WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR THE WORK AHEAD!
We just stopped the state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools—but the real work of advocating for change, fully funding solutions, and fixing our schools continues. Make a commitment to keep up the fight by filling out your advocacy plan today!
OUR TOP PRIORITIES
educational Success
To help all students–regardless of their background–do well in school, we focus on early literacy, student mental health, high school success, and breaking the school-to-prison pipeline. Our education-centered coalitions and issue areas are the Youth Education Success (YES) Fund, Momentum Memphis Education Task Forces, the Memphis Freshman Success Network, and the Early Literacy Consortium. Learn more.
Social Progress
Through electoral work, policy advocacy, and community investment, we strive to reach true social progress in our community. We focus on criminal justice reform and breaking the cycle of mass incarceration, while investing in community supports and basic needs (such as housing, education, transit, etc.). Aside from the coalitions we facilitate, we offer capacity and strategic support to the Youth Justice Action Council.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
You have the power to change our conditions through elections and community organizing. We promote voter education and participation, and leverage our candidate endorsements to increase civic engagement across Memphis and Shelby County. Our civic engagement coalitions are the Shelby County Voter Alliance, the Stand TN endorsement committee, and the Stand TN Power Fellowship. Read more.
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Partner Coalitions
Justice & Safety Alliance
In 2021, we convened this coalition to build power in the communities of color most affected by policing and criminal justice inequities. JSA takes a public health, community-centered approach to justice and safety focused on prevention, care, and healing. JSA advocates for investments essential services that provide genuine safety – housing, education, employment, healthcare access, and more. Learn more here!
Momentum Memphis
In 2018, Stand launched Momentum Memphis as an effort to better coordinate and advocate for an education agenda in collaboration with other organizations engaged in similar work. Our task forces work on breaking the school-to-prison pipeline, developing community-centered processes for school board decisions, and advocating for student success and wellbeing. Join a task force!
Moral Budget Coalition
We convened the Moral Budget Coalition in 2021 to advocate for City and County budgets that reflect our values and break cycles of poverty. We advocate for meaningful investments in education, affordable housing, youth development, public transportation, infrastructure, and healthcare (including mental health). Join the fight for a moral budget for Memphis and Shelby County today!
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