UWGN-2024-AnnualReport-Digital - Flipbook - Page 2
DEAR FRIENDS,
2023 was an extraordinarily busy and impactful year for United Way of Greater Nashville, our region
and the communities we serve.
In February, we welcomed United Way of Greater
Clarksville to our organization to expand services
and reach more individuals and families in need
throughout Middle Tennessee. Communities
throughout Middle Tennessee are growing at
an unprecedented pace, and the lines between
counties or cities no longer define where needs
exist. The merger grew our service area to nine
counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman,
Houston, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart and
Williamson counties!
In May, the Nashville Financial Empowerment
Center held its ribbon-cutting at 217 South
10th St. in Nashville. The Nashville Financial
Empowerment Center offers no-cost one-on-one
financial counseling to residents in the Greater
Nashville region and helps people move from a
state of instability to a state of empowerment
with new savings habits, higher credit scores and
lower debt burdens.
From late August to early December, United
Way of Greater Nashville’s The Family Collective
and Safe Haven Family Shelter joined together
with 30 community organizations with a goal to
house 100 Nashville-area families experiencing
homelessness in 100 days. Not only was the goal
met, but it was exceeded by 23 families! Efforts
are underway now to ensure that vital funding
remains available past September 2024, so this
work can continue.
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In November, we announced our intent to join
forces with Hands On Nashville, effective in
2024. Building on our longtime partnership,
we will work together to significantly advance
volunteerism in Middle Tennessee. As a united
organization, we will be able to expand our
services in Davidson County and beyond and to
better support nonprofits, volunteers and our
whole community for many years to come.
Then, on the evening of December 9, tornadoes
wreaked havoc on many communities in our
region. The Tennessee Emergency Management
Agency confirmed a preliminary reporting of 13
tornadoes across the state, and the magnitude
of impact was even greater than the 2020
tornado outbreak.
United Way of Greater Nashville was swiftly
activated as a member of the Nashville Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), and we
also collaborated with the city of Nashville and
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
(CFMT) to help those in need. Hands On Nashville
was in full stand-up mode to serve as the direct
volunteer support for Nashville VOAD. We will
continue to support long-term relief efforts in
2024. The great things we accomplished and
partnerships we made throughout the year set
us up for a rapid and collaborative response to
impacted families and businesses.
