Concern Citizens of Tillery
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
Concerned Citizens of Tillery, founded in 1978, combines adult education, voter education, environmental justice advocacy, and economic development for Tillery and Halifax County.
Best for
- Tillery residents seeking community education programs
- Residents seeking voter registration and voter education
- Community members addressing environmental hazards and environmental racism
- Adult learners seeking basic education support
- Local cultural arts and heritage programming
Specialties
- environmental justice advocacy
- adult basic education
- voter registration and education
- community organizing
- cultural arts programming
- economic development
Certifications
- Federal tax-exempt nonprofit status
- U.S. PIRG partnership
- National Environmental Justice Action Committee partnership
- African American Environmental Justice Action Network partnership
- Southern Organizing Committee partnership
What makes them different
- Founded in 1978 from a campaign to keep Tillery Chapel Elementary School open
- Secured the deed to the Tillery Community Center property during its founding school campaign
- Provided Adult Basic Education classes that helped students earn high school equivalency diplomas
- Organizes through member groups including Open Minded Seniors, Nubian Youth, and Halifax Environmental Loss Prevention
- Has participated in environmental justice coalitions including the Southeast Halifax Environmental Reawakening Project and Hog Roundtable
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 8000 NC-561, Halifax, NC 27839
- Phone
- +12528263017
- Website
- http://www.cct78.org
Services
- community education
- social justice advocacy
- environmental justice organizing
- voter education
- economic development support
- cultural and heritage programming