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Support Forward Creative Commons

After raising more than $4.6 million, Forward Creative Commons, the future home of FiftyForward Bordeaux Senior Center and Creative Girls Rock® is now less than $2 million away from its fundraising goal. Formerly known as the Bordeaux Collaborative, the 9,000-square-foot facility will be an intergenerational hub where older adults and youth will connect, learn, and thrive. 

Designed by Moody Nolan Architects and being built by Solomon Builders, construction broke ground in early 2025, with doors set to open in January 2026. We need your support to raise the remaining funds to ensure the center opens fully ready to serve the community. 

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Why It Matters

Older adults and youth in North Nashville are two of the most underinvested communities in our city. Both face isolation, limited access to supportive resources, and fewer safe spaces to gather.

Forward Creative Commons
changes the narrative by offering

  • Intergenerational Programming – Older adults and youth can build meaningful relationships through arts, technology, mentorship, and creative projects. 
  • Creative Exploration – A technology-forward classroom for visual arts, computer classes, and hands-on learning, and a demo kitchen for youth cooking classes and serving congregant meals. 
  • Fitness & Wellness – A dedicated fitness room designed to promote movement, strength, and confidence in older adults, while providing healthy activity outlets for youth. 
  • Community Gathering Space – Meeting rooms and flexible spaces available for neighborhood events, workshops, celebrations, and partnerships with local organizations.

This is more than a building. It’s a $7 million investment in the North Nashville community. 

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We want to thank the following funders and so many other individuals who have contributed to our capital campaign!

  • Metropolitan Nashville Government
  • Speer Foundation
  • The Housing Fund
  • The Anonymous Foundation
  • Cal Turner Family Foundation
  • Hayes Foundation

Your Support Makes This Possible

While construction is underway, we need the community’s support to raise the remaining $1.7 million to fully fund the project.

Your gift will help: 

  • Furnish classrooms and shared spaces 
  • Purchase technology for digital learning 
  • Provide equipment for senior health and wellness 
  • Supply materials for intergenerational programming 

This is your opportunity to sow into the lives of two communities that deserve our collective support — older adults and youth.

Ways to Give

Every dollar helps us move closer to opening Forward Creative Commons for our community. There are several ways you can get involved: 

  • Room sponsorships
  • Corporate and foundation gifts
  • Individual contributions of any amount
  • Monthly giving commitments  

We will work with you to ensure your gift aligns with your giving goals. 

Forward Creative Commons News

    • NEWS CHANNEL5: Building a Community Hub in North Nashville

    A new community resource center anchored by two local nonprofits is under construction in North Nashville and they need your support to make it a reality.

    On this episode of MorningLine, host Nick Beres is joined by Sallie Hussey, CEO of Fifty Forward, and Charmin Bates, founder and CEO of Creative Girls Rock®, to talk about the collaboration of their two non-profits to create a new resource hub named Forward Creative Commons in North Nashville’s Bordeaux community.

    Creative Girls Rock

    At Creative Girls Rock® (CGR), we believe in the transformative power of creativity for young girls and women. We’ve been on a mission to empower them to unleash their creative potential, enhancing not just their lives but also the world around us. Now we’re reaching out to you to ask for your support in our next big venture – the Forward Creative Commons.

    City Current

    Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Sallie Hussey, CEO of FiftyForward, and Charmin Bates, Founder and CEO of Creative Girls Rock®, who highlight each of their nonprofit organizations and the story behind the Forward Creative Commons, a partnership with FiftyForward and Creative Girls Rock to build a new $6 million center designed to connect community members to resources, programming and shared community space.

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    Nonprofits celebrate next steps in Bordeaux construction project

    Two Nashville nonprofits celebrated a milestone together this week as they took the next step toward completing a major project for the Bordeaux community.

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    Nonprofits join forces to create community center serving seniors and youth in Bordeaux

    Two Nashville nonprofits are teaming up to address the needs of vulnerable populations in North Nashville’s Bordeaux neighborhood, where 60% of adults over 65 and 26% of children live below the poverty line.

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    BRAND WISE COLLECTIVE

    Fifty Forward Meets Creative Girls Rock®

    Sallie Hussey, CEO of Fifty Forward, and Charmin Bates, founder and CEO of Creative Girls Rock®, talk about the collaboration of their two non-profits to create a new resource hub–the Bordeaux collaborative in North Nashville’s Bordeaux community. Fifty Forward is the leading resource for adults 50+ in Middle Tennessee, and Creative Girls Rock has a mission to educate and empower young girls and women to utilize their creative talents to enhance their lives and the world around them.

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    News Channel 5+

    (WTVF) — Two Nashville organizations, one dedicated to helping senior citizens and another one dedicated to empowering and educating young girls and women, have united to make a difference in the Bordeaux Community.

    On this episode of The Plus Side of Nashville, host Tuwanda Coleman is joined by Sally Hussey, the CEO of Fifty Forward and Charmin Bates, Founder and Executive Director of Creative Girls Rock to tell us more about the Bordeaux Collaborative and how you can help.