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All Out Knoxville connects local LGBTQ communities

In Press Forward by Rose KennedyJune 8, 2017leave a COMMENT

Q&A: Shannon Herron, founder and president Shannon Herron is president of All Out Knoxville, a social organization focused on providing the LGBTQ+ community with opportunities to connect with and support …

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Random Acts of Flowers nears a milestone in its mission to spread emotional well being

In Press Forward by Coury TurczynJune 2, 2017leave a COMMENT

Q&A: Larsen Jay, founder Random Acts of Flowers may be one of Knoxville’s most well known nonprofits. That’s because its mission makes so much sense that it’s remarkable no one …

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Work Matters Provides a More Personal Approach to Disability Employment

In Press Forward by Coury TurczynMay 22, 2017leave a COMMENT

Q&A: Burke Brewer, founder Burke Brewer says that she learned at an early age—volunteering at Lakeshore Mental Health Institute—that those with disabilities are often segregated and treated differently. The realization …

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Cattywampus Puppet Council Brings People Together Through the Act of Playing

In Press Forward by JoAnna BrookerMay 18, 2017leave a COMMENT

Q&A: Rachel Milford and Shelagh Leutwiler Cattywampus Puppet Council began in the summer of 2014 as a papier mache puppet-making collaboration between Knoxville-based artists Rachel Milford and Shelagh Leutwiler. After …

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Hands of Hope Mentors First-Time Mothers in Addiction Recovery

In Press Forward by Carol Z. ShaneMay 10, 2017leave a COMMENT

Q&A with Brittany Hong, mentor According to the Tennessee Department of Health, of the thousand babies born drug dependent in Tennessee in 2016, approximately 100 were from Knox County. Their condition, known …

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