Conexión Américas, United Neighborhood Health Services and Vanderbilt Center for Health Services are in search of additional partners for a South Nashville Community Center designed to service the immigrant community:

As Nashville welcomes more and more immigrants and refugees into our community, coordinated services are needed to address the complex and interlocking challenges facing these new arrivals as well as to help them maximize the opportunities our city affords them.

The South Nashville Community Center seeks strong partners committed to social, economic and civic integration for immigrants and refugees. While South Nashville is home to a large number of immigrants and refugees and is increasingly recognized as our city’s vibrant international district, a diverse population of hard-working Nashvillians has called South Nashville home for many generations. Therefore, this nonprofit collaborative also seeks partners committed to social justice who wish to strengthen their presence in one of Nashville’s most diverse neighborhoods.

Benefits of South Nashville Community Center:

• Nonprofit collaboration and coordination of services
• Located in Nashville’s international corridor
• Convenient access to services for immigrant families and diverse community of South Nashville, on the bus line
• Increased operating efficiency through shared costs (meeting space, training & classrooms, kitchen, restrooms, parking and possibly other back-office collaboration)

Location: Nolensville Road (near the Zoo)

Approximate Rent Fee: $12-13 per sq ft. areas

(including utilities, janitorial services and common area maintenance)

Available for Occupancy: Summer 2010

Partnership/Lease Agreement Deadline: February 26, 2010

Committed Partners:

• Conexión Américas
• United Neighborhood Health Services
• Vanderbilt Center for Health Services/South Nashville Family Resource Center

Interested Partners:

• Sudanese Community and Women’s Center
• Tennessee Justice for our Neighbors
• Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (in 2012)

General Information: Kaki Friskics-Warren, Board Member, 481-8787, kakifw@gmail.com

Partnership Discussion: Renata Soto, Executive Director, 320-5152 ext. 233, renata@conamericas.com