Tribe One is founded on three key beliefs about human nature:
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Everything a person needs, he/she already has.
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The more a person’s intelligence is focused on building constructive relationships, the more that person and their community will grow.
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When people find something in themselves they can believe in, and are able to understand and think critically about what confronts them, they can become agents of positive change.
We came across
Tribe One this fall when Sarah Cohen,
Tribe One’s AmeriCorps volunteer, contacted us to introduce the organization. As Sarah explained,
Tribe One was founded in 1991 to help under-served youth develop as leaders and attain economic self-sufficiency. Since then, they have provided youth from East Knoxville a safe and structured place to come during after-school hours. Students receive help with school work, participate in after-school classes, and learn business skills through
Tribe One’s
screen-printing enterprise.
Sarah let us know that
Tribe One was interested in using
What’s On Your Plate? materials as a part of its holistic health programming, which focuses students on the health of the mind, body and spirit.
Tribe One integrates hands-on activities in their urban garden and kitchen to teach kids about issues of sustainability and nutrition. Here at
What’s On Your Plate?, we know the importance of valuing
your body and the planet, so we were thrilled by Tribe One‘s request!
In support of Tribe One’s interest in What’s On Your Plate? media, we selected them as one of the recipient organizations for our holiday bundle initiative. We hope you will join us in supporting Tribe One’s mission: to empower youth from Knoxville to be independent leaders, creating community and effecting positive change
by buying a bundle. Please choose Tribe One in the organization drop-down menu to designate a donation for their work!