Tour of Nashville Children's Alliance and Metro Office of Family Safety

About

Faculty and students are welcome to join the Vanderbilt Freedom Initiative for a tour of Nashville Children's Alliance and The Metro Office of Family Safety. This walk-through of the facilities seeks to educate attendees on the work being done in Nashville and empower Vanderbilt faculty and students to stand up against injustice.

Nashville Children's Alliance is a nonprofit organization that provides services at no cost to children who have experienced sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, or exposure to violence. Through collaboration with child protection professionals, medical providers, mental health experts, and legal partners, we help ensure children receive the support, advocacy, and care they need from the moment abuse is reported through their healing journey.

Nashville’s Family Safety Center serves individuals who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or child abuse. The FSC is one of the largest Family Justice Centers in the country. The FSC increases the safety of victims of domestic and sexual violence, child and elder abuse, and human trafficking by creating a supportive environment for victims to receive free and confidential services from a variety of providers.

Here is the schedule for the day:

• Meet at EBI circle for Lyft pick up: 12pm

• Office of Family Safety Tour: 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

• Nashville Children's Alliance Tour: 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

• Child Protective Investigative Team Discussion: 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

• Return to campus: 2:30pm

If attendees are unable to stay for the entire tour, they can come for the first or second half of the tour. For those attending the OFS tour, they can enter through the security entrance at the Family Safety Center. Students who are only attending the NCA tour can meet the group at the NCA entrance.