New Beginings Center

TO IMPROVE TENNESSEE HEALTH STATISTICS WITH A TARGETED FOCUS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH NEEDS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO WELLNESS PROGRAMS, STRENGTH TRAINING, PHYSICAL AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL COACHING. THE NEW BEGINNINGS CENTER GIVES QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME WOMEN THE TANGIBLE SKILLS, TRAINING, AND EMPOWERMENT NEEDED TO ASSIST THEM IN IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH, FUTURES, CAPABILITIES, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE MISSION IS TO HELP WOMEN DISCOVER THEMSELVES, INSIDE AND OUT, AND TO BECOME THE HEALTHIEST THEY CAN BE THROUGH WORLD CLASS COACHING IN FITNESS, NUTRITION, AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE.

THE NEW BEGINNINGS CENTER (TNBC) SECURED FUNDING FROM OVER 13 FOUNDATIONS, 20 CORPORATIONS AND HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW OUR DONOR BASE BY DEMONSTRATING SUSTAINABLE WELLNESS RESULTS THROUGH OUR CLIENTS. IT IS OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE THE OBESITY STATISTICS IN NASHVILLE BY OFFERING WOMEN A HOLISTIC AND INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH TO DEVELOPING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. WE OFFER AT-RISK WOMEN GROUP WELLNESS EDUCATION CLASSES THAT WILL COVER A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COOKING, ACCESS TO COMMUNITY WELLNESS FACILITIES, SELF ACTUALIZATION AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION CLASSES, ETC. THESE CLASSES ARE FOCUSED ON COACHING WOMEN IN THEIR JOURNEY TO BUILD A HEALTHY BODY AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. TNBC PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SERVICE TO 502 WOMEN IN THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR. THE WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN A 12 MONTH FITNESS, NUTRITION, AND LIFESTYLE COACHING PROGRAM WHERE THEY MEET 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR HOUR LONG COACHING SESSIONS. THESE WOMEN HAVE LOST 7% BODY WEIGHT, AND ARE MAINTAINING THEIR WEIGHT LOSS. THEY HAVE ALSO ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS ON AVERAGE: 7% BMI REDUCTION, MORE THAN 40% HAVE STOPPED OR DECREASED THE AMOUNT OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR OBESITY RELATED DISEASE, 100% HAVE TESTED IMPROVED CONFIDENCE AND SELF CONCEPT, 94% HAVE TESTED IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITIONAL CONCEPTS, 95% OF CLIENTS REPORT A POSTIIVE INFLUENCE ON THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS A RESULT OF WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED IN OUR PROGRAMS, AND 100% OF GRADUATE CLIENTS HAVE IMPROVED STRENGTH AND MOBILITY. THE VOLUNTEER HOURS HAVE EXCEEDED 6,000 HOURS AND IS GROWING. THE SAME SUCCESS RATES HAVE BEEN REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRITY OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS TNBC OFFERED VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. TNBC HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM NUMEROUS NEW FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATION DONORS. COLLABORATION PARTNERS HAVE GROWN AS WELL AND WE ARE WORKING WITH MANY NON-PROFIT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE GROUPS WHO RECOMMEND CLIENTS FOR OUR PROGRAMS.