non profit 1 legal advocacy 2 founded 1996 headquarters 301 charlotte avenue nashville tennessee 37201 website tennessee justice center the tennessee justice center tjc is a non profit 1 3 public policy advocacy organization 2 and law firm based in nashville tennessee . it was established in 1996 to represent approximately 1.3 million tennessee low income families by helping shape public policy 2 and through class action lawsuits . in 1996 the united states congress had ordered that federally funded legal services programs no longer pursue class actions . 4 since its formation the tennessee justice center has helped thousands of poor families secure needed health care assistance and food aid . 5 see also edit legal services corporation tenncare references edit a b i want to support tjc . tennessee justice center . retrieved 2009 10 17 . the tennessee justice center is a 501 c 3 non profit organization . tjc does not charge clients a fee and accepts no federal funds . a b c mission statement . tennessee justice center . retrieved 2009 10 17 . the tennessee justice center advocates on behalf of poor tennesseans in areas of public policy having the greatest impact on their health and welfare tennessee justice center running deficits . associated press . wate.com . november 28 2004 . retrieved 2009 10 17 . the tennessee justice center has received millions of dollars in court ordered payments from tenncare . nevertheless records show the justice center had a deficit of 459 000 in 2003 and has a projected shortfall of 491 000 in 2004 . the organization s only income has been from a series of grants and donations which means the nonprofit group has had to rely more and more on money from the state . william booth 1996 06 01 . attacked as left leaning legal services suffers deep cuts fee required . the washington post . retrieved 2008 02 07 . our work . the tennessee justice center . retrieved 2009 10 17 . since 1996 tjc has provided direct service to thousands of low income families helping them to obtain essential health care family assistance and food aid . external links edit official website tennessee.gov bureau of tenncare this tennessee related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this government related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article related to a non profit organization is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tennessee justice center & oldid 647218512 categories 1996 establishments in tennesseegovernment watchdog groups in the united stateslegal advocacy organizations in the united statesmedicare and medicaid united states non profit organizations based in tennesseeorganizations established in 1996political advocacy groups in the united statestennessee stubsgovernment stubsnon profit organization stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 08 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view