Celebrating Disability Pride Month 2023
"It changed the way people think about me." -Sean C. July is Disability Pride Month. It is a dedicated reminder to celebrate and honor the achievements, resilience, and diversity of the Friends and the rest of the disability community. This month-long celebration...
Being Seen as Equals
As an organization that breaks down barriers and reduces stigmas for people with disabilities, one of the most powerful statistics we have to share is the sheer number of volunteer hours the Friends contribute each year at other organizations around Nashville. In...
Being Called By Name
Have you ever considered what makes you feel you are part of a positive and healthy community? How do you know that you are valued by others around you? When do you experience feelings of belonging? Maybe it's when you have something to get out of bed for every day,...
An Audacious Vision
A shared concern brought them together. A commitment to their loved ones drove them to action. A mutual vision of creating a real and meaningful community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Nashville brought Friends Life Community to...
The Health Benefits and Ordinary Miracles of Friendship
Imagine there is a single factor that can reduce many significant health problems, including depression, high blood pressure, and an unhealthy body mass index (BMI). Now imagine there is data to show that adults in the United States have experienced a steady decline...
A Team Full of Joeys
By Patsy Webb Joey Royer, one of Friends Life Community's employment coaching clients, is celebrating his first month on the job as an employee at WilRo Inc., in Gallatin, TN. WilRo Inc. reached out to us because they were looking to become an inclusive workplace and...
Together, We Are Extraordinary
“There is nothing static about FLC – neither the programming, personal growth, or what always seem to be endless possibilities of what a committed and motivated community can accomplish.”
What the Friends Have Taught Me About Songwriting
By Phoebe Scott. In my four-year tenure at Belmont University, I learned techniques from Grammy-winning songwriters, acquired industry secrets from well-practiced music business lawyers, and took sage advice from successful artists. However, with all that I gained,...
What is Acceptance?
By Waverly Ann Harris. April is Autism Acceptance Month.
From film to friend, how Clint began volunteering at FLC.
By: Lauren Zook “Clint Smart has such a gift for honoring visions, stories, and people through film. He has been able to capture the colorful sprits and humorous stories from our Friends through the modality of film work. We are AMAZED at the work he has put in to get...
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