Sep 28, 2007
Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2007
Turkey Creek Community Initiative »
Turkey Creek Community Initiatives (TCCI) is an innovative non-profit community development corporation engaged in the comprehensive revitalization of coastal Mississippi's low-income, historic, and environmentally challenged Turkey Creek community and watershed.
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14439 Rippy Road
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Turkey Creek Community Initiatives
14439 Rippy Road
Gulfport, MS 39503
Profile
Recognized in 2001 as one of Mississippi’s Ten Most Endangered Historical Places, the Turkey Creek estuary was settled following the Civil War by African-American freedmen whose twenty-first century descendants now find themselves besieged near the geographic and commercial epicenter of Mississippi’s second largest and fastest growing city (Gulfport).
Facing urban sprawl, environmental racism, and political-economic isolation since the arrival of casinos, airport expansion, and municipal annexation in the 1990s - community members organized TCCI in 2003 to conserve, restore and utilize for education and other socially beneficial purposes the unique cultural, historical and ecological assets of their irreplaceable community, creek and coastal stream basin.
TCCI Goals
* preserve Turkey Creek’s architectural heritage through historic restoration and compatible housing development
* promote the restoration, conservation, and public enjoyment of Turkey Creek’s unique land and water resources
* establish the community and watershed as important sites for cultural, historical, and ecological research
* design and implement quality educational materials and programs for learners of all ages and backgrounds
* model sustainable coastal and urban development by integrating the above with environmental justice for all - regardless of race or class
Contact Information
Phone: (228) 863-0099
Fax: (228) 863-0847
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Organization Details
Steps Member Status: Member Ally
Executive Director: Derrick Evans
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Founded: 2003
Region: Gulfport, Mississippi