“Young Buck's past visit impacted everyone and his message was simple and clear, "Be good and stay in school." He understands that this is an important statement to convey to the children of Fannie Battle because he too grew up in this East Nashville neighborhood.”

Sara Longhini,
Executive Director, Fannie Battle Day Home for Children

2005 Grant History

Fannie Battle Day Home for Children

On December 19, 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee, Young Buck visited seventy children at the Fannie Battle Day Home for Children, a year-round childcare center. The children received toys and were treated to a pizza party. On top of that, the organization was greatly surprised when Young Buck presented a check for $25,000.

"I was very, very taken back," executive director Sara Longhini said. "It's an amazing donation for us and our families." The grant will support establishing a new Infant/Toddler Program, or their Summer Enrichment Program.

Fannie Battle is unique among childcare centers that serve low-income families, in that tuition is set on a sliding scale according to income. Also, parents are required to be working, in school, or in a job-training program.

The G-Unity Foundation has since continued its relationship with Fannie Battle. A few months after the Christmas party, the Foundation gave them $5,000 to purchase brand new sporting equipment and games, just in time to kick off the summer sessions.