Category: Youth

As a mother of four, Amanda Root found herself pulled to serve children. Having adopted kids herself, she knows the important role that people like her play in assisting children who are either in state custody or who would be without redirection. As the founder and Executive Director of a private nonprofit called Hope’s Bridge...

Written by: Ryan Wilson Jimmy Pitts is an example of the age-old saying – life is what you make of it. Jimmy is an advocate for Smyrna youth day in and day out. Between coaching basketball and serving on the corporate board of the Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County, Jimmy constantly looks to...

Keisha Felton has only begun her journey to improve the lives of youths. She is a volunteer extraordinaire who founded the nonprofit, Project E3, with a mission of helping kids from low-income families attend summer camps in Nashville. She successfully served 26 kids from kindergarten through sixth grade in her first summer running Project E3...

Meet Tanya Kanney, a remarkable volunteer on a heartfelt mission. As a wife and a mother of two, Tanya has realized her deep love for others, specifically underprivileged children, can be harnessed to positively impact the lives of kids across the world. Tanya’s journey in volunteering began during her high school days in the Rotaract...

This New Yorker didn’t let the global pandemic get him down. In fact, COVID created the opportunity for Dice to volunteer. Had he not chosen to serve others during this time, he admits to being “in a very depressive mental state.” Therefore, early on during COVID, Daisuke Suzuki, usually called “Dice” by his friends, took...

Anna Kate Roberson is a determined fourteen-year-old who doesn’t let her autism diagnosis get in the way of her dream of becoming a veterinarian. She volunteers at two horse rescue centers where she is able to help with the horses and gain valuable experience...

Written by: Terri Seydel It was an elementary holiday event that sparked an interest in her to help children in need. In 4th grade, Taylor Rowe and her classmates enlisted in the Salvation Army Angel program which pairs people with a child in need. She was excited to participate but surprised to learn this would...

Written by: Terri Seydel In many ways, Phillip Hyams is a typical American teenager, balancing his time between school, sports, and friends. He attends Brentwood High school and participates in the school’s sports program with the track, cross country, and basketball teams. Where he stands apart from other teenagers, is in what he chooses to...

Life experiences are often the best teachers and influencers of how we form our values and priorities. This has become powerfully evident in the mindful way that Fatema Chaklasi and her family volunteer within their own community of middle Tennessee. Inspired by their own modest origins in Mumbai and their move to the United States...