​As a result of COVID-related learning loss, youth literacy rates in the United States have declined by the largest margin in thirty years. Without concentrated intervention, this education crisis can and will have an enduring impact on the youth of today. 

​In 2022, we served 60 student and their families. Nearly every student we served improved or maintained their literacy level. But the need is greater than it has ever been. Help us reach our goal of serving 100 students in 2023 and donate today!
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We are thrilled to  welcome Nikki Walker as our new Executive Director. Nikki was most recently Education & Programs Manager at the National Museum of African American Music. She is a long-time supporter of East Nashville Hope Exchange, having most recently served on our Board of Directors. Nikki has ten years of experience working in the education sector through public schools and non-profits. She holds a B.S. in Communications, M.Ed in Organizational Leadership & Communications, and a Teacher Education Certification.

Nikki can be reached at nwalker@enhopeexchange.org.
​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.

With a vision of reading for life, we are passionately committed to:
  • Building relationships with children, caregivers, teachers and the community.
  • Delivering high-quality programming.
  • ​Championing a life of success for each child.

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.
"​I care about ENHE because it focuses on the whole family. It is supportive and inclusive no matter how great the need."
​-  Former ENHE Board Member Gracie Porter (former chair of Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education) on why she supports East Nashville Hope Exchange.

Latest News and Notes

We are resuming Family Engagement workshops! Please join us at 419 Woodland Street from 11 am to 1 pm. RSVP HERE

October 15th | Support
November 11th | Social Competencies
December 10th | Holiday Party
January 14th | Constructive Use of Time

Be on the look out for information about Bourbon & Books as we kick-off our 100 in '23 campaign!
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While East Nashville Hope Exchange exists to serve families and students of all races, ethnicities, and countries of origin, 93% of the families and students that take part in our literacy program each year are Black.

​We affirm wholeheartedly that Black lives matter, and that the work of literacy goes beyond teaching children to read and extends to teaching them to comprehend the world around them and empower them to make it better. This is why we have always had an organizational commitment to the truth that literacy is justice—that literacy is a justice issue that affects all other areas of life. Learn more about our position here.