Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, Inc.

 

Mission

Junior Achievement inspires and prepares young people to succeed in the global economy.

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Grants

Grant Year Amount Program Name Program Area Description
2016 $20,000 Classroom Programming for Houston County and Rosebank Elementary education Learn more

A request for $20,000 will be applied towards classroom programming in Houston County and at Rosebank Elementary in East Nashville during the 2016-17 school year. Through this request, we intend to meet our 2016-17 goal of reaching up to 828 students in both Houston County and Rosebank Elementary.

2015 $20,000 Financial Literacy Programming for Houston County and East Nashville Classrooms education Learn more

JA’s in-class programming teaches K-12 students about financial literacy, business and economic fundamentals, career exploration, and workplace competencies. JA’s highly interactive programs are presented by volunteers from the community who expose students to a ‘real-world’ perspective, serve as positive role models, and mentor to students. Detailed curriculum at http://www.janash.com/classroom-programs/program-details.

Jen Bailey is the Executive Director of the Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund, bringing her deep experience in community-based leadership, philanthropy, and movement-building to the organization.

Jen is the Founder of Faith Matters Network, a national Womanist-led organization accompanying spiritually-grounded leaders on their journey to heal themselves and their communities. Since its inception, Faith Matters Network has served over 25,000 leaders through its programs and initiatives. She is Co-Founder of The People’s Supper, a global initiative that has hosted over 2,000 gatherings in 135 communities to foster conversation and collective healing across lines of difference.

Committed to advancing social change through philanthropy and nonprofit leadership, Jen serves on the boards of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the Fetzer Institute, and The Healing Trust, where she is the Board Chair.

An Ashoka Fellow, New Pluralist Field Builder, Aspen Ideas Scholar, On Being Fellow, and Truman Scholar, Jen holds degrees from Tufts University and Vanderbilt University Divinity School, where she was awarded the Wilbur F. Tillett Prize for accomplishments in the study of theology. Her work has been featured by On Being with Krista Tippett, CBS This Morning, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. She is also the author of To My Beloveds: Letters on Faith, Race, Loss, and Radical Hope (Chalice Press, 2021).

email Jen: [email protected]