Feb 11, 2022 | United We Win
“I’ve been in the nonprofit world in Nashville for, gosh, over 20 years now, and I feel that philanthropy and volunteerism is our privilege and price of existence as human beings.” Kelly is not new to giving back. “I’ve been in the nonprofit world in...
Feb 11, 2022 | United We Win
“At The Family Center, we focus on serving families who have experienced trauma. With our family resilience, we work with both the parents and the children. And then we go out in the community … we train other organizations in ACEs or any other type of trauma-based...
Feb 11, 2022 | United We Win
“We’re not in it to make money. We’re in it to help the families.” 15th Avenue North Learning Center is a like a big family unit—teachers, staff, children, parents. They’re all there for each other. For the milestones, the hardships, the everyday joys. And at the...
Feb 11, 2022 | United We Win
“I’ve always said that I get more out of it than the people I’m trying to teach.” Phil was reading the newspaper when he saw an ad for Raise Your Hand, United Way’s tutoring program that relies on volunteers to help students in Williamson County who are...
Feb 11, 2022 | United We Win
“Strength in community is being resilient and persistent. Even though we have challenges and we might not agree with each other, just finding a middle ground to find a solution that will change generations to come. Strength is never giving up or even if we have...
Feb 11, 2022 | United We Win
“I started out with a grant that helped girls who look like me get involved in technology through the arts. That arts piece really spoke to me.” Sandra first came to PENCIL Foundation in 2012. “I started out with a grant that helped girls who look like me get involved...
Jan 21, 2022 | United We Win
“GraceWorks is a place for me to live out my faith, to encourage others through the hope that I’ve been given.” Valencia is the CEO at GraceWorks Ministries, a United Way partner agency that serves low-income residents by helping with food, clothing, housing...
Jan 21, 2022 | United We Win
“We’re trying to make great leaders and to help the kids find their own voice. To help them to find their uniqueness and their greatness.” As a board member for the Greater Faith Community Action Corporation in Springfield, Tiffany is helping to push the...
Jan 21, 2022 | United We Win
“You have to really love what you do and care about humankind and care about those who may not be as fortunate as you.” Tara had been teaching elementary school for 25 when years she got a call from Community Child Care, a United Way partner agency. Their executive...
Jan 21, 2022 | United We Win
“We just simply provide a way for people to get the treatment they need to stay alive and have that be one less thing they have to worry about.” Heather says kidney patients are one of our most vulnerable populations, which is why equitable access to affordable health...
Jan 21, 2022 | United We Win
“When I think about my story, what comes to me is the story of letting go of the past and looking forward to the future.” Denise approached therapy at Insight Counseling, a United Way partner agency, because she felt like her tank was empty. She’s naturally an...
Jan 11, 2022 | United We Win
“It’s given my life a purpose I didn’t know it needed. That’s why I get up every morning and do what I do.” Liz’s fondest childhood memories are cuddling up with her parents, or the occasional family friend in town for a visit, and listening intently as...
