Edgehill Neighborhood Partnership
Programs
Budget
$63,000.00
Description
Students between the ages of 12 and 16 were given the opportunity to choose between a sports track and an arts track, where they were exposed to careers in each field. Our arts track students were paid experience work interns and our sports track students received tailored elite training for pursuing their chosen sport in college and professionally. Both programs included social-emotional learning, conflict resolution, team building, and demonstrating everything they learned for the community.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Long-term Success
- Of the students who completed the arts track, 100% said they would do the program again and refer it to a friend.
Short-term Success
-Served 70 students in the sports track
-Hired 20 students in the arts track
Program Areas Served
Arlington United Methodist Church
$63,000.00
Description
Students between the ages of 12 and 16 were given the opportunity to choose between a sports track and an arts track, where they were exposed to careers in each field. Our arts track students were paid experience work interns and our sports track students received tailored elite training for pursuing their chosen sport in college and professionally. Both programs included social-emotional learning, conflict resolution, team building, and demonstrating everything they learned for the community.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
Long-term Success
- Of the students who completed the arts track, 100% said they would do the program again and refer it to a friend.
Short-term Success
-Served 70 students in the sports track
-Hired 20 students in the arts track
Program Areas Served
Arlington United Methodist Church
Budget
$27,250.00
Description
Since 2018, we have served as the affordable housing subzone captain of the Nashville Promise Zone, a 10-year project led by MDHA to serve the six poorest areas in Nashville. We lead the affordable housing workgroup, assist in negotiating community benefits agreements, and participate in the planning process by advocating for the inclusion of affordable housing in new developments.
Category
Housing, Shelter - Affordable Housing
Long-term Success
We are working with other community organizations to help provide funding for and manage the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
Short-term Success
We have created an Eviction Resource Guide and Advocacy Toolkit that we are actively disseminating to other community organizations.
Program Success Monitored By
The number of new affordable housing units throughout the Nashville Promise Zone
Decrease in the number of evictions throughout the Nashville Promise Zone
Increase in the number of community benefits included in new developments
Program Areas Served
None
$27,250.00
Description
Since 2018, we have served as the affordable housing subzone captain of the Nashville Promise Zone, a 10-year project led by MDHA to serve the six poorest areas in Nashville. We lead the affordable housing workgroup, assist in negotiating community benefits agreements, and participate in the planning process by advocating for the inclusion of affordable housing in new developments.
Category
Housing, Shelter - Affordable Housing
Long-term Success
We are working with other community organizations to help provide funding for and manage the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
Short-term Success
We have created an Eviction Resource Guide and Advocacy Toolkit that we are actively disseminating to other community organizations.
Program Success Monitored By
The number of new affordable housing units throughout the Nashville Promise Zone
Decrease in the number of evictions throughout the Nashville Promise Zone
Increase in the number of community benefits included in new developments
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$22,750.00
Description
The FreeStore provides neighbors a safe, hospitable place to share a meal and exchange household goods, tools, electronics, children's books, and toys. Additionally, a primary focus is providing necessary items that cannot be purchased with food stamps (i.e., personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies). The program is a community cooperative, where leadership is shared and inventory comes from shoppers as well as other sources. The goal is to develop trusting, long-term relationships, while also providing a needed service. Guests gather twice a month for breakfast, community, and 'shopping.' The FreeStore is open and available to all, seeking to be a catalyst for grassroots organizing that addresses the needs of the neighborhood. A part-time coordinator and a 10-15 member core team share the management of the store. Another 10-20 volunteers provide hospitality, prepare/serve food, recruit corporate donors, handle inventory, stock shelves, and build relationships.
Program Successes
Debby is a 64-year-old resident of the Vine Hill MDHA high rise in Edgehill. For the past 8 years, Debby has not been employed full-time and has managed on limited disability income and without transportation. She experiences severe health problems with her legs and feet, has been in recovery for 8 years, and was homeless for 7 months. Currently, she is receiving Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) as her only means of income. Debby first learned of the FreeStore through Edgehill UMC where she has been an active member since 1988 and began volunteering in The FreeStore at its inception. Debby has selflessly shared her organizational gifts with others through her volunteering, while also being able to engage the FreeStore as a shopper whose daily life depends on the FreeStore. Debby is a perfect example of the partnership between The FreeStore and the community we serve.
Beneficiaries
Seniors
Adults
At-Risk Populations
Long-term Success
Over 20,000 items have circulated through the FreeStore since its inception
We consistently serve on average 60 individuals shopping for 120 family members every FreeStore opening
Short-term Success
We began a new partnership with Feeding Nashville so free meals are available on site daily throughout the week
We began a new partnership with Shower Up so shoppers can take showers on site at every FreeStore opening
We began a new partnership with Nashville Diaper Connection so shoppers can receive 50 diapers per month per child
Program Success Monitored By
We monitor our success by the number of shoppers in comparison with the need in our community, the average amount of money our shoppers can put back in their pockets by shopping at the FreeStore, and the number of resources we are able to provide.
Program Areas Served
Arlington United Methodist Church
$22,750.00
Description
The FreeStore provides neighbors a safe, hospitable place to share a meal and exchange household goods, tools, electronics, children's books, and toys. Additionally, a primary focus is providing necessary items that cannot be purchased with food stamps (i.e., personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies). The program is a community cooperative, where leadership is shared and inventory comes from shoppers as well as other sources. The goal is to develop trusting, long-term relationships, while also providing a needed service. Guests gather twice a month for breakfast, community, and 'shopping.' The FreeStore is open and available to all, seeking to be a catalyst for grassroots organizing that addresses the needs of the neighborhood. A part-time coordinator and a 10-15 member core team share the management of the store. Another 10-20 volunteers provide hospitality, prepare/serve food, recruit corporate donors, handle inventory, stock shelves, and build relationships.
Program Successes
Debby is a 64-year-old resident of the Vine Hill MDHA high rise in Edgehill. For the past 8 years, Debby has not been employed full-time and has managed on limited disability income and without transportation. She experiences severe health problems with her legs and feet, has been in recovery for 8 years, and was homeless for 7 months. Currently, she is receiving Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) as her only means of income. Debby first learned of the FreeStore through Edgehill UMC where she has been an active member since 1988 and began volunteering in The FreeStore at its inception. Debby has selflessly shared her organizational gifts with others through her volunteering, while also being able to engage the FreeStore as a shopper whose daily life depends on the FreeStore. Debby is a perfect example of the partnership between The FreeStore and the community we serve.
Beneficiaries
Seniors
Adults
At-Risk Populations
Long-term Success
Over 20,000 items have circulated through the FreeStore since its inception
We consistently serve on average 60 individuals shopping for 120 family members every FreeStore opening
Short-term Success
We began a new partnership with Feeding Nashville so free meals are available on site daily throughout the week
We began a new partnership with Shower Up so shoppers can take showers on site at every FreeStore opening
We began a new partnership with Nashville Diaper Connection so shoppers can receive 50 diapers per month per child
Program Success Monitored By
We monitor our success by the number of shoppers in comparison with the need in our community, the average amount of money our shoppers can put back in their pockets by shopping at the FreeStore, and the number of resources we are able to provide.
Program Areas Served
Arlington United Methodist Church
Budget
$130,794.00
Description
An after-school program for 6th to 12th-grade students, The Spot is a safe place to be nurtured through positive relationships to become their best selves. Designed to meet their self-identified needs, opportunities are provided for study, computer access, preparation for college and jobs, healthy food, health and wellness, community-building, leadership, life skills, and fun activities. Presentations by experts are provided regularly, and field trips are offered periodically. Multiple Youth Site Coordinators and experienced volunteers provide ongoing adult leadership (retired teachers, lawyers, social workers, health professionals, and graduate students). The curriculum is based on solid educational research, as summarized in Paul Tough's How Children Succeed. A Civil Rights curriculum raises the students' awareness of this critical era in their history. Partnerships with other organizations help provide job readiness training, preparation for college, and health education.
Program Successes
Girls consistently share that The Spot is the one place in their lives that is constant, a place they can depend on, as their home lives sometimes include frequent moves, changes to new schools, and occasional unexpected crises.
"They love us here."
"They encourage us to do better."
Beneficiaries
Economically disadvantaged people
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
K-12 (5-19 years)
Long-term Success
Since its inception in 2013,
98% of participants in The Spot have graduated from high school. Six have moved on to higher education or job training programs, and most graduates have secured full or part-time jobs at graduation.
Based on our program evaluations, 95% of young women increased their problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop a clear picture of the situation, determine the facts, reflect, seek advice, generate possible courses of action, and select the best solution.
The majority of The Spot graduates have demonstrated an understanding of viable post-high school pursuits, including college or technical school, and identified at least two occupations that coincide with their interests and strengths.
90% of graduates demonstrated knowledge of the characteristics of a healthy relationship, including awareness of communication styles and understanding of sexuality, safe sex practices, and methods for avoiding pregnancy, and committed to using their knowledge.
Short-term Success
In 2022, we served 30 girls through a partnership with DYMON in the Rough.
For the 2022-2023 school year, we are launching sites at LEAD Southeast and Wright Middle.
Program Success Monitored By
We monitor success through pre- and post-test SEL surveys, disciplinary records of program participants, and academic performance metrics as reported by their school liaison.
Program Areas Served
LEAD Southeast
$130,794.00
Description
An after-school program for 6th to 12th-grade students, The Spot is a safe place to be nurtured through positive relationships to become their best selves. Designed to meet their self-identified needs, opportunities are provided for study, computer access, preparation for college and jobs, healthy food, health and wellness, community-building, leadership, life skills, and fun activities. Presentations by experts are provided regularly, and field trips are offered periodically. Multiple Youth Site Coordinators and experienced volunteers provide ongoing adult leadership (retired teachers, lawyers, social workers, health professionals, and graduate students). The curriculum is based on solid educational research, as summarized in Paul Tough's How Children Succeed. A Civil Rights curriculum raises the students' awareness of this critical era in their history. Partnerships with other organizations help provide job readiness training, preparation for college, and health education.
Program Successes
Girls consistently share that The Spot is the one place in their lives that is constant, a place they can depend on, as their home lives sometimes include frequent moves, changes to new schools, and occasional unexpected crises.
"They love us here."
"They encourage us to do better."
Beneficiaries
Economically disadvantaged people
Children and Youth (0 - 19 years)
K-12 (5-19 years)
Long-term Success
Since its inception in 2013,
98% of participants in The Spot have graduated from high school. Six have moved on to higher education or job training programs, and most graduates have secured full or part-time jobs at graduation.
Based on our program evaluations, 95% of young women increased their problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop a clear picture of the situation, determine the facts, reflect, seek advice, generate possible courses of action, and select the best solution.
The majority of The Spot graduates have demonstrated an understanding of viable post-high school pursuits, including college or technical school, and identified at least two occupations that coincide with their interests and strengths.
90% of graduates demonstrated knowledge of the characteristics of a healthy relationship, including awareness of communication styles and understanding of sexuality, safe sex practices, and methods for avoiding pregnancy, and committed to using their knowledge.
Short-term Success
In 2022, we served 30 girls through a partnership with DYMON in the Rough.
For the 2022-2023 school year, we are launching sites at LEAD Southeast and Wright Middle.
Program Success Monitored By
We monitor success through pre- and post-test SEL surveys, disciplinary records of program participants, and academic performance metrics as reported by their school liaison.
Program Areas Served
LEAD Southeast
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| 1. Our top challenge is to increase the capacity of the organization in order to provide adequate leadership for each program, as well as to expand our ability to respond to neighborhood-identified pressing needs. Having existed primarily on volunteers, our programs have grown to the point of needing consistent, experienced paid staff, which calls for substantial fundraising efforts. We are currently implementing a comprehensive fundraising plan, and approaching additional foundations for grant funding. 2. Our biggest challenge for the FreeStore is to acquire new partnerships with other churches, organizations, individuals and corporations (merchants, hotels, etc.) that can regularly donate food, surplus goods, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, etc. Because consumables (hygiene and cleaning items) cannot be purchased with Food Stamps, we are constantly looking for donors of those items or for funds that allow us to purchase in bulk. 3. Because of successful efforts to train the Spot high school girls in job readiness, many of the older girls (11th and 12th grades) now have after-school jobs. This means that they are not able to participate fully in programs offered by The Spot for enrichment and academic achievement. To meet this challenge, we have opened the program to middle school students as well. We are focusing on recruiting 7th - 10th grades to fill out the program. We network with school social workers and teachers, Spot alumni, and others, to help with recruitment. We use volunteers to tutor, mentor, cook meals, help with or lead activities, and give presentations on topics of interest. 4. In order to increase outreach efforts, we need to expand and improve our social media reach in the community, city and beyond. We are seeking a college intern or a key volunteer with these skills to consistently update and upgrade our social media platforms. |
