Jul 7, 2022 | United We Win
“Basically we look each year at the nonprofits that United Way supports and any time there is a program that supports children or seniors, then that’s where I emphasize our need and my support for those programs.” Charlie was born in Nashville, grew up here and raised...
Mar 31, 2022 | United We Win
“I get so much joy when I help people and when I give back.” Food. Health care. Rental assistance. These are just a few of things LaKelia’s team can assist with when someone calls the 211 Helpline. 211 is a vital service used by millions of people across the U.S....
Mar 31, 2022 | United We Win
“Until we are willing as a community—everybody, old, young, in-between, educated, uneducated, Black, white, whatever—until we are willing to take our resources, time, sustenance, energy and put into this wholeheartedly, we’re going to be working on this a long time. I...
Mar 31, 2022 | United We Win
“To be able to mentor a young person, to transform lives … Big Brothers gives you the chance to do that one person at a time.” Michael got involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters, a United Way partner agency, years ago after attending a fundraising breakfast. He said...
Mar 31, 2022 | United We Win
“The Family Collective was the support system that I needed when I was going through my trials and tribulations.” A mother of three, Jawharrah is on the frontlines advocating for voting rights, prison reform, reproductive freedom and families staying together. To her,...
Mar 31, 2022 | United We Win
“I make sure all the kids are getting what they need. Families are getting what they need. If they need extra help or resources, I’m there to assist.” At 15th Avenue North Learning Academy, Karen greets each family—each morning—by name. She’s the academy’s...
Feb 17, 2022 | United We Win
“It’s so important that leaders of color are making sure that we are speaking life into students and making sure that they know how valuable they are … that they know that they matter.” Kenya remembers her high school being so overpopulated that her history class was...
Feb 17, 2022 | United We Win
“She used to come home with all these stories about how, you know, this person came in and they needed things and she just couldn’t help them. And I felt so bad … So that really made me want to be more involved in the community … to help communities just be...
Feb 17, 2022 | United We Win
“I understand the value of giving dollars so the impact can be compounded when added to other people’s dollars. It made a lot of sense to me to find an organization like United Way that gave to so many worthy causes that I could really get behind. I feel like my...
Feb 17, 2022 | United We Win
“I knew I wanted to do something really meaningful and wonderful with my life.” Lynn had been practicing law for 32 years when she decided she was ready for a change. A friend of hers told her about a position that was opening at Bridges Domestic Violence Center, a...
Feb 17, 2022 | United We Win
“If you look at the diversity of our community and you look at people that are providing resources and trying to connect to those needs, we make a beautiful tapestry.” Melissa and her team launched The Branch of Nashville in April 2013, as a follow-up to Nashville’s...
Feb 17, 2022 | United We Win
“If our residents are given the skills to learn how to take care of themselves, then they will be thriving. They will be agents of their own healing.” The Center for Living and Learning was born out of a deep family need. The Lackey family watched their brother Donald...
