Tina Butts has been known for helping anyone that needs help.  It did not matter what your socioeconomic status in life was, if you asked for help, Tina would gather all her resources to make it happen.  Many of the individuals Tina helps are hard to serve due to barriers such as incarceration, homelessness, substance abuse or joblessness.  The need continued to grow and so The Movement Team Lucas County Inc. was birthed. 

The Movement Team is a grassroots non-profit organization that is focused on providing tools to the members of our community so that barriers can be removed, and they are able to live a more sustainable and productive life while learning to pay it forward by sowing seeds and introducing someone to the same assistance as was given to them.  The Movement Team focuses on our civic and advocacy responsibility for the members of our community.

Civically, The Movement Team feels that voting is the most important right and responsibility that a U.S. citizens have.  About 150 million Americans citizens are qualified to vote.  Unfortunately, many do not vote.  They give up on a chance to choose leaders and representatives who will do things that are important to them. Voting is your voice.  The Movement Team has acted by educating the community and its leadership while registering over 40,000 voters (to date).  It is crucial to learn about the candidates and issues before you vote in any election and get out and vote.

Advocacy, The Movement Team assist the underprivileged by aligning them with community resources.  The Movement Team has over 3,000 partners who help to volunteer and provide valuable resource information that will help those in need.  The Greenbelt Apartments is an example of our work to help the underserve whose voices are ignored and/or silenced and living in unsuitable living conditions.  We have also been able to provide jobs to some of the same individuals we serve who have not been able to obtain a job due to their criminal record.

The Movement Team has partnered up with Connecting Kids Meal to Meals on Monday & Wednesday in which we oversee 70 & 75 Kids’ lunches per week in the community room at The Greenbelt for the Summer months.  We have also provided holiday food baskets and have donated turkeys to community churches to assist with their food give-a-way programs.  We work with TPS and provide bookbags and school supplies for children going back to school.  Covid-19 has affected all our environments.  Tina and her team have canvassed Toledo getting people vaccinated.  To date, 35,000 individuals (Adults and Children) received their vaccinations. 

Tina is also the CEO of Here’s My Turning Point LLC. Organized to address Alcohol and Substance Abuse and Mental Health issues. Tina understands that our environments can either support or drain us depending on what we allow into them. Environments include not only our physical living and workspaces, but also our personal relationships.  To begin removing barriers, you must begin to make changes to your environment to create a more inspiring space.