United4Hope

Lori Mahan and her group of volunteers from Music City West are partnering with Gower in a new lunch buddy program. They are meeting with their buddies bi-weekly and creating a safe space for these students to share their stories with them. Lori and her volunteers are blessed to be a blessing. The Community School…

Most schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Franklin Special School District will celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week on May 6th-10th. In the Franklin Special School District, there were a couple schools that decided to celebrate early. We had the pleasure of getting a sneak peek into Teacher Appreciation Week at Franklin Elementary and Freedom…

Pastor Riley Baxter III of Living Water Temple Church has a conviction to aid in the alleviation of food insecurity in the city. He has been working with United4Hope Program Manager, Jenny Runyon, to partner with MNPS. Recently Pastor Riley and his church donated food bags to Apollo Middle School. Communities in Schools Program Manager…

Yesterday Davidson County church coordinators from across Nashville gathered for our lunch & learn to hear from a panel of school staff on best practices for partnership with MNPS. We were all blessed to hear from four individuals that support education across various spheres in Nashville, including Michelle Fletcher, a Communities in Schools Program Manager…

Today we welcomed Maggie Dicks to the blog, the Community School Coordinator H.G. Hill Middle School! Maggie has been the Community School Coordinator at H.G. Hill Middle School for six years. She finds immense joy in the dynamic challenges she faces at H.G. Hill Middle School. Each day presents her with fresh opportunities to grow and…

MNPS y FSSD han crecido enormemente en su población estudiantil hispana. Hacemos un llamado a todas las iglesias hispanas para que se unan a nosotros en el apoyo a una escuela. Su iglesia puede ayudar simplemente escribiendo notas de aliento para los maestros o ofreciéndose como voluntario en un evento escolar. Cualquier persona de su…

Calling all United4Hope church coordinators!   You are invited to join us for lunch on February 29th at 12:00 noon at Madison Christian Church, 605 W. Old Hickory Blvd, Madison, Tn. This is a special time where we will hear from several MNPS panelists on best practices for partnering with our schools.  Do you have topics or…

In her initial brainstorming session with Rock of Ages Lutheran coordinator Ken Lutz and pastor Jared Natsis, Taylor Stratton Elementary liaison Sharill Jones mentioned that the school had just elected a new student council. “I think it would be neat if the student council officers had some matching attire,” Sharill mentioned. Little did she know…

Laura: Hello, Josie! Please introduce yourself and tell us about your background.  Josie: Hello Faithful Readers, before I introduce myself, I would like to give God all the Glory and Praise for His goodness, love, and provisions.   My name is Josie Smith Hayes. I grew up in Olivet Missionary Baptist Church and was baptized at…

This week we are ecstatic to announce a new United4Hope partnership between Bethel Nazarene Church and Jere Baxter Middle School. Bethel Nazarene has a heart for the recovery community and has put significant thought and investment into how to best help this population of our neighbors. With that, they keep a men’s and women’s clothes…