Community service programs
Food security, crisis assistance, refugee support, community drives, and scholarships.
See community service programsYouth leading. Community rising.
Youth-led service for Murfreesboro and Rutherford County
Murfreesboro Muslim Youth (MMY) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit where young people lead food assistance, crisis support, interfaith programs, and leadership development for neighbors of every background. Serving Murfreesboro since 2015.
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- Zakat-eligible
- GuideStar profile
- Annual reports since 2015
Need food? Families in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County can request a free food box.
Request a food box All ways to get helpOur impact since 2015
Real numbers from ten years of youth-led service in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County.
60,000+people helped with food
1,000+families helped through a crisis
500+crisis calls answered
2,300+children equipped with school supplies
50,000+volunteer hours
500+volunteers
1,800+events and activities
3,000+supporters
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Trusted. Local. Youth-led. Volunteer-based.
Your support helps us serve thousands of families, train the next generation of leaders, and build bridges across Murfreesboro and Rutherford County.
100% local
Every dollar serves Murfreesboro and Rutherford County families and youth.
Youth-led
Our programs are led by young people, and every leader is a volunteer and a financial contributor to MMY.
Transparent
GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency, with annual reports published every year since 2015.
100% volunteer-based
We have no employees. Every hour of our work is given by volunteers.
Our programs
MMY serves Murfreesboro and Rutherford County through three program areas. Each is rooted in our faith, Islam, and led by young people.
Interfaith programs
Love Your Neighbor, A Seat at the Table, our Appreciation Iftar, and Murfreesboro Loves.
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Youth programs
Leadership, education, civic engagement, sports, MIST, and our MTSU chapter.
See youth programs1,100+warm Thanksgiving meals home-delivered in 2025
Featured program
Giving Thanks by Giving
Every Thanksgiving, MMY youth home-deliver traditional holiday meals to families in need and to first responders working the holiday. Since 2015, the program has also served shelters and our unhoused neighbors. It delivered almost 1,000 meals in both 2022 and 2023, and more than 1,100 in both 2024 and 2025.
About our food security work
Ways to support
- Give monthly through Dollar4Change
One dollar a day provides about one food box a month for a family. - Volunteer with us
Sign up on POINT and earn points toward quarterly volunteer rewards. - Become a sponsor
Annual sponsorships for families, businesses, and foundations. - Shop our Amazon wish list or MMY merch
Send supplies our programs need, or wear the motto.
Our story
MMY was founded in 2015 after the killing of three young Muslims, Deah, Yusor, and Razan, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We call them the Three Winners. The three figures in our logo are theirs, reaching out from a dome to the community around them.
Read our story Meet our leadershipMMY has become a staple in the community, actively supporting the agencies that are in the trenches.
Support youth-led service in Murfreesboro
Monthly gifts through Dollar4Change let our youth say yes when a family calls. One dollar a day adds up.
Partners and funders
We're grateful to the foundations, businesses, and organizations that support our work. Become a sponsor.
Community Foundation of Middle TennesseeFoundation
The Healing TrustFoundation
Maddox FundFoundation
Sharing ChangeCommunity grant program
Islamic Relief USANonprofit partner
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights CoalitionNonprofit partner
The Alley on MainBusiness sponsor
Quality ExteriorsBusiness sponsor
Star AutoBusiness sponsor
Absolute Auto CenterBusiness sponsor