Friendship House

Aerial view of Kirkland Tower and campus (Vanderbilt University)

Vanderbilt disability inclusion programs receive national recognition

Nov. 13, 2020—Several Vanderbilt diversity and inclusion programs are spotlighted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs on a list of disability and inclusion resources meeting the agency’s criteria.

Friendship House was co-founded by Vanderbilt alumna Carolyn Naifeh, BA’78, MA’84, who serves as executive director, and Jaco Hamman, professor of religion, psychology and culture and director of the Theology and Practice program at Vanderbilt Divinity School. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt)

Third Friendship House connects young adults with disabilities and Divinity School students

Sep. 9, 2019—Friendship House, a residential community that brings together Vanderbilt Divinity School students and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently celebrated the opening of its third house in Nashville's Chestnut Hill area.