Our Impact
Corner to Corner co-creates economic participation and growth with underestimated Nashvillians through knowledge, tools, and networks. Our mission is to bring economic equity to our neighborhoods through two creative and proven programs: The Academy and Script to Screen.
Impact By The Numbers
Script to Screen
Script to Screen is our creative after-school program that helps kids fall in love with reading through their love of movies. Literacy is a key factor in predicting future economic outcomes (a kid’s economic future starts with literacy). A solid proficient reader earns $23k per year on average more than peers not reading at a proficient level, according to Barbara Bush Foundation report.
In pilot data, our program boosted students’ confidence with reading. And 55% of our young creators grew a full grade level. In 2022, 143 students created 12 incredible new films!
kids served through Script to Screen
class hours for Script to Screen
of our young creators grew a full grade level in a pilot study with Vanderbilt University
increase in income when kids grow reading proficiency (according to Barbara Bush Foundation report)
The Academy
The Academy is our 10-week program that equips community members with the skills they need to plan, start, and grow their own small businesses to create a sustainable economic engine for their families and community. Since its inception, The Academy has graduated over 1,000 entrepreneurs, each in various stages of small business ownership, with 88% of our Academy community being made up of Black women.
Our second phase, The Academy Amplified, goes further than helping entrepreneurs launch their businesses; it helps them flourish as business owners. Through this program, Academy Alumni have access to additional educational resources (like public speaking or Shopify classes), one-on-one business mentorship opportunities, and The Academy Invested, our 1% interest rate loan program designed specifically for Academy Alumni.
In 2022 alone, our entrepreneurs were responsible for generating $21 million to put back into the neighborhood economy here in Nashville, according to SBA data.
In 2022 alone, Corner to Corner entrepreneurs put over $21M back into the local economy (according to SBA data)
Black entrepreneurs have graduated from The Academy since Fall 2016
new entrepreneurs graduated in Spring 2023 alone
instructional hours for The Academy
We transform the joy of creation into economic flourishing. Starting in middle school, by increasing knowledge-based learning through Script to Screen. And then again with Academy participants, engaging entrepreneurs at the earliest stage – some even before they have an idea!
Impact Stories
Featured Story:
Community Commercial!
“If I stop by your office, can y’all be in a commercial?” This DM hit our inboxes from a recent Academy Alumna, and we knew we had to join in on the fun! Kayla Hall-Ransom, the owner of The City Juicery, is a Spring 2023 Academy Alumna and the recent star of a commercial all…
Community Commercial!
Disrupting Luxury
King of Buttonz
Amplified Connections
Love your neighbor as yourself through joyful action.