News Releases - Education
UNITED WAY PREPARES NAPIER ELEMENTARY FOR ‘BACK-TO-SCHOOL’ SUCCESS
August 12, 2011NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 11, 2011—The school bell is set to ring in the 2011-2012 year, and more than 435 students in one of Nashville’s neediest schools are more prepared than ever for success.
Every student at Napier Elementary School started off on the right foot today when they received backpacks filled with school supplies from United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. More than 50 volunteers handed out the backpacks, giving the students a leg-up on the school year.
Each teacher at Napier Elementary – a total of 36 – also received a resources kit containing teacher supplies, information on the United Way’s Family Resource Centers, 2-1-1 Helpline tips, and other helpful information to further prepare students for success in one of the city’s neediest schools.
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UNITED WAY READ TO SUCCEED PROGRAM RESULTS IN NEAR-PERFECT READINESS THREE YEARS IN A ROW
July 29, 2011For the first time since the program was launched seven years ago, 99% of participants in United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Read to Succeed program enter kindergarten with the basic reading skills needed to make a successful scholastic start, Margaret Dolan, United Way’s Board Chair, announced today. At the beginning of the reading program, only 33% of pre-school children were ready for school.
That follows two consecutive years where more than 98 percent of participants in the Read to Succeed program entered kindergarten with the basic reading skills needed to make a successful scholastic start.
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PREDATOR’S FOUNDATION GRANT HELPS OPEN TWO NEW BORN LEARNING TRAILS
July 14, 2011Through a grant awarded to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville by the Predator’s Foundation, two United Way Born Learning Trails were recently opened in the Metro Nashville area. These trails, located in Madison Park and Coleman Park, provide value to communities by offering fun early learning activities and games that build pre-literacy skills critical to school readiness.
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TOP MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS HOST 2011 LIVE UNITED SONG CONTEST
July 14, 2011To kick off the Stuff the Bus Day of Action school supply drive, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville hosted a night of music on June 21 at one of Nashville’s premier live music venues, The Listening Room Café.
The launch concert featured performances by the top 10 finalists from the LIVE UNITED song contest who then each performed their song in front of the crowd and a panel of judges made up of some of Nashville’s most prominent music industry professionals including hit songwriter and artist, Cary Barlowe; 95.5 WSM personality, Beth Brightwell; George Strait backup vocalist and United Way advocate, Marty Slayton Jordan; Belmont University Instructor of Music Business, Dan Keen; and owner of The Nashville Muse and Music Starts Here, Doak Turner.
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Songwriters Perform for Pencils and Other School Supplies Tonight
June 21, 2011NASHVILLE, TN, June 21, 2011--United Way of Metropolitan Nashville tonight launches a six-week “Stuff the Bus” drive to provide encouragement and back-to-school essentials for 2,500 of Nashville’s neediest school children.
United Way’s Stuff the Bus Launch Concert tonight from 7 until 9 p.m. at The Listening Room Café in Nashville’s Cummins Station, will be packed with emerging Music City talent.
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Songwriters Compete and Help Area Students at the Stuff the Bus Launch Concert
June 20, 2011Ten Nashville songwriters will perform songs of hope and healing in front of a blue-ribbon panel of judges Tuesday, June 21 at The Listening Room for United Way’s second annual Stuff The Bus Launch Concert.
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2010 Campaign Awards
April 29, 2011Despite challenging economic conditions and the aftermath of the May flood of 2010, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s 2010 Campaign saw the largest year-to-year percentage increase in the last decade. Thanks to those who helped us reach this tremendous achievement…the 400 companies representing 50,000 employees who hosted workplace campaigns and the more than 280 members of our Alexis de Tocqueville, Alpha Chapter.
• United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s 2010 Campaign grew this year from $14.1 million dollars to $14.5 million dollars
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United Way Read To Succeed Sites Pilot Innovative Curriculum
April 06, 2011Three United Way of Metropolitan Nashville Read to Succeed sites will pilot a nationally-innovative new curriculum that emphasizes the importance of social emotional development of pre-schoolers in addition to traditionally-emphasized intellectual development.
United Way announced a new partnership with Frog Street Press during an event at King’s Daughters Child Development Center on Wednesday.
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United Way of Metropolitan Nashville Endorses ONE NASHVILLE
December 09, 2010
Education is one of the four key focus areas of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (Education, Financial Stability, Health and Neighborhoods). Our work in education involves supporting quality community programs that assist students and families in public schools, leading the Read to Succeed and School Based Family Resource Center Initiatives and participating in community collaborative efforts to improve the education system. One of the collaborative, community efforts United Way of Metropolitan Nashville has endorsed is ONE NASHVILLE.Read More »
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and Northwestern Mutual Honor William S. Cochran
August 20, 2010
A Dedicated Volunteer Receives Community Service Award - For over 50 years, Bill Cochran has given of his time and financial resources to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. His dedication to service and volunteerism was recognized Friday, August 20, 2010. Bill founded Team Tennessee for United Way of America Tocqueville Society, producing 7 new societies in the state and increased membership by 60%. He is also responsible for ‘Next Generation’ Tocqueville Society, designed to enable young professionals to step up their giving over a three-year period. Read More »
United Way’s Read To Suceed Program Results in Near-Perfect Readiness For Second Consecutive Year
July 23, 2010
For the second consecutive year, more than 98% of participants in United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Read to Succeed program enter kindergarten with the basic reading skills needed to make a successful scholastic start, Margaret Dolan, United Way’s Board Chair-elect, announced today. Of third grade students enrolled in Metro schools, who participated in the Read to Succeed program, 75% tested ‘proficient or advanced’ in reading and language at the end of the most recently reported school year, with 66% scoring better than their peers. Read More »
United Way meets “Board Books for Babies” goal
April 07, 2010United Way's March Day of Action benefited 1,200 at-risk children served through nine United Way-supported child care centers
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Companies recognized for successful 2009 United Way campaigns
March 11, 2010United Way celebrates more than 80 Nashville area companies for their giving, volunteering and advocacy.
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United Way announces fundraising results at campaign rally
March 11, 2010Traditional celebration transformed into Day of Action for second year
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NewsChannel 5’s Charlie Neese supports United Way “Board Books for Babies” Book Drive
March 01, 2010Meteorologist to read at Davis-Kidd story time
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New Family Resource Center Open in Antioch School
October 29, 2009When students get help addressing issues affecting them and their families, they can better focus on academics inside the classroom. That’s the theory behind United Way’s school-based Family Resource Centers — and the impetus for the newest center now open at Cole Elementary School in Antioch.
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United Way of Metropolitan Nashville Launches Tools for Tough Times
August 25, 2009NASHVILLE, Tenn., United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN) launched Tools for Tough Times, a set of resources dedicated to helping anyone in Nashville who might need a helping hand during the current economic situation.
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United Way Day of Action Brought Nearly 50 Volunteers Together
May 04, 2009NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nearly 50 volunteers put together 200 book bags, containing a total of more than 500 books at a recent Day of Action volunteer event at United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. The book sort-a-thon benefitted children served through United Way-supported Parent and Caregiver Education programs.
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