Tzedek Social Justice Fund

29/04/2026

Let’s give them a night to remember! Donate to Youth OUTright’s 15th annual Q***r Youth Prom: Sunset Rodeo Ball and help us provide an evening to cherish for LGBTQIA+ youth in our community!

Donate at givebutter.com/2026queerprom

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24/04/2026

24/04/2026

🌟 Join Our Voice's Board of Directors!

Our Voice is seeking passionate new board members who want to make a real impact in ending sexual violence in our community.

We welcome all backgrounds, and we would especially love to connect with people who bring the following skills:

⚖️ Legal expertise in healthcare, public policy, or advocacy
🤝 Deep community ties, particularly in Transylvania or McDowell counties
💰 Experience with Major Gifts or Capital Campaigns

Application deadline is May 22, 2026. Link to apply: https://www.ourvoicenc.org/boardcall26/

23/04/2026

Need support with your Impact Award application? We’ve got you. ✨

Join us for an in-person help session where we can assist with questions, written responses, and/or recording a video submission.

⏰ Support sessions:
• Wed, April 29 | 8:30 AM–11:30 AM
• Thu, April 30 | 12:00 PM–4:00 PM
• Sat, May 2 | 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
• Mon, May 4 | 10:00 AM–3:00 PM

We’re here to make the process easier. Come as you are, wherever you are in your application.

🔗 Reserve your spot today:
https://calendly.com/michael_tzedek/2026_impact_awards
🌐 Learn more about the Impact Awards:
https://tzedeksocialjusticefund.org/tzedek-impact-awards/

21/04/2026

Safety should feel ordinary. Belonging should, too. 💛

That’s the kind of future the YWCA of Asheville is helping build, and why they were selected as a community resource hub as part of our 2025 Community-Led Grantmaking process.

Listen in as the YWCA shares how they’re expanding access through practical, people-centered improvements, including an all-gender locker room to increase accessibility and inclusion, improved digital access, stronger on-site safety measures, and continued investment in spaces where community members can move, learn, heal, and connect.

ABOUT DIANA:
Diana Sierra is the CEO of YWCA of Asheville and its first Latina and openly gay leader. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she brings experience across direct service, county government, and nonprofit leadership focused on empowerment, access, and community wellbeing.

Sometimes justice simply looks like removing barriers, increasing safety, and making sure more people can show up fully and still belong. 🫶🏽

Special thanks to Dogwood Health Trust for partnering with us to invest in safer, more accessible, community-centered futures across Western North Carolina.

🎧 Tune in or livestream now to hear what community made possible!
🔗 Link in comments below!
🌐 Learn more at https://www.ywcaofasheville.org/

21/04/2026

Some people talk about resilience. Others grow it. 🌿

In this month’s episode of The UPLift, we spotlight Aflorar Herb Collective’s Climate Resilience Hub, where healing justice, climate resilience, and community care come to life from the ground up, helping neighbors prepare, heal, and reconnect in a changing world.

Because resilience isn’t just bouncing back after crisis. It’s creating the relationships, tools, and spaces that help communities weather what comes next. 🌈✊🏽

ABOUT SARAH:
Sarah Nuñez, PhD, is a cultural worker, educator, and community organizer based in Asheville. She is a co-founder of Aflorar Herb Collective and is leading the development of its Climate Resilience Hub, in collaboration with Sarita’s Healing Hub. Her work weaves herbalism, healing justice, art, and movement-building to strengthen community care networks.

Special thanks to Dogwood Health Trust for joining us in a shared $500,000 investment to help community-rooted ideas grow across Western North Carolina.

🎧 Tap in to hear what community made possible. Listen on WRES or livestream now!
🔗 Link in comments
🌐 Learn more at https://www.saritashealinghub.com/

21/04/2026

✨ What if building community looked less like another meeting and more like recess?

In this month’s episode of The UPLift, we spotlight LoveJoyLiberation Community Relations Firm, where joy isn’t extra; it’s essential infrastructure.

Through "Play for the City," intergenerational, youth-led gatherings are turning public spaces into living invitations to connect, move, laugh, and belong. Think kickball, double dutch, art, and the kind of play that reminds people they’re still human. 🙌🏾

ABOUT DR. L:
Dr. Amieris Lavender (“Dr. L”) is a visionary strategist and founder of LoveJoyLiberation Community Relations Firm. A storyteller, creative, gardener, and community builder, she transforms bold ideas into people-centered systems and intersectional experiences.

When people feel isolated, play can be medicine.
When systems dehumanize, play is resistance. 🤜🏼🤛🏾

🎧 Tune into or stream now to hear what community made possible.
🔗 Link in comments
🌐 Learn more at https://www.lovejoyliberation.com/playforthecity

20/04/2026

✨ What if the answer to division, burnout, and disconnection was dinner with strangers who care about the same future?

In this month’s episode of The UPLift, we spotlight The People's Place—a people-powered movement creating spaces where reflection, honest conversation, and collective action can happen across lines of difference.

Their model is simple and profound: bring people together, share a meal, go deeper, and build from there.

ABOUT ALEXANDRIA:
alexandria monque ravenel is a creative, spiritualist, and independent educator whose work centers empowerment, culture, and community connection. A native New Yorker now rooted in Western North Carolina, she co-founded The People's Place and Noir Collective AVL LLC, a Black-owned boutique, art gallery, and bookstore featuring Black entrepreneurs, located on “The Block” within the retail spaces of YMI Cultural Center, one of the oldest operating African American cultural centers in the United States.

With so many hungry for real connection, The People’s Place is proving that shared tables can still build shared futures. 🖤

Special thanks to Dogwood Health Trust for partnering with us to invest $500,000 in community-led solutions across Western North Carolina!

🎧 Tune in or hit play to listen now.
🔗 Link in comments!
🌐 Learn more at https://peoplesplaceavl.com/

20/04/2026

✨ What happens when community leads, and resources follow?

In this episode of The UPLift, we spotlight what became possible through Tzedek’s 2025 Community-Led Grantmaking process, where local community members helped move $500,000 into Western North Carolina through a powerful partnership with Dogwood Health Trust, which matched our investment dollar-for-dollar.

First up, we hear from The People's Place, a people-powered movement creating spaces where reflection, honest conversation, and collective action can happen across lines of difference.

ABOUT DAVID:
David Greenson is a longtime grassroots organizer, bridge-builder, and co-founder of The People’s Place AVL. With roots in Oakland, New York City, and now Asheville, his decades of movement work center racial justice, accountability, and helping people connect across lines of difference to build shared power.

In a time when many are stuck in survival mode, The People’s Place is helping rebuild the civic fabric of Asheville—one gathering at a time. 🖤

🎧 Tune in or hit play to hear what community made possible.
🔗 Link in comments below!
🌐 Learn more at https://peoplesplaceavl.com/

16/04/2026

Last call to register!

Equality NC’s Advocacy Day 2026 isn't just about showing up—it's about leveling up. 

This year we will be focusing on LGBTQIA+ healthcare with an emphasis on improving access to HIV prevention and care. We’ll arm you with grassroots training so you can feel confident making your voice heard.

Come to Raleigh on April 28 and let’s make sure the General Assembly hears from us.

📍 Location: NC General Assembly, Raleigh 

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, April 28 @ 8:30 AM 

🔗 Register: https://rebrand.ly/xkhvm94