Bright Start TN

A promising partnership for West Tennessee

The United Way of West Tennessee is coordinating the Bright Start TN West Tennessee partnership. Established in 1941, United Way of West Tennessee is a nonprofit organization in Jackson, Tenn., that advocates for equity through uniting agencies in ways that improve each person’s access to health, education, and financial stability.

Explore the Bright Start West TN Action plan at brightstartwtn.com/.

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“As a community, we have a particular responsibility to serve our youngest citizens in these areas. We’re all in this together, and the Bright Start Tennessee Network will support us to develop and implement our regional early childhood plan. We look forward to learning with and from other Tennessee communities so we can improve early learning outcomes for West Tennessee children.”

— Matt Marshall, CEO United Way of West Tennessee

West TN Leadership Team

Olivia Abernathy
Bright Start Fellow, Director of Early Education Initiatives, United Way of West Tennessee

Bob Alvey
Imagination Library, Tennessee School Board Association, Proctor and Gamble

Billy Brown
McNairy Family Center

Vicki Bunch
Jackson Chamber of Commerce, Southwest TN Workforce Development Board

Mayor Jake Bynum
Mayor of Weakley County

Dana Cobb
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Katherine Cothern
Tennessee Child Care Resource & Referral Network

Ben Ferguson
Personnel Placement Holdings, LLC and Southwest TN Workforce Development Board

Joey Hassell
Superintendent of Haywood County Schools

Eugenia London
Tennessee Department of Human Services

Dr. Rachael Martin
Family Resource Center McNairy County Schools

Jerri Moore
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Katy Myers
West Tennessee Healthcare

Karen Vinyard
Southwest HRA Headstart

Dr. Cell Waller
Lane College

La’Tanya Woods
Madison County Juvenile Court Services

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