Budget
$35,000.00
Description
Our Kids Love 2 Read literacy program provides effective reading solutions for children to perpetually achieve higher stages (or grade levels) in reading. We incorporate state of the art literacy enhancement, remote learning technology, and digital libraries. We give students free access to literacy enhancement software and apps. We provide incentives and accountability to ensure reading progress.
Beneficiaries
K-12 (5-19 years)
Program Success Monitored By
We use Book Nook digital reading assessments made of 6 components: Vocabulary, Phonics, Most Common Words, Word Segmentation, fluency and reading comprehension. Scores are given in various areas, and students receive a grade level equivalency score before and after each ten-week session.
Program Areas Served
Davidson County and Williamson County

Budget
$603,000.00
Description
To date, we are the largest door to door charitable/hunger relief program of its type in Nashville. Our service provides much needed food, personal care items (soap, shampoo, feminine needs, bathroom tissue, baby wipes, diapers), and household items (appliances, laundry detergent, furniture, beds, clothing) for residents and homeless people who have limited abilities for obtaining it elsewhere. Each month we unite dozens of volunteers to deliver this charitable aid to entire low-income communities. The Walk of Love serves communities at various locations, but we are dedicated to Napier-Sudekum every month.


Program Successes
Within the past year, the Walk of Love safely served entire low-income communities and low-income motels in south, north and east Nashville regardless of surges in Nashville Covid infections.

Beneficiaries
Economically disadvantaged people
Adults
K-12 (5-19 years)
Long-term Success
Our long-term goal is to develop a quarterly supply of charitable aid to serve all of MDHA's traditional low-income communities along with families living in motels.

Short-term Success
We have developed a Fresh Market Walk of Love, which includes a weekly congregate giveaway of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Program Success Monitored By
We frequently interview residents and homeless individuals effected by our efforts. Elijah's Heart has also been the focus of several well-known local and national commendations for nonprofit service, demonstrating the impact that we've had in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee area. For example, this past November and December, our CEO (Papa Joe Bradford) was interviewed on the popular "Today In Nashville" TV show and the national "Good Morning America" TV show, representing the success of Elijah's Heart.

Program Areas Served
Davidson County, Williamson County, All Traditional MDHA Inner-City Communities: Napier Place, Sudekum Apartments, Cumberland View Apartments, Edge Hill Apartments, Cheatham Place Apartments, Andrew Jackson Courts

Budget
$22,465.00
Description
UNITY PRODUCTIONS is our musical arts program consisting of voice, choir, drama and dance catered to children whose gifts flow in performing arts. We serve youth of various races and especially focus on youth who may not be able to afford a formal music program. Each rehearsal, the children are not only trained in the arts, but also learn discipline, unity, respect and love for one another. Over the years, UNITY performances have touched the hearts of thousands. Experienced instructors in voice, choir, dance and drama train the youth in our program. We develop each child's ability especially in the area(s) that they are most gifted. The youth are trained to perform their talents in unity with others. We schedule various types of performances to give our youth a range of experience, such as concert halls, churches, fundraising events and studio recordings.

Program Successes
Warm and engaging audience response to our youth's performances has been a catalyst for invitations throughout the Nashville area. Our musical arts program has received several formal recognitions over recent years.

Beneficiaries
Economically disadvantaged people
K-12 (5-19 years)
Long-term Success
Our long term success includes developing our musical arts program into a combined workshop of choir, dance and drama that can multiply our efforts to serve groups of children throughout the Nashville area and other cities. This includes recordings and videos of training exercises that can be studied repetitively to gain increased skills in performance.

Short-term Success
Our program offers a child, greater artistic expression, increased confidence and self-esteem, physical fitness, a higher sense of purpose and fun, better and broader social skills and a sense of empowerment. Our children also have the opportunity to participate in professional studio recordings to grow their aspirations in creative arts.

Program Success Monitored By
Our program success is monitored by professionals that are highly skilled in their areas of interest. This includes but is not limited to professionals such as:
• Dr. Jennifer Coleman. a renowned voice professional.
• Tanner Lenox, a professional recording engineer trained by his father, Brian Lenox, who engineered 51 number one hit songs among several genres of music.


Program Areas Served
Davidson County, Williamson County, All Traditional MDHA Inner-City Communities: Napier Place, Sudekum Apartments, Cumberland View Apartments, Edge Hill Apartments, Cheatham Place Apartments, Andrew Jackson Courts, Franklin Housing Authority