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The Nashville International Center for Empowerment, formerly the Sudanese Community and Women's Services Center, is a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to empowering refugees and immigrants of Middle Tennessee through direct social services and educational programs.

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My New American Dream: A Personal Story and Perspective of a South Sudanese American Refugee

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Nashville Immigrant Success: CEO’s Story From African Child Soldier To Developing Leadership Skills In “My New American Dream”
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“Gat is clearly a remarkable person. But he is also proof that the American Dream is alive and well in Nashville, Tennessee.” ~ Mayor Karl Dean

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Featured Members

Many thanks to these members of N.I.C.E.
  • Young Gat
    News 2 Spotlight, February 11th, 2014

     News 2 in Nashville created a wonderful piece spotlighting NICE’s origin, mission and the journey of President & CEO Gatluak Thach from child soldier in war-torn Sudan to President of NICE. Check it out!

  • Ryan Selvaggio (1.14)
    January 2014 Volunteer of the Month: Ryan Selvaggio

    Congratulations to Ryan Selvaggio, the NICE Volunteer of the Month for January 2014! Ryan has been committed to the youth program for over a year. He has been responsible for organizing and arranging transportation for youth program volunteers. In working with the students, he has helped several make noticeable academic achievements. When we don’t have enough mentors for all [...]

  • Jordan Peoples
    Staff of the Quarter: Jordan Peoples (4th Quarter 2013)

     Congratulations to Jordan Peoples who was voted by his peers as the Staff of the Quarter for the 4th quarter of 2013. Jordan is the Community Development Director at NICE. In addition to his main duties in that role, he worked fervently to ensure the move of NICE’s office went as smoothly as possible. He [...]