseans For Fair Taxation | |||
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Brian Miller |
A statewide coalition dedicated to tax justice for low- and middle-income
families, including work to abolish the food tax, which unfairly burdens
low-income families. | ||
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Tennessee Citizen Action | |||
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Eric Cole |
Statewide consumer and environmental watchdog organization working for
improvements in healthcare, workplace safety and environmental quality, and
reforms in the state campaign finance system. | ||
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Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning | |||
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Sandra Goss |
A grass roots environmental advocacy organization dedicated to the
preservation and protection of wild and natural areas. | ||
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Tennessee Clean Water Network | |||
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Danielle Droitsch |
A statewide organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of
Tennessee's rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands through education, outreach,
organizing, and advocacy. | ||
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Tennessee Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence | |||
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Chris Dinjus |
State coalition of shelters, programs which provide services and resources to
battered women and their children, and state and local programs that prevent
domestic violence. | ||
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Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare | |||
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Linda Moynihan |
Promotes social and economic well-being of Tennesseans through advocacy and
service; encourages statewide program development; and fosters cooperation
between public and private sectors. | ||
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Tennessee Disability Coalition | |||
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Carol Westlake |
A statewide alliance of disability organizations and individuals whose
purpose is to assure individuals with disabilities have access to services
promoting inclusion,independence, and productivity. | ||
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Tennessee Environmental Council (TEC) | |||
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Gwen Griffith |
A statewide organization whose mission is to educate and to advocate for the
environment and public health of Tennessee. | ||
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Tennessee Health Care Campaign | |||
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Tony Garr |
Working statewide for affordable and high quality health insurance for every
child and to protect and expand TennCare coverage for all uninsured and
uninsurable Tennesseans. | ||
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Tennessee Industrial Renewal Network | |||
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Judy Roitman |
A coalition of labor, community and religious groups whose mission is to
change economic policy so that it is fair to workers and uplifts communities. | ||
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Tennessee Literacy Coalition | |||
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Sandra Prewitt |
State-wide literacy group providing support and services to adult education
providers, volunteers, adult learners and the public. | ||
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Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association | |||
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Jack Lyle |
TSRA is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to preserving and protecting
Tennessee's streams, creeks, and watersheds. | ||
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Tying Nashville Together | |||
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Angela Cowser |
Multiracial, interfaith organization of congregations and associations that
define and deal with some of Nashville most serious problems including
housing,fair wages and crime prevention. | ||
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Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program | |||
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Anita Coe |
Provides, free of charge, a direct encounter (mediation) between the victim
of a crime and the offender as an alternative to the adversarial judicial
system. | ||
