2025 Purple Ribbon Awards $10,000 Grant Winner: YWCA of Nashville/Middle Tennessee & Sharon Roberson

Sharon Roberson, CEO of YWCA Nashville and Middle Tennessee, won a 2025 Purple Ribbon Award for Executive of the Year, thanks to the amazing breadth of the impact she's made throughout her career, and her innovative, compassionate leadership. We couldn't be more excited to award YWCA Nashville and Middle Tennessee with our $10,000 Purple Ribbon Awards grand grant in recognition of Sharon's incredible work. Everyone involved in the domestic violence movement is a hopegiver! And that's why DomesticShelters.org, Alliance for HOPE International and experts in the field have combined forces to develop and launch the first comprehensive awards program honoring the countless heroes of the domestic violence movement, including advocates, programs, organizations and shelters, survivors, and members of the community support system. Learn more by visiting http://purpleribbonawards.org/.