Metropolitan Action Commission

800 2nd Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37201

615-862-8860

FEATURED ARTICLES

Metro Action and Martha O'Bryan Center receive $1,000,000 from Kresge Foundation

Metro Action and Martha O'Bryan along with 8 other agencies were selected based on work advancing the social and economic mobility of children and families with low incomes.

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Agency’s Whole family/2GEN builds system of support addressing root causes of poverty

Metro Action's approach to empowering families is from a Whole Family/2GEN perspective which builds a system of support around adults and their children addressing the root causes of poverty

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2019-20 Preschool Enrollment for Children birth to Five

Our Head Start and Early Head Start program is a free early education program for children birth to 5. A life changing experience for the entire family. 615-862-8860, Ext. 70140

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New Student location for Adult Education Orientation

The Adult Education New Student Orientation is every first Thursday of each month at 8am at the Metro Action main location, 800 2nd Avenue North. Call us today to enroll. 615-862-8860, ext. 70135.

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The Metropolitan Action Commission partners with families in poverty using a Whole Family/2Gen Approach. This approach meets the needs of both the child and the adult in their lives building a system of care around the entire family. Our programs and services break the cycle of poverty by addressing the root causes by increasing family economic security, educational success, and health and well-being from one generation to the next.

Our Mission

The Metropolitan Action Commission changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities and makes Nashville and Davidson County a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.