SOLUTIONS
3204 E. Magnolia Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37914
865-523-8009
fax 865-523-8083
jay@tn-solutions.org
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Solutions is a member of
Here are a number of groups that Solutions works in conjunction with, along with some resources for organizers on the internet.
Networks
Community Shares: Funds 40 nonprofit, grassroots organizations, all of which work to address the root causes of problems that we as individuals and communities face.
Appalachian Community Fund: A regionally based and controlled grant-making organization for work on economic, environmental, social and racial justice issues.
Tennesseans for Fair Taxation: A state-wide grassroots coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to economic justice.
Save our Cumberland Mountains: A rural Tennessee citizen's organization working for social, environmental, and economic justice.
National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support: A national network of over 1000 grassroots groups from 40 states organizing around welfare policy issues at the federal level.
National Links for Organizers
National Organizer's Alliance: A resource for professional organizers, providing training, benefits, and support.
ACORN: One of the
largest grassroots organizations in the country, working to protect
the rights of low-income citizens
Southern
Empowerment Project: Recruits and trains community
leaders to become organizers to assist organizations in the South
and Appalachia to solve community problems.
Jobs with Justice: A national campaign for workers' rights, which works through coalitions of labor, community, religious and constituency organizations.
Midwest Academy: One of the nation's oldest and best known schools for community organizations, citizen organizations and individuals committed to progressive social change.
AFL-CIO: Home of Union Summer.
The Idealist: A
online Database of over 20,000 organizations.
