Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Jonathan’s Path
Legal Name (if Different): Jonathan’s Path Inc
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 1006 Cabell Drive
City: Franklin
State: TN
Postal Code: 37064
Main Phone: 615-414-1876
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://jonathanspath.org/
Employer ID Number: 88-0983829
Organization Tax Status: Exempt/501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/31/2024
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: The Path Line – Bridging Gaps for Children and Youth in Foster Care.
Project Description:

Our mission is to give Middle Tennessee youths in foster care a new path—with a place to call home and a chance to dream. Jonathan’s Path fills a huge void of consistency teens face in foster care including, housing, support, direction and love. No paths are the same, but the love, stability, and support from Jonathan’s Path will be constant for every youth.

Our new Path Line project is the only help line for teens in foster care in Middle Tennessee. The existing nonprofit ecosystem includes help lines for foster parents and adults; however, this approach does not include the voices of youth, resulting in further neglect and hindering them from reaching their potential as independent adults.

The Path Line provides a voice for teens in foster care. Teens ages 13 and older contact us for support or to request needed services, and someone from The Path Line responds within 24 hours! We serve teens experiencing immediate needs and those requesting long term services including mental health care, career counseling, independent living preparation, education, and more. Youth may request immediate or specialized therapeutic services, career mentoring, sports fees or equipment assistance, tutoring, ACT/SAT/GED prep, etc. Others may reach out to us for emergency housing. This occurs most frequently when a teen has aged out of the foster system and does not meet the qualifications for extension of foster care, EFC, in which case they are left to navigate the complexities of adult life without the care of a family or support network.

The Path Line directly supports the Charles and Joan Hermanowski Family Foundation’s mission to empower children and young adults, specifically those in foster care, by equipping them to succeed and fulfill their potential in a system historically neglectful of their needs.

Total Project Budget: $ 204,000

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Individual Donors $50,000 Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee $2,500/ Potential: Doris Duke Foundation $30,000 Phoenix Club of Nashville Sky Ranch Foundation $30,000 Bank Of America Charitable Foundation Inc $10,000 Publix Super Markets Charities $10,000 Comis Foundation $20,000 Ticket to Dream $50,000

Project Duration: 1 year
Geographical Area Served: Middle Tennessee
Age Group To Be Served: 12 – 24

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Carrie
Contact Last Name: DuRard
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 615-414-1876
Contact Email: carrie@jonathanspath.org