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Students write letter to city leaders expressing fear amid recent ICE raids

Camellia Burris

May 12, 2025

Empty desks in a classroom

A group of students wrote an open letter to city leaders expressing fear in the wake of recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in South Nashville.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Adrienne Battle, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, ICE, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Metro Nashville Public Schools, MNPS, Nashville, raid, school

Tennessee doesn’t have enough school counselors. Here’s how that impacts students.

Camellia Burris

March 28, 2025

A shortage of qualified professionals means the average school counselor in Tennessee is juggling about 429 students — nearly double what’s recommended.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, school counselors, student mental health, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee School Counselors Association

Two years later, a small fraction of tornado survivors are still rebuilding

Tony Gonzalez

March 3, 2022

tornado recovery East Nashville
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Two years since the Super Tuesday tornadoes, many hard-hit communities have been almost fully rebuilt. Yet work continues for some survivors of the storm that killed 25 people and damaged more than 4,000 buildings.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Cookeville, FEMA, Mt. Juliet, Super Tuesday Tornado

Tennessee’s Tornado Recovery Will Take More Time, But Help Remains Widely Available

Tony Gonzalez

March 3, 2021

Boom Bozz East Nashville repairs
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The toll of the March 2020 tornadoes is well documented. But at the one-year anniversary, the recovery is harder to quantify — and very much a work in progress.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Super Tuesday Tornado, Tennessee Tornadoes

Nashville Bombing: Here’s The Growing List Of Recovery Resources, And How You Can Help

Tony Gonzalez

January 1, 2021

Nashville recovery

A $2 million federal grant announced Friday is the latest boost to an array of recovery efforts in response to the Nashville Christmas morning blast.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Greater Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Christmas blast, United Way

Tornado Volunteer Efforts Slow, But Funds Are Beginning To Reach Survivors And Nonprofits

Tony GonzalezandSamantha Zern

March 19, 2020

Holly Street Fire Hall Nashville tornado

Volunteerism is trailing off after record-breaking turnout during the initial days of tornado relief in Middle Tennessee. As recovery needs change and coronavirus spreads, volunteer counts have dipped. But emergency money has begun to reach recipients. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, FEMA, Super Tuesday Tornado

Community Foundation Recognized

Nina Cardona

September 10, 2012

The non-profit that coordinated much of Nashville’s relief operations after the 2010 flood has won a national award for that work.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, HUD, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

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