Full Name
Dr. Katy Baugus
Job Title
Executive Director
Company
Justice Industries and Just Glass
Speaker Bio
Dr. Katy Baugus is a passionate advocate for social and environmental justice, bringing years of leadership experience to her role as Executive Director of Justice Industries. As a military spouse, she understands the challenges of finding stable, meaningful employment—one of the many barriers that Justice Industries works to overcome. Her personal experience fuels her dedication to creating job opportunities for individuals facing systemic obstacles, including those experiencing poverty, homelessness, recovery, and past incarceration.
With a background in social work and research, Dr. Baugus has focused on addressing food insecurity, transportation disadvantages, and inadequate childcare for marginalized populations. She believes that economic opportunity and sustainability go hand-in-hand, and she is committed to building programs that create lasting change for both individuals and the environment.
Just Glass –
Nashville lacks a city-wide solution to glass recycling. And, like most growing cities, many of our neighbor’s struggle with chronic un/underemployed, which can trigger homelessness, substance abuse, and recidivism, leaving them stuck in a seemingly unbreakable cycle.
Just. Glass is a solution to both! Our glass recycling service keeps glass out of our area landfills, while also employing some of our city’s most marginalized people. Better yet, all of the glass recycled through Just. Glass is processed in Ashland City, and then purchased for reuse by companies in Colombia, TN. Everything stays right here in Middle Tennessee, making a huge impact in our community.
Recycle your glass through Just. Glass and empower others to break free from the cycle of poverty.
Justice Industries -
We seek to employ those who find it difficult to obtain and retain work because of barriers, such as criminal history, addiction recovery, mental illness, domestic abuse, and generational poverty.
Even after this population has completed job training classes or completed a GED, entry-level jobs can be difficult to find, especially with those who might have a record or lack solid work history. As a result, too many in this demographic return to the streets and/or prison. Those who do obtain jobs often find themselves in dead-end positions with little prospect of making enough money to support a family. It is this critically overlooked population that Justice Industries seeks to serve.
Founded in 2011, Justice Industries has employed more than 125 individuals who have faced barriers to employment and paid more than $1,000,000 in wages through recycling, washing cars, commercial cleaning and document scanning/shredding enterprises.
With a background in social work and research, Dr. Baugus has focused on addressing food insecurity, transportation disadvantages, and inadequate childcare for marginalized populations. She believes that economic opportunity and sustainability go hand-in-hand, and she is committed to building programs that create lasting change for both individuals and the environment.
Just Glass –
Nashville lacks a city-wide solution to glass recycling. And, like most growing cities, many of our neighbor’s struggle with chronic un/underemployed, which can trigger homelessness, substance abuse, and recidivism, leaving them stuck in a seemingly unbreakable cycle.
Just. Glass is a solution to both! Our glass recycling service keeps glass out of our area landfills, while also employing some of our city’s most marginalized people. Better yet, all of the glass recycled through Just. Glass is processed in Ashland City, and then purchased for reuse by companies in Colombia, TN. Everything stays right here in Middle Tennessee, making a huge impact in our community.
Recycle your glass through Just. Glass and empower others to break free from the cycle of poverty.
Justice Industries -
We seek to employ those who find it difficult to obtain and retain work because of barriers, such as criminal history, addiction recovery, mental illness, domestic abuse, and generational poverty.
Even after this population has completed job training classes or completed a GED, entry-level jobs can be difficult to find, especially with those who might have a record or lack solid work history. As a result, too many in this demographic return to the streets and/or prison. Those who do obtain jobs often find themselves in dead-end positions with little prospect of making enough money to support a family. It is this critically overlooked population that Justice Industries seeks to serve.
Founded in 2011, Justice Industries has employed more than 125 individuals who have faced barriers to employment and paid more than $1,000,000 in wages through recycling, washing cars, commercial cleaning and document scanning/shredding enterprises.
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