The Nashville Family Alliance Center

The Nashville Family Alliance Center is a partnership between the Arc of Davidson County and Tennessee Voices for Children. The Center provides training, information, assistance and resources to families and providers of children with all disabilities (physical, mental or developmental). Our main area of focus is the unserved/underserved communities of Nashville. This includes minorities, immigrant and refugee populations.

We Can Help You:

• Understand your child's disability and special needs
• Understand the laws and regulations affecting individuals with disabilities
• Learn effective communication skills and techniques
• Communicate more effectively with professionals
• Access and obtain information about programs and services for your child.
• Find information in Spanish and other languages
• Participate in the IEP process

What We Do:

We offer special education training for groups of parents and professionals. Initial training will be offered in the following areas: How Special Education Works, What is Inclusion, Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Parent Rights.

We provide individualized assistance by phone, email, in person or snail mail. We’ll help you problem solve and provide information about your child’s disability and resources in the Nashville area.

The Center will hold workshops in the Nashville community (Churches, Family Centers, YMCA, Firehouses, etc.).

For more info about the Nashville Family Alliance Center, contact Doris Pell at 615.269.7751 x 218 or DPell@tnvoices.org.

The Nashville Family Alliance Center is funded, in part, by a grant from the US Department of Education.

Staff at the Nashville Family Alliance Center are parents of children with disabilities.