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What’s the state of childhood and adolescence here in Rutherford County? Learn more about local child well-being when staff from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) share data and insights related specifically to our county.
Topics addressed will include:
how RuCo compares to other counties in Tennessee
areas in which we as a county could improve the status of our young people
TCCY observations on the effect of COVID on the lives of young people
and more.
This program will serve as an excellent kickoff to our focus this year on education and mental health in Rutherford County, two topics that were high on the list of responses from our online survey and our May meeting that explored the local issues you care most about.
About the venue and schedule
Join us at the Heritage Center in downtown Murfreesboro on Tuesday, September 13, for this program. Our schedule for the evening will be
6:00 - 6:30 refreshments & mingling (arrive anytime)
6:30 - 7:45 presentation and Q&A
7:45 - 8:00 wrap-up
Caught in a traffic or trouble getting away from work? If you need to sneak in late, no worries!
The Heritage Center is located at 225 W. College St. in Murfreesboro. The building has a small parking lot; parking is free on the area streets and at the nearby Judicial Center parking garage, which has an entrance just north of the Heritage Center off of Walnut St.
While masks are not requested for this event, know that they are always welcome.
NOTE: We will not be live-streaming this event, but we do hope to record it for later viewing.
About our speakers
Richard Kennedy was appointed TCCY executive director beginning June 16, 2018. Kennedy began with the agency in 2000 as an ombudsman rising to become the Director of Field Operations and Associate Executive Director before his appointment to Executive Director. Kennedy has spent his entire professional career working directly with and advocating for children, youth, and families. A native Middle Tennessean, Kennedy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, and a Master of Arts degree in counseling from Trevecca University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kylie Graves received her undergraduate degree in Social Entrepreneurship from Belmont University. She went on to complete a Master of Science Social Work from the University of Tennessee. She began working as a Communications and Policy Specialist with Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth in 2020 and has recently transitioned to lead the work of the Second Look Commission. She appreciates the opportunity to advocate for the well-being of children, youth and families in Tennessee.