Issue Overviews

 

Rotating Issue Overviews highlight community needs, as well as challenges and opportunities for charitable giving in issue areas spanning arts to zoology throughout Middle Tennessee.  The following Issue Overviews are based, in part, on research, interviews, focus groups and studies conducted by local journalists and by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.  Do you care deeply about an issue that has not yet been highlighted on this page?  Contact us to submit a request.

 

Click below on an issue that interests you.  Learn more about needs in Middle Tennessee, and view lists of regional nonprofits meeting those needs.

Cultural and Ethnic Diversity

The United States stands out among nations as a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. Demographers predict that by 2050, no single majority group will exist in the United States. Diversity is a key part of Middle Tennessee’s past, present and future. Nashville, especially, is a model of the American "melting pot," with an active Native American population, thriving Hispanic community and growing Middle Eastern and Asian presence. Different cultures, religions, ideas and customs come together harmoniously in Music City.

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