KING FELLOWSHIP: NUTRITION CLIENT ADVOCATE

Full-Time Position | Based in Nashville TN

For over 25 years, we at the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) have been standing with Tennessee families and helping them access basic necessities of life. We believe that all our neighbors have value and dignity, that all deserve the opportunity to thrive, and that our laws and public policy should reflect these shared values. Every day our courageous team works hard on behalf of and in partnership with Tennessee individuals, families, and communities.

Are you a recent college graduate looking for an opportunity?

We are offering a one or two-year, paid fellowship to a recent college graduate to join our team in helping low-income Tennessee children access food safety net programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women Infants & Children (WIC) programs. As the King Nutrition Client Advocate Fellow, you would work directly with the families who inspire us and drive our work. If you’re compassionate, enjoy helping people, and are a strong writer, then this could be the fellowship for you. This position reports directly to our Director of Nutrition Advocacy and interacts regularly with our casework and legal teams.

A typical week might look like this:

• Gaining an understanding of SNAP, WIC, and other nutrition policy issues

• Taking calls from clients requesting help accessing their nutrition benefits

• Interviewing and advising clients on how to navigate the nutrition benefits system

• Brainstorming ways to help clients with our internal team of attorneys

• Documenting detailed information about a client’s case in our Salesforce database

• Communicating with community partners, government officials, and local agencies about the work we are doing on SNAP and how they can support it

• Conduct outreach to educate partners and individuals about SNAP and other nutrition safety net programs through presentations, workshops, representation at events, and other activities as assigned

• Coordinating and conducting training sessions with community partners and local officials about the latest in SNAP policy

• Gathering client stories, researching data, and reading up on the latest SNAP policy updates

This job might be for you if:

• You enjoy going above and beyond to help people when they are in crisis

• You are super organized and obsessively take detailed notes on everything

• You have dogged determination and amazing problem-solving skills

• You flourish on a small team where all hands on deck is the norm

• You can talk to people all day and it energizes you

This job is even a better fit if:

• You have worked with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds

• You are fluent in Spanish or other languages

• You have experience working in a legal environment

Why you would want to join us:

The Tennessee Justice Center offers amazing co-workers, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth. TJC is committed to equity and inclusion. People of color and individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Send us your cover letter and resume via email to jobs@tnjustice.org. Please include “nutrition client advocate” in the email’s subject line. For more information about Tennessee Justice Center, visit tnjustice.org

A Statement from our Executive Director on the Covenant School Shooting 

March 28th, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: D’Anelle Desire
Cell: 615-293-4766
Email: ddesire@tnjustice.org 

Nashville, TN –

Words fail us.

Nashville is still a small town in many ways, so everyone knows people who lost someone. The suffering is raw and immediate, and with the passage of hours there is a growing awareness that for every life lost, there were so many more that are forever changed, if not destroyed.

At these times, there is a focus on the particulars of the incident, the pathology of the shooter, the heroism of responders. But at bottom, we know that there are failures of governance that led to the tragedy. The proof is in the fact that gun violence is distinctively an American epidemic. It is fueled by the failures of elected officials who magnify partisan divisions and play on fears, rather than address the real needs and aspirations of ordinary families. Officials who express condolences to families touched by mass shootings are indifferent to the toll that every day gun violence visits on Americans, especially poor families who must raise their children in dangerous neighborhoods. There are common sense approaches to gun safety and mental health that have broad bipartisan support, but our state officials focus instead on petty partisanship.

It need not be this way. We work with Tennesseans across the political spectrum, and we know that most people share the same values and beliefs. They want government to help them provide for their families:

• Safety from preventable violence.
• Affordable, effective health services, including mental health services.
• Respect for the sacred dignity of every person.

We pray for those touched by this tragedy, and we pray that our leaders honor them by governing with courage and genuine compassion.

Executive Director – Tennessee Justice Center

HEALTH POLICY ASSOCIATE

Full-Time Position | Based in Nashville TN

For over 25 years, we at the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) have been standing with Tennessee families and helping them access basic necessities of life. We believe that all our neighbors have value and dignity, that all deserve the opportunity to thrive, and that our laws and public policy should reflect these shared values. Every day our courageous team works hard on behalf of and in partnership with Tennessee individuals, families, and communities.

Do you want to join our fight?

We are looking to hire a Health Policy Associate to support the outreach and communications work we do to ensure all Tennesseans have access to affordable health care coverage. If you’re highly organized, pride yourself in communicating well with others and enjoy taking on a challenge, then this could be the job for you. This position reports directly to our Senior Director of Health Policy and Advocacy and interacts regularly with our creative communications team.

A typical day might look like:

• Drafting educational and action-oriented content around health issues and policies to support multiple outreach campaigns

• Communicating via email, phone or video calls with community partners, government officials and local agencies about the work we are doing and how they can support it

• Sourcing and maintaining contact information on community partners across the state

• Finding new volunteers and coordinating projects for them to do that support our work

• Gathering and crafting client stories to support outreach efforts and media engagement

• Researching data and reading up on the latest policy updates

• Planning and attending community outreach events

• Keeping an organized record of volunteers, storytellers and actions taken by activists in our network

This job might be for you if:

• You are super organized and obsessively take detailed notes on everything

• You excel at communicating through the written word, on the phone, and in person (when it’s safe to do so)

• You can manage multiple projects at once and thrive in a fast-paced environment

• You flourish on a small team where all hands-on deck is the norm

• You have never met a stranger and enjoy interacting with people daily

This job is even a better fit if:

• You have graduated from a college or university

• You have at least two years of experience working within a small non-profit environment

• You have worked with low-income individuals and families

Why you would want to join us:

The Tennessee Justice Center offers amazing co-workers, competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth. TJC is committed to equity and inclusion. People of color and individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

To Apply: Send us your cover letter and resume via email to jobs@tnjustice.org. Please include “health policy associate” in the subject line of the email.

For more information about Tennessee Justice Center, visit tnjustice.org.