Equal Chance for Education

http://www.equalchanceforeducation.com

 

Mission

The mission of Equal Chance for Education is to enable opportunities for higher education without regard to race, religion, or nation of birth

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Grants

Grant Year Amount Program Name Program Area Description
2021 $5,500 education Learn more

To support students’ immediate needs due to the impact of COVID-19
2021 $35,000 education Learn more

To support programs and general operations.
2020 $35,000 education Learn more

Equal Chance for Education has supported 306 DACA students at 15 colleges and universities in Tennessee who do not have equitable access to higher education because of their legal status. Through tuition support and intensive mentoring, ECE is providing an opportunity to achieve the American Dream through a college degree.
2019 $25,000 education Learn more

Equal Chance for Education has supported 214 DACA students at 15 colleges and universities in Tennessee who do not have equitable access to higher education because of their legal status. Through tuition support and intensive mentoring, ECE is providing an opportunity to achieve the American Dream through a college degree.
2018 $25,000 Educational Opportunities for Undocumented Students in Tennessee education Learn more

Through tuition assistance, intensive mentoring, networking, and career guidance, ECE is cultivating young leaders of our community through a college degree. ECE currently supports 148 DACA students at 8 Tennessee universities who are ineligible for financial aid, student loans, and in-state tuition rates because of their legal status.

100 Taylor Street, A-20
Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 385-1006

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Jen Bailey is the Executive Director of the Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund, bringing her deep experience in community-based leadership, philanthropy, and movement-building to the organization.

Jen is the Founder of Faith Matters Network, a national Womanist-led organization accompanying spiritually-grounded leaders on their journey to heal themselves and their communities. Since its inception, Faith Matters Network has served over 25,000 leaders through its programs and initiatives. She is Co-Founder of The People’s Supper, a global initiative that has hosted over 2,000 gatherings in 135 communities to foster conversation and collective healing across lines of difference.

Committed to advancing social change through philanthropy and nonprofit leadership, Jen serves on the boards of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the Fetzer Institute, and The Healing Trust, where she is the Board Chair.

An Ashoka Fellow, New Pluralist Field Builder, Aspen Ideas Scholar, On Being Fellow, and Truman Scholar, Jen holds degrees from Tufts University and Vanderbilt University Divinity School, where she was awarded the Wilbur F. Tillett Prize for accomplishments in the study of theology. Her work has been featured by On Being with Krista Tippett, CBS This Morning, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. She is also the author of To My Beloveds: Letters on Faith, Race, Loss, and Radical Hope (Chalice Press, 2021).

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