United Way of South Central Tennessee, serving Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Lincoln, Moore, Rutherford, and Warren counties, is awarding $685,000 in grants to 65 agency programs demonstrating measurable progress toward the community goals in the areas of Youth Opportunity, Healthy Community, Financial Security, and Community Resiliency.

“We are thrilled to partner with this expanding list of agencies after a competitive grant process managed by our Community Impact Committee. We feel that these programs across our seven-county service area will help us move the needle in systemic change and allow us to achieve far greater results than any of us could accomplish alone. Thank you to the organizations and people who are committed to our efforts in building a community that thrives,” shares UWSCTN’s Vice President of Collective Impact, Ella Weaver.

2025-2026 Community Investment Grant Partners

Bedford and Lincoln County Partners
Access Hope
Bedford County Schools Social Work
Caregiver Relief Program of Bedford County
CASA Works
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville
Communities In Schools of Tennessee
Community Development Center
First Choice Pregnancy Counseling Center
Haven of Hope, Inc.
Hospice of the Highland Rim Foundation, Inc.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee

Coffee, Moore, and Warren County Partners
Access Hope
American Red Cross, Heart of Tennessee
CASA Works
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville
Children’s Advocacy Center-31st Judicial District
Coffee County Child Care Center Inc
Community Development Center
Haven of Hope, Inc.
HOME – Homeless of McMinnville Effort
Hope Center of Warren County
Horse Play, Inc
Imagination Library of Coffee County
Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
Kids of the Community
Life Choices Pregnancy & Family Resource Center
Moore County Resource Center
Moore County Senior Center
My Fathers Closet
Partners for Healing, Inc.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Silly Kids Yoga
Tullahoma Bridges Out of Poverty
Warren County Meals on Wheels

Rutherford and Cannon County Partners
Alive Hospice, Inc.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County
CASA of Cannon County
Centerstone of Tennessee
Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County
Community Helpers of Rutherford County
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center
Interfaith Dental of Rutherford County
Kymari House, Inc.
Legal Aid Society of Middle TN and the Cumberlands
Middle Tennessee State University
Mindful Care Adult Day Services
Murfreesboro Cold Patrol
Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee
Raising Resilience Tennessee
Read To Succeed
Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity
S.O.P. Guiding Our Youth
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
STARS Nashville
The Journey Home
TN Voices
Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System

To learn more about United Way of South Central Tennessee, visit yourlocaluw.org.•

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