{"id":315,"date":"2021-12-22T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/tennessee\/?p=315"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:14:40","slug":"thank-you-for-all-your-work-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/tennessee\/blog\/thank-you-for-all-your-work-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you for all your work in 2021! Stand for Children TN Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we reflect on our Stand for Children TN year in review, in these final days of 2021 we want to thank so many of you &#8211; our members, leaders, volunteers, staff, partners, and broader community. We appreciate all the time and energy you generously gave to advocate in support of young people of Memphis and Shelby County and their families and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In spite of the ongoing pandemic over the past year, we took some huge action steps in building coalitions towards <a href=\"https:\/\/momentummemphis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educational equity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesusa.org\/yac\/?v=9a0d701a3b2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youth justice reform<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbchange.org\/counselors-not-cops.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">breaking the school-to-prison pipeline<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.literacymidsouth.org\/elc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">improving early literacy<\/a>, increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/highschoolsuccess.org\/\">graduation success<\/a> rates, and <a href=\"https:\/\/yesfundnow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">securing more equitable funding for education<\/a> and other <a href=\"http:\/\/901moralbudget.org\/\">essential social services<\/a>. We hope you explore those links in our Stand for Children TN year in review. We are excited to continue our partnership with you in 2022, and we would love to hear from you about how you want to engage with Stand for Children in the new year by filling out this survey! https:\/\/bit.ly\/standTN21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we reflect on our Stand for Children TN year in review, in these final days of 2021 we want to thank so many of you &#8211; our members, leaders, volunteers, staff, partners, and broader community. 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