Full Circle Program
Full Circle is a YMCA outreach program that gives individuals with an intellectual and/or developmental disability access to classes and activities that encourage self-sufficiency, socialization and staying active—all qualities that help them build critical relationships with their typically functioning peers.
Focus
Full Circle builds each participant’s developmental assets, personal strengths, self-confidence and other cognitive and non-cognitive skills through sports, swim lessons, music instruction, movement classes and more. For many families, Full Circle is a respite that offers parents the security of knowing their child is in a safe, structured and nurturing environment.
Locations
Founded at the Brentwood Family YMCA in 2001, Full Circle’s presence has since expanded to the Bellevue, Green Hills and Donelson-Hermitage YMCAs, and now serves more than 200 Middle Tennessee families who have at least one family member with a developmental disability.
Program Details
Eligibility: Full Circle is open to individuals age 15 and up with the exception of sports and swim, which serves those 3 and up.
Cost: Free for YMCA members. Full Circle programs are offered to members at no cost thanks to grants and contributions from the YMCA’s Annual Giving Campaign. Summer camp, sports programs, and swim lessons are available to non-members for a fee.
If you are interested in joining Full Circle at any of our locations, please complete an intake form by clicking on this link and contacting Tracey Jernigan at tjernigan@ymcamidtn.org.
Prerequisites
To participate in Full Circle programs, you must complete a Full Circle Intake Form: https://a3946.socialsolutionsportal.com/apricot-intake/a6f55e14-ba66-4a04-a7e0-7133b349ad6e
Once your Intake form has been completed, a Full Circle staff person will be in contact with you. If you have any questions, please contact Tracey Jernigan, Association Full Circle Director at tjernigan@ymcamidtn.org
Activities Offered:
Participants receive individual swim instruction from certified YMCA aquatics personnel, with adaptive equipment and lessons tailored to each person’s needs and abilities.
Available at: Brentwood, Donelson-Hermitage, Green Hills
Brentwood Family YMCA
*Swim program serves ages 3 and up
Address: 8207 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: (615) 373-9622
Email: Full Circle Program Coordinator
Private Swim Lessons: Please contact Tracey Jernigan at tjernigan@ymcamidtn.org to join our wait list.
Donelson-Hermitage Family YMCA
Address: 3001 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
Phone: (615) 889-2632
Email: tjernigan@ymcamidtn.org
Green Hills Family YMCA
Address: 4041 Hillsboro Circle, Nashville, TN 37215
Phone: (615) 297-6529
Email: rlaplante@ymcamidtn.org
Full Circle Sports provides a fun, non-competitive environment for people who have a developmental disability to learn the fundamentals of the game while also growing in spirit, mind and body. Leagues are open to both children and adults, and games will take place at age-appropriate levels.
Participants engage in structured basketball, softball and soccer programs. For more information, contact your center.
Available at: Brentwood
Brentwood Family YMCA*
Contact Information
Address: 8207 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: (615) 373-9622
Email: tjernigan@ymcamidtn.org
Fitness offered at Brentwood and Green Hills and offers a variety of classes to engage individuals in activities to advance their endurance and flexibility in fun classes designed with their specific needs in mind. If participants require 1:1 support, a support person must be provided by parents or caregivers.
Available at: Brentwood, Green Hills
Brentwood Family YMCA
Address: 8207 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: (615) 373-9622
Email: Full Circle Program Coordinator
After-school programming
Monday
- Walking club: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday
- Weights and Cardio: 4:15-5:30 p.m.
Thursday
- Yoga: 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Friday night socials are held the second Friday of the month from 6-8 p.m. Contact tjernigan@ymcamidtn.org to register.
Green Hills Family YMCA
Address: 4041 Hillsboro Circle, Nashville, TN 37215
Phone: (615) 297-6529
Email: Full Circle Program Coordinator or contact rlaplante@ymcamidtn.org if interested.
After-school programming
Tuesday
- Cardio and weights: 1:15-2 p.m.
Wednesday
- Walking club: 2-3 p.m.
Thursday
- Weightlifting: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Offered at the Brentwood YMCA location on the second Friday of each month beginning September 13, 2024, and ending in May 2025.
Time: 6-8pm.
Participants must be a member of the YMCA to participate.
This program is offered to adults ages 22 and up who have aged out of high school and want to continue to work on socialization and learn new life skills while having fun with friends and dedicated staff. This class offers monthly themes to focus on fun educational elements to prolong and advance fine motor skills, cognitive functions as well fitness to work on gross motor skills.
This program is offered at the Brentwood location only.
Brentwood Family YMCA*
*Program serving ages 22+
Address: 8207 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: (615) 373-9622
Email: Full Circle Program Coordinator
Day Program meets Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. through 12 p.m. at the Brentwood YMCA year-round.
Our high school hangout provides social opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a fun-filled program focused on life skills and gross motor skills in a supportive environment. This program runs from August to May and is held Monday and Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30.
Open to ages 16 through 22.
Available at: Brentwood
Contact: Tracey Jernigan at tjernigan@ymcamidntn.org.
Participants have fun, learn new skills and develop healthy habits in this tailored version of YMCA Day Camp*.
Open to ages 16 through 22.
*Summer Recess has no fee for YMCA members.
Available at: Brentwood
Address: 8207 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: (615) 373-9622
Email: Tracey Jernigan at tjernigan@ymcamidtn.org