Company Bio

Hi, my name is Tamara.  And this is the story of Love In A Big World.

I started working with kids when I was in high school – camps, community organizations, schools.  After graduating from college, I was a substitute teacher for urban schools in Nashville. The kids were tough, but I told them that if we had a good day I’d sing for them.  While we were waiting for the buses to be called, I’d sing…they sang too…and we’d talk about life.  My 12 year-old students told me that they thought they would die before the age of 21 because of the trauma they had experienced in their world. I thought, “Can music be used to give kids hope and teach them about making wise choices?”  And Love In A Big World was born.

Since 1996, Love In A Big World has grown from me and the kids in the classroom to a team of people reaching out to kids across the country and around the globe.

Love In A Big World provides curriculum, professional development, student assemblies, and family resources.

The goal of Love In A Big World is to connect with kids…to let them know that they are not alone in this big world…to teach them how to make wise choices…to give them hope.