Changing a culture that supports violence against women by teaching healthy masculinity and respect.
AMEND Together is a primary prevention initiative of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee dedicated to ending violence against women and girls by engaging men and boys to change the culture that supports violence. Together, we seek to challenge the culture that supports violence, cultivate healthy masculinity in men and boys, and change the future for women and girls. Click here to visit the AMEND Together website.
In 2020, AMEND Together expanded to serve youth through YWCA affiliates in Dayton, OH, Mohawk Valley, NY, Central Virginia, South Hampton Roads, VA, Lubbock, TX, and Memphis. These AMEND Together affiliates utilize the community-based model created by YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee.
AMEND Together partners with Metro Nashville Public Schools to provide AMEND clubs across the city where hundreds of boys are provided a safe space to talk about healthy masculinity and gender-based violence.
AMEND Ambassadors are prominent members of the Nashville and Middle Tennessee community. These men and women lend their expertise to help the YWCA achieve the AMEND Together goals. Ambassadors work with the AMEND Together team on strategic planning, fundraising, outreach, and events. Click here to inquire about becoming an AMEND Together Ambassador.
Joeuan, McKissack Middle School
Josiah P., Hillsboro High Student
Marquarious, Pearl-Cohn High School
In the Press
- Civility Tennessee Discussion on Sexual Assault – Tennessean [VIDEO]
- MEND Wants to Challenge Men’s Masculinity – Tennessean
- AMEND Experience 2017 – Nashville Post
How You Can Help
Every dollar helps.
We are investing in the lives of hundreds of boys each year in Metro Nashville Public Schools. Help us continue to challenge the culture that supports violence against women by cultivating healthy masculinity in men and boys. Donate now.
AMEND Together Schools
Antioch High School
Antioch Middle School
Apollo Middle School
Cameron Middle School
Cohn High School
Donelson Middle School
East Magnet High School
F.H. Jenkins Prep
H.G. Hill Middle School
Hillsboro High School
Issac Litton Middle School
Jere Baxter Middle School
Joelton Middle School Prep
Madison Middle School
Maplewood High School
Margaret Allen Middle School
McKissack Middle School
McGavock High School
Pearl-Cohn High School
Stratford High School
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
Two Rivers Middle School
West End Middle School
Wright Middle School