Current Partners

There’s power in numbers. One of our main strengths is the highly diverse perspectives of the partners at the table who develop, implement, and analyze our actions and outcomes. We identify Action Partners as organizations and groups who are involved in designing and implementing our work. If you want to support early literacy efforts in Davidson County, there is a place for you at Raising Readers Nashville.

Guiding Team

2024

Flor Abarca, AIMHiTN

Denise Costanza, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Leslie Hanson, Equally Created

Katie Elam, Governor's Early Literacy Foundation

Debbie Ferguson, Glen Leven Presbyterian Church Day School

Megan Godbey, United Way of Greater Nashville

Elandriel Lewis, United Way of Greater Nashville

Mandy McDermott, TN Voices

Annie Paraison, Love Before All, LLC

Melissa Spradlin, Book' em

Shana Watkins, Tennessee Justice Center

Brandon White, United Way of Greater Nashville

Current Action Partners

15th Avenue North Learning Academy
Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee
Alignment Nashville
AWAKE Tennessee
Backfield in Motion
Belmont University
Boedecker Foundation
Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee
Book'em
Corner to Corner: Script to Screen program
East Nashville Hope Exchange
The Education Trust
Equally Created Early Childhood Care
Fab Friz Education
The Family Center
Glen Leven Presbyterian Church Dayschool
Governor's Early Literacy Foundation
The King's Daughters Child Development Center
Learning Matters
Lipscomb University Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation
Love Before ALL LLC
Martha O'Bryan Center
McNeilly Center for Children
Meharry Medical College
Metro Nashville Public Health Department
Metro Nashville Public Schools
My Brother's Keeper Nashville
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Nashville Book Connection
Nashville Public LIbrary
Nashville State Community College
Nurture the Next
Operation Andrew Group
Parent Advisory Council
Raphah Institute
Saint Mary Villa
Salama Urban Ministries
Save the Children Action Network (SCAN)
Schrader Lane Child Care & Learning Academy
St. Luke's Community House
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (TACDL)
Tennessee Child Care Resource & Referral
Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance
Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance
Tennessee Justice Center
Tennessee State University
TN Voices
United Way of Greater Nashville
Vanderbilt University
Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
Youth Encouragement Services (YES)

If you or your community organization is involved in early literacy services of any kind, we invite you to join our collective efforts. No matter your skill set or level of capacity, there is a place for you at Raising Readers Nashville. Complete the form today for more information.

Raising Readers Nashville
c/o United Way of Greater Nashville
250 Venture Circle
Nashville, TN 37228

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