Christian Schools Inc.
Oct 17, 2023
Mission Statement
The mission of the Goodpasture Christian School faculty, staff, students, and parents is to collaborate and build relationships with Jesus, to pursue academic excellence, and to develop life skills to prepare students for Christian service to others.
Book’em
Oct 17, 2023
Mission Statement
Book’em creates a more literate Nashville and ignites children’s passion for reading through book ownership and enthusiastic volunteers. We envision a future in Nashville where all children own books and know first-hand the joy and value of reading.
Blakemore Children’s Center
Oct 17, 2023
Mission Statement
To provide a safe, inclusive teaching and learning environment that fosters and nurtures the growth and development of each child. To help each child develop the confidence and competence to function in the world of the future by developing tools necessary to acknowledge, understand, accept, value, and celebrate themselves, others and the world. To involve families so that together we can provide the best possible experience for each child and family.
Begin Anew
Oct 17, 2023
Mission Statement
Our mission statement “Begin Anew empowers individuals to overcome obstacles caused by poverty by providing education, mentoring, and resources,” encapsulates our belief that poverty is complex and requires a comprehensive approach. The knowledge that poverty is multi-generational is the impetus behind our vision statement: “teaching one generation to change the next.” Begin Anew approaches program delivery through the framework of core values: We believe everyone deserves a chance to begin anew and walk a journey to a brighter future. 2 Corinthians 5:17 proclaims, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (ESV). We address economic poverty through education opportunities, social poverty through mentoring and building community, and spiritual poverty by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Begin Anew serves the increasing number of adults whose lack of education puts them in a vulnerable and often neglected population. In 2022, 63 Begin Anew students earned the title of “Graduate.” Whether they obtained High School Equivalency (HSE) diplomas, increased English Language Learning (ELL), or learned new Computer and Job Skills, these adult students succeeded. We also celebrate that 65% of the 330 students we served, continue to make forward progress or graduated. In addition, we help students meet basic needs by referring them to essential community resources.