In November 2016, AMKRF and the Tzedek Fellowship established a physical office for the first time at 37 Montford Avenue. Currently, Asheville is one of the most rapidly gentrifying cities in the…
A People’s History of 37 Montford
2016-2017 Tzedek By the Numbers
“Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure a year in the life?” Rent As our 2016-2017 Fellowship year comes to a close and we welcome the 2017-2018 cohort…
Our Theory of Change
Last winter, we went through a strategic planning process where we established our vision, mission, goals, and values (Tzedek had never done this before in its 5 years of operation). As we…
Dreams of Dissent in the Nonprofit Sector
By Katie Latino This blog started out as a note in my phone, a list of my frustrations with nonprofit culture. In the following days, inspirations bloomed up in unexpected places–at a…
Mandy Carter Joins the Tzedek Fellowship Team
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Tzedek Social Justice Fellowship team is delighted to announce that Mandy Carter has joined our team as Interim Fellow Development Coach and Bridge Builder. Mandy will collaborate…
Presence, Civic Engagement, and Leadership
First published in the July 2016 issue of the Urban News, Sheneika Smith shares her perspective of Asheville, the work she is doing to enhance the cultural identity of black communities, and…
Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World
By Katie Latino Women in Poverty and the YWCA According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 25% of families in North Carolina with children under 18 are headed by single women, and…
Summer Camp as Feminist Practicum: How “Girls Rock” Changed My Life
In the first weeks of the Tzedek Fellowship year, Fellows are asked to share a story about how they became inspired social justice workers. Here’s Hannah’s. By Hannah James Struggles with Adolescence…
My Tzedek Residency Year
Before the Tzedek Fellowship I came into the fellowship not knowing really at all what I was getting myself into. I had spent the previous year and a half working in wilderness…
My Year as a Tzedek Resident
Greetings Tzedek Blog Followers and Passers-by, As I look back on this residency experience, my mind focuses in on the big stuff—the highlights and the storm clouds. This year was challenging in…