Advancing Community

A key element of AWIN's mission is supporting community non-profits that support women and families.  We provide this support through our community partnership program, raising the profile of these worthy organizations and helping align our members with their missions.

AWIN members select a roster of 12 non-profits a year.  Each month, we feature one of those 12 at our leadership development meetings, here on our website, in all member communications, and across our social media channels.  Twice annually we have staged service projects on site with partners, putting our hands to work along with our connections and financial support.  Our members love the spirit of partnership that develops through these relationships, and several have connected the community organizations to the corporate support functions in their employers.

To support leadership development in the partner organizations, we also offer participation in all AWIN programming to two leaders from the partners throughout the year of the partnership.

Our 2024 community partners are featured below.  Interested in becoming a community partner next year?  Please contact us. 

Hear from one of our longstanding community partners, the YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monroe Harding

Since 1893, Monroe Harding has worked to meet the needs of children who are in, or transitioning out of state custody, caring for more than 16,000 children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected. Monroe Harding meets this mission through four key programs: Foster Care, Supportive Housing, Education & Career Readiness, and Therapy & Healing.

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PENCIL

PENCIL is a non-profit organization that builds strategic partnerships between community groups and the needs of Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS). PENCIL exists to create a world where MNPS students and teachers have equitable access to resources and opportunities, empowering students to succeed now and in the future.

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The New Beginnings Center

The New Beginnings Center (TNBC) a women-only gym whose mission is to improve the overall health of women, regardless of income or ability to pay. TNBC empowers women to discover the strength in themselves through personalized coaching in fitness, nutrition, and mental well-being. 

Discover the incredible impact of TNBC’s program and learn more below!

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Nashville Rescue Mission

For over 70 years, the Nashville Rescue Mission has provided food, clothing, and shelter to men, women, and children in our community. AWIN hosted a service project at their brand-new, 72,000 square-foot Women’s and Children’s Campus earlier this month. See more about our volunteer project here.

 Learn more about the Mission and support their work with a donation below.

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YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee

YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee provides comprehensive domestic violence services, youth empowerment, adult education, and workforce development programs, promoting safety, self-sufficiency, and success. YWCA programs serve the needs of women, children, and families living in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

 Learn more about the YWCA and support their work with a donation below.

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The Next Door Recovery

The Next Door Recovery provides hope and healing for women in crisis through rehabilitation for drug addiction, alcohol addiction, mental illness, trauma and/or incarceration. The Next Door provides a continuum of evidence-based substance abuse and mental health services for women in an environment of faith and healing to restore hope and a lifetime of recovery. They have served over 13,000 women since they were founded in 2004.

Learn more about The Next Door and support their work with a donation below.

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The Sexual Assault Center (SAC) was founded in 1978 to provide healing for children, adults, and families affected by sexual assault and to end sexual violence through counseling, education, and advocacy. Learn more about SAC and support their work with a donation below.

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AncoraTN

AncoraTN (formerly End Slavery Tennessee) works to nurture survivor healing and strategically combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee. AncoraTN seeks to break cycles of exploitation and support survivors of human trafficking as they heal from their traumas—offering long-term, comprehensive aftercare services. Through educating communities and professionals, advocating for legal changes, and implementing prevention programming, AncoraTN works to stop human trafficking before it ever begins.

AWIN members will hear more about AncoraTN's mission at this month's in-person meeting.

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Renewal House

Renewal House provides specialized addiction treatment to women, and is the only long-term family residential program in Middle Tennessee that treats women and their children together. Renewal House served more than 500 women and children last year through all of its programs combined. 

As part of AWIN’s mission to support community organizations who support women, AWIN members will volunteer at Renewal House later this month to help restore and prep rooms for incoming mothers and families.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee (BBBSMT) works to provide youth facing adversity with the guidance they need to help them succeed by matching them with an adult mentor. BBBSMT creates professionally supported mentoring programs to develop positive relationships between a Big and Little that have a lasting impact on a young person’s life. 

We welcome BBBSMT as our January community partner! AWIN members will hear more about their work at this month's virtual meeting.

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