Rita

Rita

“You can feel very isolated once you can’t get in that car and go any time you want.” Rita is legally blind. Nearly a year ago, she lost her vision and, with that, the ability to drive. “You can feel very isolated once you can’t get in that car and go any time you...
Slyms

Slyms

“It’s like a part-time job just to stay alive.” Slyms’ kidneys were rapidly failing when she and her six-year-old son moved to Nashville. She was recently divorced and her kidneys no longer worked well enough for her to survive without dialysis or a transplant....

A Statement from Our CEO

The horrifying death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the many, many Black lives unnecessarily and unjustly lost or damaged before his, are weighing heavily on all of us. At United Way of Greater Nashville, we stand with our Black community, our hearts aching for...
An Open Letter to Our Community

An Open Letter to Our Community

Dear United Way Partners, Supporters and Friends, Over the past several weeks, we have experienced an onslaught of circumstances that have tried and tested every ounce of our human fabric on a local, national and global scale. We’ve seen tornadoes tear through our...

United Way Announces New Name, New Board Members

United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN) has officially rebranded as United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN), following its recent expansion of service areas to include Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman, Robertson and Williamson counties. This name change aligns with the...