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Current and Completed Projects

Work with the Vanderbilt Center for Nashville Studies may take many forms, including consultation on a project's design and feasibility, collaboration that matches a research need with a Vanderbilt resource, or a longer term partnership that includes multiple ways of working together.

Center projects are, first and foremost, of significance to the city of Nashville. Projects are initiated by external partners and meet several additional criteria including:

• Research. Will the project use or produce research relevant to a current or local issue needing attention?

• Solutions. Will the project's findings enable the creation or recommendation of specific policy solutions?

• Action. Will the project help relevant organizations and institutions move forward on developing solutions?

• Involvement. What mechanisms are in place to involve Vanderbilt students in a meaningful, educational and significant way?

Examples of VCNS' partners and projects include:

Nashville Promise Neighborhood Initiative with the Martha O'Bryan Center
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Alignment Nashville
Vanderbilt University's Saturday University
YWCA
Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission
Neighborhoods Resource Center
Impact Nashville