Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Community Partners
Cathy Brown, Chair, Annette Eskind, Founding Chair, Barbara Gregg Phillips, Past Chair (left to right)

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center partners with leading community organizations that serve individuals with disabilities and their families with the goal of enhancing collaborations.

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Community Partners

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center partners with leading community organizations that serve individuals with disabilities and their families with the goal of enhancing collaborations. Center outreach staff members arrange visits to the Center by agency board members, leadership staff, and families involved with the organization. The Center’s Community Partners are asked to share information within their organization about the Center’s research, services, and training. In turn, the Center shares information about the organization’s mission, services, and events through the Center’s communication programs. Community Partners are invited by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and the Outreach Committee of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Leadership Council to partner with the Center on specific initiatives, programs, or events that are of mutual interest. Organization representatives are recognized at an annual Vanderbilt Kennedy Center event.

Community Partners

American Academy of Pediatrics – Tennessee Chapter

The Arc of Tennessee

The Autism Society of Middle Tennessee

Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Middle Tennessee

Cumberland Pediatric Foundation

Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee

Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Overcomers’ Ministry, 615-399-7088

Rochelle Center

Saddle Up

Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities

Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare

Tennessee Disability Coalition

Tennessee Performing Arts Center 

Tennessee Special Olympics

University School of Nashville

Woodbine Community Organization