PENCIL

PENCIL is a non-profit organization that builds strategic partnerships between community groups and the needs of Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS). Since our founding in 1982, PENCIL has worked with private industry, city officials, and other nonprofits to achieve strategic goals for MNPS students through community partnerships. We address needs through a collective impact model that harnesses the time and talents of the business community and PENCIL Partners to offer invaluable access to mentoring, job shadows, and more. We are committed more than ever to see that all our students have access to these opportunities. PENCIL believes that community investment in schools can bridge the resource gaps so many schools face and that directly impact day-to-day learning. We leverage community resources through the following programs: PENCIL Partners PENCIL harnesses the time, treasure, and talent of our rapidly expanding business community in support of individual schools through a collective impact model, known as PENCIL Partners. These partnerships aid in the development of positive school cultures, show teacher appreciation, recruit caring adult role models for students, provide exposure to workforce opportunities, and nurture an overall deeper sense of community between public schools and local businesses. DG PENCIL Box Metro Nashville Public School teachers visit the DG PENCIL Box multiple times throughout the year to “shop” for tools necessary to run an effective classroom - completely FREE OF CHARGE. By donating supplies, hosting a supply drive, or volunteering to staff the store, national brands, PENCIL Partners, and the Nashville community bolster teachers with the materials they need. Accelerating Scholars Tutors Alongside MNPS, PENCIL recruits, trains, and places community volunteers with students who need a little extra help and personalized support in elementary reading or middle and high school math.

7199 Cockrill Bend Blvd Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37209