TeamCJColas Uterine Cancer Foundation

Mission Statement

The mission of Team CJ Colas Uterine Cancer Foundation is to educate women about uterine cancer, prevention, and health advocacy and provide resources for women fighting all types of cancer so they can thrive during treatment. Our vision is to create a community in which all women and their families feel supported during their cancer journeys, and that they as black women can be the best possible advocates for their health. We provide support such as free transportation, free summer youth programs for families affected by cancer, free wigs after hair loss, free educational workshops and free child care for cancer patients.

Soles4Souls, Inc.

Mission Statement

At Soles4Souls, we turn unwanted shoes and clothing into opportunity, by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use – providing relief, creating jobs and empowering people to break the cycle of poverty.

Special Olympics Tennessee

Mission Statement

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Special Olympics transforms lives through the joy of sport, every day, everywhere. We are the world’s largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities: with 4.4 million athletes in 170 countries — and millions more volunteers and supporters. We are also a global social movement.

For the past 50 years, Special Olympics has been spreading the message: people with intellectual disabilities can – and will – succeed when given the chance.

With training and competitions in 17 Olympic-style sports, SOTN athletes push hard and play harder. They strive to beat their personal bests, defying the odds again and again. From the local fields and courts to the shining stage of World Games, from swimming to snowboarding, our athletes showcase the talents, abilities, and triumphs of people with intellectual disabilities.

Special Olympics Tennessee is a registered 501(c)(3), non-profit organization supported by private donations from individuals, corporations and organizations throughout the state. Special Olympics is “the most credible charity in America” according to a survey in the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

St. Joseph Worker Foundation

Mission Statement

St. Joseph Worker Foundation is dedicated to the personal and educational development of individuals and groups in Haiti. In addition, the Foundation provides care and relief for Haiti’s medically ill and impoverished.