Budget
$50,000.00
Description
TNBC's Iron Souls program for teenage girls was launched in 2022 after a 6-month pilot program demonstrated the efficacy of a holistic wellness program for this demographic. Iron Souls meets twice a week for an hour after school. Classes include 30 minutes of conversation and connection. Girls do self-reflection activities and a core values assessment. They learn and practice mindfulness techniques. Cooking demonstrations reinforce nutritional knowledge and give the girls hands on experience in making smoothies and quick, nutritious meals and snacks in an air fryer or electric grill. The second half of every class focuses on strength and conditioning training that improves strength and fitness levels, familiarity with exercise equipment, and knowledge of muscle groups as well as proper execution of exercises.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Long-term Success
The long term success of Iron Souls will be better health trajectories for participants and a reduction in health disparities. Iron Souls provides teenage girls with access to coaching and knowledge about healthy lifestyle behaviors. In the long term, these healthy behaviors mean reduced risk of preventable disease, lower medical costs and insurance premiums, less days missed at school/work and a greater opportunity for optimal health. These preventive health and coaching support services are not affordable for girls living in low income households.
Short-term Success
• 100% of girls will report an improvement in self-confidence and self-esteem
• 90% will demonstrate an increased knowledge of nutritious foods
• 100% will increase strength and mobility
• 100% will report strong feelings of connection with their Iron Souls participants and that they have new skills and knowledge that will help them outside of the program

Program Areas Served
Greater Nashville Area

Budget
$12,000.00
Description
TNBC operates several satellite programs in order to reach low-income women in all corners of Nashville. TNBC makes this mobile program available to women through partnerships with other nonprofits, such as St. Luke's Community House, Bethlehem Center, the SE Branch of the Nashville Public Library, Gilda's Club and the McGruder Family Resource Center. These partnerships allow TNBC to reach more women in the Nashville area who may not have the means to travel to TNBC's Craighead Street location. Similar to our signature 12-week program, the programs at these locations include strength and conditioning training, nutritional education, and personal empowerment classes that focus on healthy choices for nutrition, activity and exercise, body image, and self-confidence. Our personal trainers travel to these facilities with all the necessary materials and equipment to ensure that these clients receive the same level of education offered at the main center.
Category
Human Services  - Senior Centers/Services 
Beneficiaries
Women and girls
Economically disadvantaged people
Adults
Long-term Success
75% of program attendees will continue incorporating exercise and movement at least 3 times per week.
80% of program attendees will learn resistance exercises they can do at home and feel confident performing routines on their own
90% of program attendees will learn the principles of short term goal setting and of valuing progress over perfection
Program Areas Served
Greater Nashville Area

Description
TNBC has expanded its ability to reach low-income clients by offering workshops once a month that are designed to provide access to supplemental preventative wellness programming in addition to the wellness programming in our signature 12-week program.
Program Successes
Previous workshops include:
Food Preparation with Health in Mind
Hearing Screenings
Conquer Clutter Workshop
Vision Board Workshop
Life hacks for more energy, less stress, to move better and hurt less
Kids work out with Safe Haven
Clothing Swap
Strengthen My Inner Motivator
Adverse Childhood Experiences Workshop
CSA Cooking Demo with the Green Door Gourmet
Habitat for Humanity Information Meeting
Moving Beyond Trauma
Women's Health Forum - Breast Cancer Awareness
Financial Wellness Workshop
Personal Safety Workshop
Kids in the Kitchen with the Junior League
Mindfulness Workshop
Accountability Class Workshop
Container Gardening with The Nashville Food Project
Bites & Beats (healthy snacks and dance fitness)
Self-defense
Money Matters Financial Goal Setting
Soups and Stews with Gilda's Club
Fed Up Documentary Viewing and Discussion
Artful Meditation (Abstract Painting)
Stress Reduction through Organizing and De-cluttering
Category
Human Services  - Human Services, General/Other 
Beneficiaries
Women and girls
Economically disadvantaged people
Adults
Program Areas Served
Greater Nashville Area

Budget
$675,000.00
Description
The program provides physical fitness, nutrition education, and self-actualization classes for women, regardless of income, for 1 year. This program allows women to gain the holistic knowledge and skills needed to build and sustain a healthy lifestyle long-term.

In the area of fitness, each client is assessed individually by a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and has fitness and nutrition programs designed to meet their wellness needs. Clients meet in 24 sessions with the coaches. Body weight, BMI, and improvements in health markers are measured and tracked. Self-image, nutrition, and healthy living habits surveys will be taken before and after the 24 sessions to measure progress.

After the initial 24 sessions are complete, clients continue to attend group exercise classes for 9 months and are encouraged to support each other in complying with the foundational wellness principles of the program. Coaches continue to monitor clients and follow up outcomes are measured.
Program Successes
"New Beginnings has given me a solid knowledge base to better nutrition. It has helped me build habits for a more active lifestyle and given me an opportunity to meet new friends." TNBC Client
"New Beginnings had helped motivate me and my daughter to get active on the weekends! Motivating her through this program has been easier than my previous attempts. When I become sluggish, sometimes our roles change, and she motivates me to get moving. " TNBC Client
"The New Beginnings Program has created some consistency and stability in my perspective about nutrition and fitness. It has affected my comfort level in taking my next steps in powerful ways. " TNBC Client
"This is the first step in taking care of myself for the rest of my life. I'm excited to look back in a year from now and see how far I've come. It has meant a lot to work in a group with women who have similar goals. " TNBC Client
"New Beginnings has taught me to be nicer to and more patient with myself." TNBC Client
Category
Human Services  -  
Beneficiaries
Women and girls
Economically disadvantaged people
Adults
Long-term Success
Our records indicate that since 2013, 75 percent of the women who graduate from each year-long program have reduced their BMI by 2 points in one year. This indicates a total reduction of incremental healthcare costs of $133,775 per year return on investment for each of New Beginnings' programs in one year. Another way to describe this significant reduction in health costs is to consider that graduates of the TNBC program have reduced publicly funded medical costs by $1,023,975 for the 550+ women served this past year.

Results include weight reduction of 7%, BMI reduction of 2 points, over 40% of women stopped taking prescription medication for diabetes and hypertension or reduced their dosage, 92% tested improved self-concept and confidence, 93% increased physical activity in their daily lives, 90% experienced a decrease in pain and physical limitations, 100% improved their strength and mobility. These results indicate significantly lower risks of chronic diseases.
Short-term Success
Short-term outcomes are measured in person on a daily and weekly basis during the 12-week portion of the program. Coaches measure clients' weight, BMI, and body composition. In addition, they administer the World Health Organization's WHO 5 Well-Being Index, which measures quality of life for 5 items on a 6-point Likert scale. A score of 0 represents the worst possible quality of life, and a score of 100 represents the best possible quality of life. An increase in score of just 10 points is considered a significant improvement in quality of life by the WHO. Our clients score on average 14 points higher upon completion of our 12-week program. Coaches also administer a nutrition and healthy habit survey pre and post the 12-week portion of the program to measure growth in nutritional knowledge.
Program Success Monitored By
In October 2019, we were given funds to purchase a research-grade body composition analysis machine. It allows us to go beyond body weight as a measurable outcome and accurately measure changes in clients' body fat mass, visceral fat mass, skeletal muscle mass, intra and extra-cellular water, and basal metabolic rate.

Additionally, to better demonstrate the holistic impact TNBC has on clients, we are implementing two new measurement tools. The first tool measures clients' sense of loneliness. Loneliness has been shown to be a greater factor in health than smoking, high blood pressure, and obesity. We have implemented the UCLA 3-Point Loneliness Scale to track changes in clients' sense of social connection and support. Stress is another major contributor to chronic disease. Teaching techniques and systems to manage stress has been a part of our curriculum since we started and the Perceived Stress Scale-4 (PSS-4) allows us to show the impact we are having in this area.
Program Areas Served
Greater Nashville Area