The Tennessee College Access and Success Network (TCASN) announced today that it will begin oversight and serve as the backbone organization for Nashville’s GOAL Collective. GOAL Collective is an adult education initiative of 20 providers that aims to create an efficient adult education system with resources for both agencies and learners alike.
With the collective mission of tripling the number of Nashville adults achieving their educational goals by 2025, the Goal Collective serves to identify opportunities, understand barriers, and make data-informed decisions around future programming and other needs for adult learners.
Having previously been overseen by three agencies - Begin Anew of Middle Tennessee, Nashville Adult Literacy Council, and the Nashville Public Library – TCASN will assume the backbone role and support the project, while adding its expertise to further expand postsecondary opportunities for adult learners.
“We are excited to become part of the GOAL Collective community and see our role as building on the already accomplished excellent work,” said Bob Obrohta, TCASN’s executive director. “Supporting adult learners along their educational path, so that everyone can benefit from Nashville’s economic growth, is essential. Barriers such as limited English proficiency, unreliable care for children or elders, literacy, and lack of access to transportation have prevented many adults from accessing vital education and skills training to engage in the thriving economy and secure gainful employment. Our collective mission is to reverse that trend.”
Goal Collective is generously supported by the following funding partners: The Community Foundation of Middle TN, Dollar General Literacy Fund, Scarlett Family Foundation, Joe C. Davis Foundation, The Frist Foundation, HCA Healthcare Foundation, and The Memorial Foundation. For a complete list of the community-based partners, see www.goalcollective.org