Mission Statement

The Foundation for Tennessee Chess (Nashville Chess Center) is a non-profit corporation whose primary purpose is to educate the public about the game, art, science, sport and discipline of chess, with a particular focus on the education of secondary and elementary age students. The study of chess and participating in chess-related activities has been shown to promote numerous educational benefits among school-age children including the enhancement of logical reasoning skills, higher standardized test scores in both math and reading, and improved patience and greater self-esteem. To accomplish its mission, the Nashville Chess Center sponsors instructional programs in local schools, conducts chess lessons chess classes, chess coaching seminars, chess tournaments and chess camps, among other activities. These programs are funded primarily through donations from foundations, corporations and private individuals.

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Mission Statement

The Family Foundation Fund’s (FFF) mission is to nurture fatherless boys into Christ-centered manhood and to inspire and equip men to be fathers that impact the destiny of the next generation.

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Mission Statement

The F.I.N.D. DESIGN exists to mitigate the effects of systemic and personal trauma on Black girls, and other girls of color ages 11-17, by providing safe spaces for healing, long-term mentorships, and programming that transform their mental health and overall well-being.

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Mission Statement

EPIC GIRL EXISTS TO EMPOWER GIRLS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, MENTORING, COUNSELING, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.WE FOCUS ON DEFINING OUR PAST AND RECOGNIZING HOW IT CAN SHAPE US BUT NOT ALLOWING IT TO DEFINE OUR FUTURE. AT EPIC GIRL, WE BELIEVE EVERY GIRL IS ONE MEANINGFUL CONNECTION AWAY FROM BECOMING THE HERO THEY ARE MEANT TO BE.

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