Not Your Average Day Program For Adults With Disabilities
Providing opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to grow personally, develop socially, and be active members of the community.
Not Your Average Day Program For Adults With Disabilities
Providing opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to grow personally, develop socially, and be active members of the community.
Providing Opportunities & Changing Perceptions
LIFE SKILLS
Helping Friends grow in self-advocacy, social awareness, safety, and daily living skills.
SERVICE LEARNING & EMPLOYMENT
Group activities that begin on campus as part of our Weekday Program.
ADVOCACY THROUGH THE ARTS
Using visual and performing arts to build three main skill areas: self-advocacy, self-expression, and confidence.
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A community of monthly donors committed to providing opportunities and support for adults with disabilities.
Join the Friends of Friends Monthly Giving Club
A community of monthly donors committed to providing opportunities and support for adults with disabilities.
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Friends Treat Truck
The Friends’ Treat Truck is a mobile ice cream truck that serves up frozen treats, good times, and big smiles for private parties, corporate events, and pop up markets around the city.
Tandem Troupe
Lights, Camera, Action – It’s Your Time To Shine
Tandem Troupe is Friends Life Community’s traveling acting ensemble, performing at schools and businesses and for the general public. The troupe’s joyful and moving performances are a showcase for FLC’s Advocacy Through The Arts program where adults with disabilities practice acting and roleplaying and have the chance to write and perform their own personal works of art live on stage, in front of a public audience.
Friendmade Goods
Art From The Heart Of Our Community
Friendmade Goods are available through our online shop and at various pop up markets and events throughout the year. Featuring the work of adults with disabilities who particpate in our immersive Weekday Program, our line of Friendmade Goods includes original art, prints, homegoods, accessories, and branded merchandise. Practicing self-expression and exploring both creative and business skills, the Friends make, package, and sell original works and wares throughout the Nashville community.
Friends Treat Truck
The Friends’ Treat Truck is a mobile ice cream truck that serves up frozen treats, good times, and big smiles for private parties, corporate events, and pop up markets around the city.
Tandem Troupe
Lights, Camera, Action – It’s Your Time To Shine
Tandem Troupe is Friends Life Community’s traveling acting ensemble, performing at schools and businesses and for the general public. The troupe’s joyful and moving performances are a showcase for FLC’s Advocacy Through The Arts program where adults with disabilities practice acting and roleplaying and have the chance to write and perform their own personal works of art live on stage, in front of a public audience.
Friendmade Goods
Art From The Heart Of Our Community
Friendmade Goods are available through our online shop and at various pop up markets and events throughout the year. Featuring the work of adults with disabilities who particpate in our immersive Weekday Program, our line of Friendmade Goods includes original art, prints, homegoods, accessories, and branded merchandise. Practicing self-expression and exploring both creative and business skills, the Friends make, package, and sell original works and wares throughout the Nashville community.
Latest Posts
From Email to Treat Truck in Four Months
“This is a fun story and really pretty doable for someone with the energy to make it happen. What a great idea to have an ice cream truck that isn’t driven by a creepy guy!” This was the email I received the from one of our founders at Friends Life Community (FLC),...
Join us for the Spring Market!
By: Heather Dawn, Visual Arts Specialist **The Spring Market will happen, rain or shine. It will be held outdoors, weather permitting, or indoors in case of inclement weather. Masks are required. Spring is in full bloom and the Friends in Advocacy Through the...
What We Learned From Temple Grandin
By Patsy Webb, M.A.Ed.S., and FLC Career Coach Generations of people across the world now have a better understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) because of Dr. Temple Grandin. On Feb. 27, Dr. Grandin joined some of the Friends and Friends Life Community (FLC)...
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