The Community Foundation

5 Loaves 4 Kids

To provide weekend food to over 225 preschool through middle school critical needs students

A.B.L.E. Youth, Inc.

To teach independent living skills to 35 youth who are confined to wheelchairs

Access Services of Middle
Tennessee/Technology Access Center

To provide alternative communication technology for people with ALS who lose their ability to verbally communicate

Adopt-A-Book Literacy Foundation

To host community literacy events and offer books to low-income teens in Sumner and Trousdale counties

Adventure Science Center Nashville

To encourage interest in STEM careers through hands-on learning activities for freshmen at Stratford High School

Advocates for the Upper Cumberland Inc.

To provide emergency assistance to 50 low-income individuals.

AGAPE/Association for Guidance
Aid Placement & Empathy

To provide two DivorceCare group sessions for 30 youth whose parents are divorcing or recently divorced

Alive Hospice

To support coordinated care for individuals with life-limiting illnesses, regardless of life expectancy

All About Women

To provide targeted health screenings in underserved neighborhoods and follow-up tracking outcomes

Alliance for the Cumberlands

To facilitate a locally led conservation vision for the Cumberland Plateau

ALS Association Tennessee Chapter

To offer the families of people with ALS funds to hire care so that they can have a break

American Association for State
and Local History

To assist five Middle Tennessee history museums to participate in its Standards and Excellence program

Anne Stubblefield Cancer Outreach

To purchase Boost/Ensure for children and adolescent cancer patients in Coffee County

Aphesis House, Inc.

To provide 21 men with basic need items in order to secure permanent housing and be more industrious as they re-enter society

Arc of Tennessee, Inc.

To provide student-led IEP training to students who receive special education services

Ark Community Resource
and Assistance Center

To provide nutritional meals and social interaction each week to homebound seniors

Arts Council of Williamson County

To provide an Artist-in-Residence program within the Williamson County School System, reaching K-12 students over a three-year period

Ashley's Place/Sumner Child
Advocacy Center

To strengthen victim services for child abuse victims and decrease service gaps throughout the process

Avalon Center

To provide 250 women and children help with essential needs while in shelter, and transportation and assistance when they leave shelter

Be A Helping Hand Foundation

To provide construction trade skills to 30 students

Bethesda Community Mission, Inc.

To prevent utility cut-off by providing financial assistance to families in need in Houston County

Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Middle Tennessee

To provide one-on-one mentoring services for children of prisoners in Middle Tennessee through the Amachi program

Big Brothers of Nashville

To provide utility assistance to approximately 50 Nashville families during times of need

Blackbird Theater

To present the musical “Pacific Overtures” during Japanese heritage season/Cherry Blossom Festival

Boiler Room Theatre

To provide accessible professional Children's Theatre to students in Williamson and surrounding county schools

Book'em

To provide reading role models and books to 1,600 economically disadvantaged elementary children

Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee

To provide parents and caregivers in underserved areas tools to maximize benefits of Imagination Library books

Bread of Life Rescue Mission

To help purchase food needed to offer over 3,475 meals per month to residents and walk-ins

Bridges of Williamson County

To provide assistance to domestic violence victims as they proceed through the criminal justice system

Brown Center for Autism

To provide mental health support services to approximately 25 Middle Tennessee families with children suffering from autism

Bryan Symphony Orchestra Association

To provide advanced string instruction for 5th-12th grade students in the Upper Cumberland

Campus for Human Development

To create a warming kitchen for recuperative care patients

Cannon County Rescue Squad

To provide training and equipment for a five-member team to respond to search and rescue emergencies and disasters

Caregiver Relief Program of
Bedford County

To provide quality respite care for 15 families and reimburse family caregivers $60 per month for this care

CASA, Inc.

To provide volunteer court appointed advocacy services for 20 abused and neglected children for one year

Center for Family Development

To provide 15 children the opportunity to develop trusting relationships with supportive adults

Center for Refugees and
Immigrants of Tennessee

To provide employment and social adjustment services to 25 refugee and immigrant clients

Centerstone of Tennessee, Inc.

To provide free, confidential counseling to military personnel seeking behavioral health services

Charlotte Fagan United
Methodist Church

To provide a partial sponsorship of the summer 2012 Habitat home build in Dickson County

Cheatham County Animal
Awareness Foundation

To spay and neuter 1,000 animals through mobile spay station sponsorships in Cheatham County

Children's Museum Corp/Discovery
Center at Murfree Spring

To provide supplies for environmental education programs encouraging conservation of wetlands and habitats

Circle Players, Inc.

To stage a production of “Titanic the Musical,” commemorating the centenary of the disaster

City of Life, Inc.

To provide bus passes, and drug and alcohol screening tests for eight program participants

City of Manchester

To install commercial-grade, LED energy efficient lights in Manchester Memorial Park

Coffee County Child Care Center

To provide financial assistance to families for child care

Coffee County Children's
Advocacy Center

To provide evidence based child abuse prevention workshops in the community, especially in schools

Coffee County Humane Society

To spay and neuter homeless animals in foster care prior to adoption, and cats and dogs of low income families

Community Care Fellowship

To provide food needed for the feeding program

Community Resource Center

To provide basic household necessities for 90 nonprofit agencies in Middle Tennessee for clients in need

Community Spirit, Inc.

To produce SMOKE 2012 and SPIRIT 2012, involving approximately 95 actors, musicians and crew members

Conexion Americas

To assist 50 Latino adults in improving their conversational English abilities

Contributor Inc.

To provide permanent badges for 627 homeless or formerly homeless persons as they sell The Contributor

Council on Aging of Greater Nashville

To provide training for family members and volunteers transporting frail seniors

Country K-9 Rescue

To provide spay and neuter surgeries to maintain 100 percent spay and neuter rate for rescued and adopted pets

Country Music Foundation

To provide educational enrichment programs for 10,000 school children in Middle Tennessee

Cumberland Adult Reading Council

To provide one-on-one tutoring in reading, math, or English for 20 adult students

Davidson County Sheriff's Office

To build animals shelters for adopted pets of low-income families

Daystar Counseling Ministries, Inc.

To provide group counseling for children and adolescents

Decisions, Choices & Options, Inc.

To implement a Peer Mentoring Council program for high schools

Dickson Community Clinic

To provide quality health care to the uninsured and underinsured in Dickson and surrounding counties

Dickson County Help Center

To provide much needed home repairs for seniors

Dickson Housing Authority

To teach children to be creative and innovative through art

Dickson Parks and Recreation

To provide summer and fall camp programs that strengthen and nurture the lives of children and youth

Dismas, Inc.

To provide job training and employment opportunities for former prisoners as they transition back into society

Domestic Violence Program, Inc.

To expand emergency and supportive services to senior, rural and immigrant crime victims and victims of elder abuse

Down Syndrome Association
of Middle Tennessee

To provide intensive training about transitioning from preschool to kindergarten for parents of 10 children with Down syndrome

East Coffee Elementary

To implement the S.M.A.R.T. training program for all preschool and kindergarten students during 2011-2012 academic year

East Lincoln Elementary School

To create classroom learning centers for daily hands-on instructional activities in classrooms, grades 1-5

East Middle School

To offer a program which will provide for students' basic physical and academic needs

Easter Seals Tennessee, Inc.

To provide fee waivers for those with disabilities to attend camp, regardless of ability to pay

Edgehill Neighborhood Partnership

To provide a safe space, mentoring, tutoring, positive parenting and life skills for pregnant teens in the Edgehill community

Elders First Adult Day
Services Association

To assist low income individuals, 55-years of age and older, with Alzheimer's or other dementia to attend 150 days of adult day care

Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries, Inc.

To provide home modifications for adults with intellectual disabilities to ensure access and safety in their home

Exchange Club Family Center

To provide evidence-based parenting class for 41 soon-to-be-released incarcerated parents in Rutherford County

Exchange Club/Stephens Center

To provide in-home visitation services designed to prevent abuse and neglect for infants in Spanish-speaking families

Faith Family Medical Clinic

To provide medical exams and wellness services for 78 uninsured women

Families in Crisis, Inc.

To provide direct client assistance to victims of domestic violence

Family 2 Family

To provide basic necessities essential to maintaining a safe and healthy life

Family and Children's Service

To provide support groups and youth enrichment activities to approximately 300 children of incarcerated parents and their relative caregivers

Family Foundation Fund

To improve boys' education and leadership ability, teaching them to value integrity and practicing the principles of discipline and service

Fannie Battle Day Home
for Children, Inc

To provide 18 at-risk children, ages six weeks to three years, full-time, year-round, high-quality education emphasizing cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development

Fentress County Children's
Center, Inc.

To provide supplies for the therapy program for abused and neglected children and for the non-offending parents

FiftyForward, Inc.

To support 95 seniors with care management, resources, and in-home support that assists them to live independently

First Steps, Inc.

To provide on-site nursing services to develop child-specific training and orientation plans of medically fragile children

Foundation for Tennessee Chess

To provide chess classes for 35 underserved youth, ages five to 12, at a local community center

Franklin County Humane Society

To offset veterinary surgical expenses for 100 spay and neuter surgeries provided for low-income residents in 2012

Freckles Friends Pet Shelter, Inc.

To provide low-cost spay and neuter services to low-income pet owners

Friends in General

To provide no-cost mammograms to uninsured and under-insured women over age 40

Friends of the Appalachian Center
for Craft of Tennessee

To host a day of hands-on craft programs for 700 6th-12th grade students

Friends of the Public Library of Nashville
and Davidson County, Inc.

To host free classical guitarists concerts at the Nashville Public Library

Frist Center for the Visual Arts

To provide fee waivers for children to attend summer art camp

Gallatin Child Care Center, Inc.

To purchase screening and assessment curriculum to train parents through workshops

Garden Club of Nashville

To restore and reinstall the 1931 Wemyss/Kerrigan iron gates at the entrances to the Howe Garden at Cheekwood

Gilda's Club Nashville

To provide programs to help individuals develop skills and tools, and control their fears about cancer

Giles County Help Center

To provide emergency food for families with children, older adults, and those who are unemployed

Giles County Public Library

To expand and record a series of intergenerational oral history storytelling events

Girl Scouts of Middle
Tennessee, Inc.

To provide college preparatory experiences for underserved girls

Girls on the Run Nashville

To provide 33 girls the opportunity to participate in a life changing character development program

Global Education Center

To expand the dance and drum programs to include a healthy lifestyle component

Good Neighbor Foundation

To provide reentry needs to 60 incarsrated individuals, including medical expenses, rent, clothing, food and more

Governor Frank G. Clement Railroad
Hotel Museum

To develop a fall and spring break History and Education Camp to provide youth with an exciting and enriching educational opportunity

Grace M. Eaton Child Care Center

To subsidize childcare for 23 currently enrolled children of mothers, who can't afford the full cost of child care

Graceworks Ministries, Inc.

To provide assistance with basic needs such as rent, mortgage and utilities for struggling families

Granville Museum, Inc.

To host bluegrass shows that highlight local musicians in the community

Greater Faith Community
Action Corp.

To increase the feeding capacity of the soup kitchen to meet the rising need of hunger in Robertson County

H.U.G.G.S for Inspirational
Men and Women

To provided transitional housing and six months of employment at a new agency-managed bakery for 20 former offenders

Habitat for Humanity of
Williamson County

To add fresh air ventilation systems in homes to protect families from mold, radon and other airborne pollutants

Hands On Nashville, Inc.

To develop a volunteer emergency response team to streamline Volunteer Reception Centers' function

Hands-On Science Center

To form the Coffee County Wiz Kidz Scholarship Program

Hard Bargain Mt. Hope
Redevelopment, Inc.

To provide repairs for the homes of low-income and elderly residents in the Hard Bargain neighborhood

Hearing Bridges

To implement TraxSolutions software to track outputs and outcomes for its youth programs

Heart of the Cumberland

To provide peer support groups for those suffering traumatic loss of loved ones through death, divorce or abandonment

Helping Hands of Putnam County

To provide utility assistance to families in danger of being disconnected

Hickerson Elementary School

To provide a walking track for students, faculty and community to utilize to increase physical activity and improve health

Hickman Humane Society

To provide operating equipment for foster parents, animal welfare investigators with necessary equipment, and food for foster dogs

High Hopes, Inc.

To provide group music instruction for approximately 100 children with and without special needs

Hillsboro Elementary School

To implement the S.M.A.R.T. training program for all preschool and kindergarten students during the 2011-2012 academic year

HomeSafe of Sumner, Wilson and
Robertson Counties

To provide presentations to teens and teachers on dating violence and healthy relationships

Homework Hotline

To provide 12,000 sessions of one-on-one tutoring by phone to struggling middle school students

Hope Family Health Services

To provide 200 free flu shots to uninsured residents

Hull-York Lakeland Resource
Conservation and Development

To continue the Envirothon educational competition between all high schools in the Upper Cumberland area

Humane Society of
Clarksville/Montgomery County

To provide reduced cost spaying and neutering services to pet owners on a fixed or limited income

Humane Society of
Dover/Stewart County

To support the hiring of an Animal Control Coordinator to work with HSDSC's president and to serve as the county's animal expert

Humane Society of
Putnam County

To provide financial assistance for the sterilization of 285 pets of low income families of the Upper Cumberland

IKE Services

To provide summer academic tutoring, hot meals, and transportation services to 30 children, grades kindergarten through 4

In Full Motion, Inc.

To improve ACT scores and graduation rates of students attending Pearl-Cohn, Whites Creek, Stratford and Maplewood High Schools

Interfaith Dental Clinic

To provide dental treatment to 167 patients facing extreme financial hardship

Jesse C. Beesley Animal
Humane Foundation

To deliver Kind News, a youth newspaper published by HSUS youth division, to all fourth graders in Rutherford County

Jewish Family Service of Nashville
and Middle Tennessee, Inc.

To conduct adoption home studies, coordinate child placement and post-placement services for the GLBT community

King's Daughters Day Home

To support a reading, language and literacy skills program for at-risk children and their families

Lebanon Senior Citizens Center

To provide meals for low income and home bound seniors, increasing their ability to stay in their homes longer

Lipscomb University

To provide Life Skills Workshops at the Tennessee Prison for Women

Luke 14:12

To provide 4,670 individual meals to the hungry, homeless and working poor

Magdalene, Inc.

To provide mental health care services to approximately 112 women recovering from addiction and prostitution

Maple Grove Elementary School

To create a garden classroom to enhance life science hands-on learning opportunities

Martha O'Bryan Center

To help clients in poverty address short-term emergency needs so they can begin to address long-term self-sufficiency

Mary Parrish Center for Victims of
Sexual & Domestic Violence

To defray the costs of health care, transportation, food and other essential needs for residents

Matt Gardner Homestead Museum

To provide the last phase of preservation and restoration to the house museum's foundation

Maury County Cares for Kids, Inc.

To establish a thrift store that will provide long-term funding and support the STRENGTH program

Maury Regional Healthcare
Foundation

To provide wigs, head-pieces, camisoles, mammograms and gas cards for cancer patients who cannot afford to purchase them themselves

McNeilly Center for Children

To make required fire safety improvements at the main McNeilly site that serves 200 preschool children

Men of Valor

To provide full-time, faith-based counseling and education to 100 men in the CCA prison in Nashville through The Jericho Project

Mending Hearts, Inc.

To empower women to be healthier through education and participation in a health and fitness program

Mental Health Association
of Middle Tennessee

To help Hispanic/Latina students in Metro schools reach their potential by providing culturally competent support groups for teenage girls

Metropolitan Nashville
Arts Commission

To develop educational materials for teachers and community educators supporting our city's public art collection

Mid-Cumberland Human
Resource Agency

To provide 1,205 meals and nearly 1,000 hours of in-home services

Middle Tennessee Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Coalition

To provide art classes and exhibits for individuals with serious mental illness and addictive disorders

Miriam's Promise

To provide group and individual pregnancy counseling to incarcerated, expectant women in Davidson, Rutherford, and Sumner counties

Mission Clarksville

To provide life and business skills while encouraging community service for the youth of Montgomery County

Monroe Harding Inc.

To provide independent living arrangements to youth released from state care who lack important skills needed to make good lifestyle choices

Mother to Mother

To provide 1,200 cribs for vulnerable infants who would otherwise sleep in an unsafe environment

Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra

To provide opportunity for up to 10 students who have financial difficulty, and to support the creation of a jazz orchestra

Musicians on Call

To provide live and recorded music at the bedsides of patients in health care facilities

My Friend's House Family
and Children's Services

To expand current services to include a network of foster homes and in-home services for youth returning home

Nashville Adult Literacy Council, Inc.

To provide books and educational materials to adult learners and volunteer tutors

Nashville Ballet

To expand the arts-integrated education and community programs

Nashville CARES

To provide HIV prevention education, counseling and testing for 4,000 women, predominately African Americans

Nashville Children's Theatre

To support actors' salaries for the production of "The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963"

Nashville Film Festival

To foster a greater understanding and tolerance through PRIDE ON FILM, a mini GLBT festival within a film festival

Nashville in Harmony

To help underwrite outreach and performance activities for the 2011-2012 season, "Mosaic...Voices for Change."

Nashville Jazz Workshop

To host a series of recorded jazz concerts, interviews and performances

Nashville Opera Association

To perform a one-act opera to 25,000 children in schools and community venues across Middle Tennessee

Nashville Opportunities Industrialization
Center, Inc.

To provide bus passes to students with limited transportation options

Nashville Public Library Foundation

To provide job search assistance, workshops on resume building and instruction for 1,350 library patrons

Nashville Public Radio

To provide partial funding for "Performances from Studio C," highlighting local musical artists

Nashville Shakespeare Festival

To provide affordable or free public and school performances and in-school workshops of “Julius Ceaser”

Nashville Symphony Association

To provide comprehensive music education for at-risk students and teacher populations in Metro Nashville Public Schools' Stratford and Pearl-Cohn clusters

Nashville Zoo

To provide a more in-depth history and understanding of the Grassmere property and farming to zoo visitors

Nations Ministry Center

To provide citizenship preparation and basic English classes for 50 Burundi refugees

New Leash on Life/Humane Association
of Wilson County, Inc

To make improvements to the adoption center in order to provide a safe, healthy and happy temporary home for animals

New Level Community
Development Corporation

To support a matching savings program for low income families that helps them reach financial stability

Next Door

To provide a residential transitional recovery support program for 150 women exiting incarceration

North Coffee Elementary

To provide a walking track for students, faculty and community to utilize to increase physical activity and improve health

Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee

To provide in-home nursing visits that promote health care and teach positive parenting skills

Oakmont Elementary School

To provide students the ability to learn through the use of real-world technology

Oasis Center Inc.

To help LGBTQ youth to achieve their full potential through the Just Us program

Operation Stand Down
Nashville, Inc.

To provide special employment assistance to veterans reintegrating into the community

Our Kids

To underwrite the cost of post exposure prophylaxis medication to prevent patients from contracting HIV

PENCIL Foundation

To provide college and career awareness, mentoring, and community connections for MNPS students

Perry County Humane Society

To provide spay and neuter services to pets and use this initiative to gain additional volunteers and donations, and increase community support

Preston Taylor Ministries

To expand a junior high program to provide more focused educational and personal development opportunities

Progress Inc.

To allow clients with disabilities to volunteer to deliver meals to seniors through the Meals on Wheels program

Project Return, Inc.

To provide alcohol and drug support, and job training for ex-offenders, and pre- and post-release support for soon-to-be released offenders

Promise Land Community Club

To establish and operate a historic and cultural enrichment site for the citizens of Dickson County and surrounding areas

Putnam County Habitat for Humanity

To purchase necessary tools to operate a home repair program

Rejoice Ministries

To produce costumes for the ballet “Coppelia,” performed by children from low income households

Renewal House

To provide licensed gender-specific intensive outpatient addiction treatment and/or supplemental outpatient services for 65 low-income women with substance-use disorders

Robert E. Lee Elementary School

To allow students to participate in an interdisciplinary experiential learning program about the free enterprise system

Rochelle Center

To provide job training skills for our consumers with disabilities in preparation for community placement

Rooftop Foundation

To provide rental assistance to a minimum of 25 families and a maximum of 33

Rutherford County Correctional
Work Center

To accomplish and provide structured educational, vocational, substance abuse and job training skills for inmates

Safe Haven Family Shelter

To provide 113 therapeutic sessions for homeless men, women and children, improving emotional well-being and reducing trauma associated with homelessness

Salama Urban Ministries, Inc.

To equip at-risk youth for success in school by adding health and fitness programming and instruction

Salvation Army

To provide quality after-school programming and summer day camp programs for more than 150 disadvantaged youth

Second Harvest Food Bank

To provide 500 households in Pickett and Smith counties with 30,000 pounds of food

Sexual Assault Center

To ensure therapy for a minimum of 15 low-income girls who have been victims of sexual abuse

Sgt. York Patriotic Foundation

To replace door units in the North Wing of Historic York Institute for adaptive reuse as a multiuse educational facility

Shelter, Inc.

To provide for the needs of approximately 15 women and 15 children who come into the shelter

Special Kids

To provide various therapeutic resources and equipment for skilled nursing and rehabilitation programs

Sportsmen and Professional Men
of Coffee County, Inc.

To assess children, detect problems and take action to prepare these children for their future

Spruce Street Community
Development Corporation

To conduct an eight-week summer program for girls that offers instruction in math and science through hands-on games and activities

St. Luke's Community House

To provide mobile meals to 110 seniors and home-bound individuals in West Nashville

Stand for Children Tennessee

To bring Vibrant Schools program to more schools in Nashville to make public education a first choice for families

STARS Nashville

To provide the Strengthening Families Program to 12 high-risk families during two 11 week cycles

Street Theatre Company

To assist in funding for Street Theatre's ClassAct Dramatics' year-round youth program

Sumner Spay Neuter Alliance

To provide spay and neuter services to low income families, the elderly and disabled who could not otherwise afford it

Teach For America

To recruit, train and support 150 promising leaders in teaching students in high-poverty public schools

Tennessee Alliance for
Legal Services

To increase community awareness of the free legal assistance website OnlineTNJustice.org

Tennessee Alliance for Progress

To provide resources for and empowerment of women who want to start green businesses

Tennessee Coalition Against
Domestic and Sexual Violence

To provide economic empowerment training to 10 domestic violence programs and emergency financial assistance to 25 victims of domestic violence

Tennessee Foreign Language
Institute Fund Inc

To assess specific language impairment in ELL children

Tennessee Historical Society

To create two new contests for History Day, engaging students in the discovery and interpretation of historical topics

Tennessee Lions Charities, Inc.

To provide vision screenings and follow-up for 625 preschool children

Tennessee Performing Arts Center

To offer four performances and two student workshops featuring Japanese drumming artists San Jose Taiko

Tennessee Repertory Theatre

To provide directing support for three 2011-2012 productions

Tennessee Respite Coalition

To provide respite vouchers to 10 caregivers and an education and recognition program to 20 caregivers in Dickson County

Tennessee Women's Theater Project

To provide salary support for actors, stage managers and designers for 2011-2012 productions

Time To Rise Camps

To provide academic instruction, case management and cultural and recreational opportunities to at-risk youth

Tullahoma City Schools

To provide technical support devices to students with disabilities (SWD) in seven schools to address their learning difficulties

Tullahoma Day Care Center

To provide tuition assistance to children and families with special financial needs

Tullahoma High School

To provide effective reading instruction to high school students who cannot read well enough to achieve and graduate

Tullahoma South Jackson
Civic Association

To provide summer camps for children from Coffee County in the theater arts to culminate in performances to be presented to the public

Tullahoma/Coffee County
Adult Education

To provide GED class at a second location in Coffee County for teens who have transportation difficulties

United Neighborhood Health Services

To provide health services and information to 500 youth ages 12-19 at a specially organized community adolescent clinic

United Way of Rutherford and
Cannon Counties

To provide Active Learning educational lessons, materials and programs for Rutherford and Cannon counties

Upper Cumberland Human
Resource Agency

To purchase and install a walk-in freezer for bulk food storage

Urban League of Middle Tennessee

To provide employment training and services to a minimum of 200 adult job seekers

Vanderbilt Transplant Center

To develop a transplant mentoring program that will encourage living-donor kidney transplantation across Middle Tennessee

VSA Arts Tennessee

To create a play written, directed and acted by teens with and without disabilities on teen communication issues

W.O. Smith Community
Music School, Inc.

To provide summer day camp programming for W.O. Smith Music School students ages 8-11

Wags and Whiskers Pet Rescue Inc.

To provide financial assistance for spay and neuter of community's companion animals

Walden's Puddle

To provide care and treatment to wildlife in need, with the goal of returning the rehabilitated animals to the wild

Watkins College of Art and Design

To host a two-day celebration of creative expression, ARTober and Graffiti Wall Contest, for the Nashville community

West Middle School

To provide a program which will help meet the basic needs of economically disadvantaged students

White County Humane Society Inc.

To provide financial assistance to 115 families in having their pets spayed or neutered

Williamson County CASA, Inc.

To provide advocate training for 12 new volunteers that will then be matched with abused children

Willow Oak Center for Arts &
Learning at Robertson County

To provide scholarships for classes, workshops, choruses, summer arts program, and private lessons

You Have the Power, Inc.

To conduct a two-day Victim Impact "Train the Trainer" class for CCA prison staff and provide eight YHTP curriculums

Youth Encouragement Services, Inc.

To provide a targeted, innovative program for 75 underserved teens, ages 13-18

Youth Speaks Nashville

To continue to grow the Mid South Grand Slam Final and associated lead-up workshops and events

Youth Villages Inc.

To provide recruitment efforts, training materials and resources for mentors of troubled children

YWCA of Nashville and
Middle Tennessee

To provide 365 domestic violence victims with safe emergency transportation to shelter, as well as while in shelter