Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors

http://tnjfon.org

 

Mission

To provide humanitarian immigration legal services to vulnerable, low-income people living in Middle Tennessee, to educate others on issues related to immigration, and to advocate for the rights of immigrants.

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Grants

Grant Year Amount Program Name Program Area Description
2018 $25,000 Protecting Vulnerable Immigrant Youth marginalized youth Learn more

To support the legal work of a bi-lingual immigration attorney helping young people apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Trafficking Visas, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and Asylum. Our surveys reveal the following about receiving high-quality legal service:
100% better job
100% higher wage
97% less anxiety
2017 $25,000 The Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Project marginalized youth Learn more

To support the salary of one attorney who provides legal advice for immigrant youth, coordinates the legal representation of immigrant youth who are eligible for pro bono services and humanitarian legal relief, and provides direct representation of immigrant youth who are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJ).
2015 $30,000 Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SJIS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) marginalized youth Learn more

To support legal work (attorney and translator) for immigrant youth with a legal remedy for their immigrant status — namely, unaccompanied minors (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status) and youth who arrived as children, are in compliance with educational requirements and have no serious criminal issues (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

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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