How Community Supported Agriculture Nourishes Our Neighbors
Since 1986, the Center for Living and Learning has provided recovery and reintegration for people with severe and persistent mental illness. Through residential and vocational programs, the Center helps residents recover from their mental illness in a holistic...
100th Anniversary Poster Design Contest Winners
Our neighbors are amazingly talented! For many years, the Greater Nashville region has fostered the talents of content creators of all kinds, from musicians to artists to writers. As we planned our 100th Anniversary festivities, we wanted to ensure that our artist...
FEC Spotlight: What Sabrina Learned from Her Grandmother
Sabrina Franklin joined the Financial Empowerment Center in 2013 and currently holds the position of Financial Counseling Manager. With the June theme of financial independence through savings in mind, she offers a few thoughts on savings and some of her earliest...
FEC Spotlight: Erin’s First-Hand Experience
Erin Akery, of Madison, is the Senior Manager of the FEC. After graduating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and working for two years with AmeriCorps in Boston, she joined United Way in 2013 to help Nashvillians achieve greater financial freedom. She...
Presenting Our 2021 Campaign Awards
To every workplace that supported us in 2021: We are so grateful. No. 1 Campaign We are so grateful to Bridgestone Americas for achieving the highest campaign total ($1.96 million) through employee giving, corporate support and special events—and for leading the way...
Raise Your Hand Celebrates 10 Years of Success
Our Raise Your Hand Tutoring program partners with administrators and teachers at Williamson County Schools and the Franklin Special School District to implement before and after-school tutoring sessions in thirteen elementary schools. This school year, 89 volunteer...
FEC Spotlight: Jamie’s Financial Journey
Jamie Lewis-Stewart, from Murfreesboro, spent nearly a decade working inside the banking system before joining the Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) as financial counselor in 2020. For Financial Literacy Month, she offers a few thoughts on her journey and how her...
We Stand with Ukraine
On February 24, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As residents of Greater Nashville, we many not fully know or understand the intricacies of recent engagements between Ukraine and Russia or the geopolitical history of eastern Europe. However, as global...
Black History Month: Conversations with Valarie
Valarie Franklin is an award-winning architect, author and servant leader who combines insight, empathy and creativity to make impactful contributions to her industry and community. She is a native Nashvillian committed to forging equitable paths for young...
211 is Greater Nashville’s lifeline for help
In a crisis, in a disaster, in a pandemic, 211 is here to help every person in our community find food, pay bills, and connect to other essential services. United Way of Greater Nashville’s 211 program is managed by LaKelia Lovan and Annika Victorson. Together,...