SAFE (Schools Are For Everyone) Tennessee is a program of the TEP Foundation which helps communities find solutions to make their schools safer and combat bullying.  Made possible by generous funding from the Village Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle TN, the Regal Foundation, and the Nashville Predators Foundation, the program operates mainly in East Tennessee but also serves the rest of the state on a more limited basis.

If you would like to provide financial support to the TEP Foundation to grow programs like SAFE (Schools Are For Everyone) Tennessee, click the link to make a one-time or recurring donation.

If you would like assist with safe schools initiatives or you or your child is experiencing bullying in school or you would like to work for inclusive policies in your school district, please, contact us. 

East TN:  In the counties of East Tennessee, please contact SAFE (Schools Are For Everyone) Tennessee coordinator Leslie Wilson-Charles at [email protected] .

West and Middle TN:  In the counties of West and Middle Tennessee, please contact TEP Foundation executive director Chris Sanders at [email protected] .

In the Media

NewsChannel5 coverage of TEP and GLSEN Middle TN's Spirit Day rally in Nashville.

Watertown High in Wilson County gets a GSA.  TEP comments in this Fox17 story.