Use Your Experience and Start Volunteering 

Use Your Experience and Start Volunteering

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Welcome, and thank you for visiting Grow Partnership Tennessee (GPT). My name is De Ossie Dingus, and I proudly serve as the Executive Director of this powerful, community-rooted organization. My journey with GPT began not in a boardroom—but in the neighborhoods we serve, as a Community Health Worker (CHW). I’ve spent over a decade walking alongside residents who are navigating complex barriers to health, safety, and opportunity. From lived experience to academic training in management and leadership development, and community development, I’ve been shaped by the very work we now lead together at GPT.

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We believe real change comes from within our communities—and we believe that you have something to offer.

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That’s why I’m inviting you to volunteer just 10 hours a month to peer-lead or co-lead one of our existing service programs. Whether you have experience in health, wellness, education, advocacy, or simply a passion for helping others, your story, your time, and your leadership can make a lasting impact.

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From breast cancer recovery support, to violence prevention, to wellness outreach and economic empowerment—we're building programs led by the people, for the people.

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Your experience is valuable. Your presence is powerful.

Let’s build something together.