OUR PLACE NASHVILLE WORKS WITH RESIDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. 100% OF RESIDENTS WORK AND/OR VOLUNTEER FULL- OR PART-TIME. WEEKLY LIFE SKILL CLASSES ON TOPICS RANGING FROM MONEY MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION TO SELF-DEFENSE AND AVOIDING INTERNET SCAMS ARE PROVIDED. EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON SONGWRITING, SINGING, FILMMAKING AND SKETCH COMEDY ARE FACILITATED. A WEEKLY BOOK CLUB, LED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, THAT MEETS AT A NEIGHBORHOOD CAF HAS BEEN STARTED. EACH FRIENDSHIP HOUSE BUILDS COMMUNITY BY SHARING ONE COMMUNAL SUPPER EACH WEEK IN ADDITION TO ONE-ON-ONE OR SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES DURING THE WEEK. ADDITIONAL SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE PROVIDED ON A REGULAR BASIS, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON THE WAITING LIST.