Important Update for our Families and Supporters
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health and economic crisis – it’s also a children’s education crisis. Help us adjust our 2020 programs so we can uphold our mission of strengthening literacy for at-risk children in our communities!
You’ve heard us talk about the summer slide -- a time when many of our at-risk youth fall behind their peers over the summer months due to lack of learning. The pandemic has created a much longer and more detrimental "summer slide."
Crises like the Coronavirus deepen the gap between the haves and have-nots. If we do not step in and help, the children and families we support will suffer significantly. Our families and their children are more likely to get sick, less able to get care, and more likely to suffer economically.
We have a plan to adjust our programs and provide remote learning to stop the slide. While we will be unable to pilot a 5th grade class this summer, we remain committed to providing our services in a way that upholds our mission while also ensuring the safety and well-being of our students and families. This summer, we will be providing:
- Weekly take-home kits that include books, reading assignments and activities
- Online enrichment options for those students who can get online from home
- Weekly virtual family engagement workshops
These adjustments take additional time, money and resources. That's where you - our generous supporters - can make a difference. Your contributions are critical during this time and will have a lasting effect on our students and their families. Please consider donating today!
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OUR MISSION:
To strengthen literacy of at-risk children in East Nashville. OUR VISION: Reading for life. OUR CORE VALUES: We are passionately committed to:
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"I care about ENHE because it focuses on the whole family. It is supportive and inclusive no matter how great the need." - ENHE Board Member Gracie Porter (former chair of Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education) on why she supports East Nashville Hope Exchange.
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Based on the current guidelines from Metro Nashville concerning COVID-19 and social gatherings, we have determined postponing this event is in the best interest of everyone's health and safety (originally scheduled for April 17th).
Tickets for the 18th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction are live now! Join us Friday, September 18th from 6:00-9:00pm at St. Ann's Episcopal Church in East Nashville for an evening of fine wine and snacks, a silent auction stocked with incredible items, and the opportunity to support children's literacy in your community. Click the button below to buy tickets now! |
Students in the 2019 East Nashville Hope Exchange Summer Program published a newspaper documenting their experiences in the program:
East Nashville Hope Exchange (ENHE) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of strengthening literacy of at-risk children in East Nashville. ENHE provides a supportive, structured and safe environment where children can learn and have fun. We work with children from schools in the Stratford and Maplewood clusters.
East Nashville Hope Exchange is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and began as a community outreach program of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. In 2010, it became an independent 501(c)(3) organization.
East Nashville Hope Exchange is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and began as a community outreach program of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church. In 2010, it became an independent 501(c)(3) organization.
