Community Corner

Tune into Community Corner on Saturdays at 7am hosted by Brother Love! We’ll spotlight Nashville nonprofits and community causes by interviewing representatives from the local organizations working to solve the issues facing our city.

At the heart of the Volunteer State is Nashville, Tennessee. At the heart of Nashville are the people who make up our communities. So tune in, get educated, and get involved!

Listen to our archived episodes below, including interviews by Nicole Cowan Buckley, and Delaney Wilson!

Interested in being featured? Head to lightning100.com/psa to learn how Lightning 100 can help advance the mission of your nonprofit or community cause!

Our Place Nashville: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner, we're having a conversation with Carolyn Naifeh, Co-Founder and executive director of Our Place Nashville. Carolyn has almost 15...

NAMI Family To Family & Out of the Darkness Walk: Community...

This week on Community Corner, we're talking with Robin Nobling, Executive Director at NAMI Davidson County. NAMI works to improve the quality of life for...

Community Corner: Suicide Prevention In The African American Faith Community Coalition

For this episode of Community Corner we're speaking with Gwen Hamer, the Director of Education and Development within the Tennessee Department of Mental Health...

Thistle Farms: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner, we're speaking with Kristen Beckham, the executive assistant to Thistle Farms' founder Becca Stevens. Thistle Farms is the...

Helping Music Foundation: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner, we're speaking with Logan Crowell, the founder of the Helping Music Foundation. The Foundation is a branch of...

TN Voices Advocating for Well-being: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner, we spoke with Rikki Harris, the CEO of the mental health organization TN Voices. TN Voices advocates for...

NAMI — Mental Health at the Holidays: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner, we sat down with Robin Nibbling, Executive Director of NAMI Davidson County. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)...

Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & Other Addiction Services (TAADAS): Community...

For this week's episode of Community Corner, we sat down with Mary Linden Salter, Executive Director of the Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug &...

Nashville Industry Fund: Community Corner

This week's edition of Community Corner featured Stephanie Eatherly of Nashville Industry Fund, a nonprofit that assists music industry professionals with purchasing their first...

Ella’s House: Community Corner

This week, Elise Jenkins of Ella's House joined us for Community Corner. Ella's House is a non-religiously-affiliated charity to support women who become pregnant...

NAMI Davidson County: Community Corner

We spent some time with NAMI Davidson County in the studio for this week's Community Corner. Nation Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a...

Bridges For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing: Community Corner

Community Corner is back! This week, we had a conversation with the president and CEO of Bridges For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing,...

Hands On Nashville Announces 2022 Strobel Awards 

Hands On Nashville has announced this year’s recipients of the Mary Catherine Strobel Awards, presented by Jackson National Life Insurance Company. These annual awards...
Mother To Mother

Mother To Mother: Community Corner

Mother's Day might be a while off for now but Mother To Mother is giving back to local moms every day! Our Community Corner...
Turnip Green

Turnip Green Creative Reuse – Community Corner

This week Turnip Green Creative Reuse has caught Lightning 100's attention! This local non-profit has found quite a creative solution for landfill waste that...
Nashville Tree Foundation

Nashville Tree Foundation: Community Corner

The Nashville Tree Foundation (NTF) is the focus for this week's Community Corner! Since planting season kicked off at the beginning of this month,...
second harvest food bank

Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN: Community Corner

This month of September is Hunger Action Month and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee is leading the charge! To honor them, this...

Oasis Center: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner, we had the pleasure of introducing you to Mark Dunkerly, President and CEO of the Oasis Center. The Oasis...

Hands On Nashville Strobel Awards Announced

On Thursday, July 1st, Hands On Nashville announced the recipients of the 2021 Mary Catherine Strobel Awards. The annual awards honor individuals in the...

Lynn Goldsmith: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner we mixed it up a little, chatting with renowned photographer Lynn Goldsmith about her upcoming exhibit at The Centennial...