Nashville Community Organizations
Currently a work in progress. We want this page to be authentic to who we actively support today. This is a working list and not an exhaustive list.
Local to Nashville? Get involved! Not local to Nashville? These sorts of community organizations exist all over and they’re looking for your support - Happy Googling!
Gideon’s Army Nashville
Gideon’s Army is a community-based, grassroots organization that works to design programs, based on contemporary interpretations of the theory of restorative justice.
As locally based organization with a long-term goal for state-wide expansion, Gideon’s Army is currently the only local organization in Nashville that focuses solely on dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline through social activism by children in the prison pipeline, their families, and their community.
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
TIRRC has grown from an informal network of community leaders into a nationally recognized organization known for its multiethnic, multigenerational coalition building, effective legislative advocacy, and award-winning communications initiatives.
TIRRC organizes both individual immigrant and refugees, as well as organizations that serve immigrant and refugee communities.
Oasis Center Nashville
Oasis Center is a nationally-recognized organization on a mission to help young people in Middle Tennessee move into a happy, healthy, and productive adulthood.
The More to Me program is a positive youth development initiative focused on empowering youth of color who identify within the LGBTQ+ spectrum, to dismantle the cultural stigmas associated with the intersections of race, gender, orientation, and personal well-being.
API Mid TN
An Asian and Pacific Islander organization working towards racial justice by building API community, lifting API voices, and unpacking API identities in Middle Tennessee.
How are you showing up for your community?
Psst. Hey, you – yeah, you. This is a call to action. Get involved with one or more of the organizations above. Set up a monthly donation. Volunteer your time. Bring your friends. See ya there!