Franklin, Tennessee, is one of the wealthiest communities
in the nation, yet blocks away from a revitalized downtown, million-dollar historic homes, and brand-new condominiums are neighborhoods of low-income housing, surprising poverty and hundreds of at-risk kids.
$12,536
FRANKTOWN FAMILIES AVERAGE INCOME
$112,962 WILLIAMSON CO. FAMILIES AVERAGE INCOME
The reality is that two very different “Franklins” exist–those who have much and those who have very little. The average annual family income for the children served by FrankTown is dramatically smaller than the median income for families in Williamson County. Almost every FrankTown student: >> has parents who have not yet graduated high school >> lives in a single-parent home >> and all are on free or reduced lunch program
FrankTown Open Hearts is on a mission to change the trajectory of the future for Franklin’s inner city youth. OF FRANKTOWN GRADUATES ENTER COLLEGE, JOBS, TRADE SCHOOL, OR AN APPRENTICESHIP
Christ-centered environment • physical and spiritual well-being • critical life skills • vocational skills • safer city • higher graduation rates • lower unemployment
>170 KIDS SERVED EACH YEAR
>10,400 RIDES GIVEN TO & FROM PROGRAMS
>600 HOURS IN 35 CLASSES
56 TEENS ACCEPTED CHRIST IN LAST 3 YEARS
29 GRADUATES FROM 2021-23
~1,000 VOLUNTEERS
>1,500 MEALS PROVIDED
>50 CARS GIVEN AWAY IN LAST 5 YEARS
FrankTown has outgrown its array of leased spaces and borrowed buildings. Without a permanent facility, there is no stability in programming and no ability to plan for the long term. FrankTown is turning kids away every day who desperately need its services. This reality must change.