youth life skills AND LITERACY

THE CHALLENGE: Refugee and immigrant children are often years behind in their English proficiency and they’ve suffered from years of trauma and deprivation. In one school we serve, only 12% of the children are reading at grade level.

THE SOLUTION: Nations Ministry helps youth build their English skills, creates a positive environment to help youth build the skills to overcome past challenges, and builds positive skills for future success. Through after-school and summer life skills and literacy programs, Nations Ministry serves over 150 children from 5 schools in south Nashville and Antioch. By providing homework help, individualized internet-based reading tutoring, summer reading intensives, enrichment activities, life skills development, and a positive trauma-informed learning environment, you are building generational success for newcomer children.

Click here to learn more about how we use Lexia, an online literacy program.

ELDERS

Our elders program currently serves Zomi refugee elders. Elders enjoy enrichment events (visits to the Tennessee State Museum, the Governor’s Residence, BINGO at the YMCA, visits to the Nashville Symphony) and receiving case management assistance with medical and other needs they have. About 43 elders are served each year. Visit here to learn more about refugee elders. Here’s a success story.

ROAD TO CITIZENSHIP: immigration services

THE CHALLENGE: Over 150,000 immigrants contribute to the development of Middle Tennessee. Over 100,000 have green card holders who will be eligible to become US citizens. It’s an expensive and challenging pursuit to navigate the US immigration service. Most can’t afford expensive attorney fees but need representation. Refugees are required to apply for green cards after being in the US for one year and then can apply for citizenship after five years.  

THE SOLUTION: We mainly help low-income refugees, asylees, and other immigrants. We file over 400 cases each year and are recognized by the Department of Justice to provide legal immigration services. Learn more here.

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