Tennessee currently has eight providers across the state with more than 50 years collective experience operating Community Schools.

Community Forward Schools

A collaborative partnership between The City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County Schools – District operated initiative

Community Forward Program Director, Jackie Thomas, jthomas1@chattanooga.gov

District Coordinator of Community Schools, Caitlyn Steward, steward_c@hcde.org

Northside Neighborhood House

Hamilton County – Nonprofit organization
Chief Education Officer: Amber Reeves, areeves@nnhouse.org 

United Way of Greater Knoxville

Knox County – Nonprofit organization
Community Schools Director, Adam Fritts, frittsa@unitedwayknox.org

University of Tennessee Assisted Community Schools

Knox County – University Assisted
Director, Janine Alaseer, PhD, jalaseer@utk.edu

Community Achieves

Metro Nashville Public Schools – District operated initiative
Director, Makeda Watson, Makeda.Watson@mnps.org

Communities in Schools TN

Metro Nashville and Rural Counties – Nonprofit organization
CEO, Meredith Benton, mbenton@cistn.org

Shelby County Schools

District operated initiative

Community Schools Manager, Myrtle Winfield, winfieldmd@scsk12.org

Communities in Schools Memphis

Shelby County – Nonprofit organization
CEO, Teshanda Middleton, tmiddleton@cismemphis.org

Seeding Success

Shelby County – Nonprofit organization
Director of Community Schools, Devonte Payton,  devonte@seeding-success.org

Communities in Schools of Appalachian Highlands

Hancock County and Bristol, TN

CEO, Chase Stewart, cstewart@cisofah.org

Bledsoe
Clay
Cocke
Fentress
Grundy
Hardeman
Jackson
Hancock
Lake
Lauderdale
McNairy
Morgan
Scott
Van Buren
Wayne

Communities in Schools

Rural Counties – Nonprofit organization
CEO, Samantha Wigand, (615) 414-0839

Morgan County County – University Assisted Community Schools
Director, Janine Alaseer, PhD, jalaseer@utk.edu