Juvenile Court Officials Meet in Knoxville for TJCSA Conference

Judge Sheila Calloway and staff had an informative and educational experience at the 40th annual Tennessee Juvenile Court Services Association (TJCSA) conference, held in Knoxville, TN. “The objectives of the TJCSA activities are to promote professionalism within our field, to encourage continuous training for juvenile court workers, to create avenues for regular exchange of ideas and techniques used by our profession, and to develop meaningful and effective relationships with judges, other juvenile court personnel, and service providers.” Continue reading “Juvenile Court Officials Meet in Knoxville for TJCSA Conference”

City of Nashville Named Finalist for $1M Bloomberg Philanthropies Award

“Re-Weaving Juvenile Justice” to address school-to-prison pipeline

Metro Arts is pleased to announce that the city of Nashville is one of 17 finalist cities in the running for a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies for temporary art projects addressing a civic issue. There were over 150 applicants. Continue reading “City of Nashville Named Finalist for $1M Bloomberg Philanthropies Award”

Multi-Level Agencies Train for Coordinated Emergency Response


The Nashville Office of Emergency, Task Force 46 and many local agencies and organizations in Nashville and Davidson County are participating in a combined Homeland Defense and Defense response exercise, called the 2023 Nashville Dense Urban Terrain Exercise. An academic symposium for sharing best practices was held on August 8th and two days of interagency training with urban search and rescue, decontamination, medical treatment & triage, maritime and air transportation operations with conclude the exercise operations. Continue reading “Multi-Level Agencies Train for Coordinated Emergency Response”