Introduction
Trinity Community Coalition Outreach is a nonprofit shelter founded in 2007 by Linda Segrest of Memphis, Tenn. The shelter’s main focus is helping those dealing with issues such as homelessness, hunger, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic abuse, and delinquency. According to their blog, their mission is to “empower individuals, mentally, physically and spiritually to become productive, effective, self-sustaining members of society.” The organization provides services to over 300 individuals, including case management, money management, education and prevention, conflict resolution, job readiness workshops and more. They also do many events in their community, including Life and Love Walk, Hands Around 201, food drives and gifts for…show more content… It is located in the perfect neighborhood for the services they provide, has specific targets and mission, operates 24 hours seven days a week, and has a very positive word of mouth from those who have worked with them or received help from them. Linda Segrest is very passionate about what she does and is willing to help as much as she can, whether she has the funds or not. They provide extremely valuable services to their residents and the community. Being a religious nonprofit benefits them in a religious area. They have experience with larger organizations and corporations such as the United Way, Kroger, and Whole Foods helping them with food drives and other…show more content… I believe that Trinity Community Coalition Outreach has huge potential, both in the amount they can grow, the people they can help, and the money they can raise in the future. Memphis is a city where thousands are struggling to survive daily based on the same issues Segrest directly addresses with this organization. The city has high rates of poverty, crime, drug abuse and domestic abuse, among other issues. As long as those issues continue to plagiarize Memphis, there will always be a big demand for these types of nonprofits.
Being a Christian-based nonprofit is also an advantage in a city as religious as Memphis. They could possibly collaborate with local churches (of which there are plenty) to fundraise and do events that would benefit both TCCO and the community around
