National Council of Jewish Women Nashville Section

The Nashville Section of the National Council of Jewish Women is volunteer organization, inspired by Jewish values. It works through various programs of research, education, advocacy, and community service to improve the quality of life for Women, children, and families; and strives to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all. These goals are achieved by providing financial and volunteering support to various external associations, which are directly involved in the programs. In addition, the senior friends and the snack box programs are administered directly. Senior friends is an outreach to senior citizens in the local Jewish community through visits and holiday gifts. The snack box program provides snacks to children and their attendees.

Scholarship/loan fund: offers interest free loans to worthy students, who otherwise may not be able to complete their education. Funding is from public contributions, allocations from the general operations, and repayments by past recipients. The loans are administered by the scholarship loan committee. A recipient may receive up to $4,000 per year. Currently there are 36 students who have received loans and are continuing to repay the balance.