2021 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 29
PARTNERING FOR PROGRESS
At United Way, we bring individuals, businesses, nonprofits and government leaders
to the table to have the tough conversations, mobilize the resources and make the
smart investments that will create lasting solutions for our region’s most pressing
issues. These partnerships are key to success for our neighbors. They allow us to
tap into the resources and talents of the public and private sectors to move families
forward more quickly and more effectively. Below are just a few examples of the
power of partnership for creating meaningful change for our neighbors.
a major milestone: $20 million in debt reduction for local residents since the
program began.
• Our community stepped up to resettle 540+ Afghan allies through partnerships
with Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville, Nashville International Center for
Empowerment and the American Muslim Advisory Council.
• Thanks to our Stuff the Bus volunteers and donors, 9,000 school supply kits were
delivered to local public elementary schools so that kids were ready to learn on
the first day of school.
• Read to Succeed provided more than 4,064 teacher training hours to early
childhood educators through partnerships with local child care centers and the
education community.
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• In partnership with the Mayor’s Office, our Financial Empowerment Center reached
• The Patricia Hart Society came together to raise $17,100 through its annual
Hart to Heart Luncheon.
• The Financial Assistance Network worked together to provide $9,688,480 in rent,
utility, transportation, mortgage, emergency shelter, food and medical support for
neighbors in need.
• Holiday meals were delivered directly to 3,177 families thanks to generous donors
and volunteers who participated in our Give Thanks Day of Action.
• Imagination Library of Middle Tennessee partnered with St. Thomas Midtown,
Williamson Medical Center and Sumner Regional Medical Center to enroll 2,771
newborns to receive books straight to their homes from birth to age five.
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