Program areas at Tides Center
Equity: within our largest area of impact, Tides' fiscally sponsored projects work multilaterally to create more equal opportunity and equitable treatment for communities historically denied power. Projects focus on racial and ethnic equity, economic opportunity, human rights policies, reproductive justice, and increased civic engagement. Several programs also work to end homelessness by providing transitional housing and social services. Others advocate for issues such as the social and economic empowerment of women and girls, access to quality health care, and criminal justice reform.
Environment: in 2023, Tides projects worked in the areas of environmental sustainability, climate change, and sustainable agriculture practices. Programs worked at the local level to address environmental issues facing low-income, marginalized communities, as well as the national and international levels to spearhead campaigns for the preservation of our natural environment and animal welfare. Tides projects advocated for a more just, clean, and sustainable world from a variety of perspectives; from reducing environmental mercury exposure to developing regional food systems, and enhancing food security to supporting the farm-to-school food movement.
Education: in 2023, Tides projects enriched the education of youth and adults living in local, under-served communities, focusing on areas such as leadership development, arts education, health and nutrition, family self-sufficiency, and stem. Internationally, Tides projects provided training in public health practices for healthcare providers and sexual health education to prevent the spread of hiv/aids. Other Tides projects instituted a variety of programs that ranged from advocating against domestic violence, to offering adult education and career support to exploring the intersection of the arts and social justice.
Tides Center, through its fiscally sponsored projects, engages in lobbying activities in support of a wide variety of issues and causes to advance Tides' mission to restore social, political, and economic power to communities historically denied it.