Charitable Partners

• Special Olympics Tennessee: Provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

• KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School, PENCIL Partner: PENCIL Partners are businesses, universities, community organizations, professional associations, faith communities, government departments, and other groups and individuals who agree to partner with Metro Nashville Public Schools. Partners invest time, treasure, and talent in Metro schools to address the lack of equitable access to resources.

• Communities in Schools Tennessee: Communities In Schools is a national organization that ensures every student, regardless of race, gender, ability, zip code, or socioeconomic background has what they need to realize their full potential in school and beyond. Communities In Schools works by bringing community resources directly into schools through embedding a trained local coordinator whose sole focus is helping connect students with additional supports to help them learn, advance in grade level and graduate.