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Community Practice Manual 1

Intro to Community Practice Directory

For Professor Joy Wells

Updated March 16, 2015


Against the Grain atghope.org

504 Autumn Springs Ct. Suite 29 Franklin, TN 37067

Meredith Kendall, Intern coordinator [email protected]

615-‐791-‐7885

The mission of Against the Grain is to demonstrate the love of Christ to disadvantaged children and single mothers through service and by empowering them to become self-‐supporting, knowledgeable, involved members of society. Services include:

• Teaching job skills, life skills, and family relations classes to two days a week to male and female inmates in the Williamson County Jail

• Teaching Adolescent and Women Outpatient Drug and Alcohol rehab patients once a week at Meharry Medical Center

• Mentoring single mothers through the use of the 180 curriculum • Providing tutoring to students in the Williamson County Schools

Social Work interns would have the opportunity to learn the inner workings of helping clients of Against the Grain as well as the various processes and duties entailed within this social service realm.


American Cancer Society www.cancer.org

Mid-‐South Division, Inc. 2000 Charlotte Avenue Nashville, TN 37203

327-‐0991 Jo Pulcini, intern coordinator, [email protected], 859-‐230-‐2239, 615-‐

342-‐0889

The purpose of the Mid-‐South Division Social Work Internship Program is to provide the intern with hands on experience in the activities of a non-‐profit organization, and it provides in-‐depth knowledge of the Cancer Society’s efforts in health initiatives, volunteer involvement and community outreach. To develop an understanding of social work practice at the BSW/MSW level within the context of the American cancer Society Organizational structure, including further development in the community context, assessment implementation, collaboration, and the promotion of diversity within social work relationships. Under the supervision of a Patient-‐advocate, the intern will be involved in

numerous activities that facilitate the development of community resources to aid cancer patients and their families. Other responsibilities of the social work student will include speaking with cancer patients and family members who contact ACS to receive resource information and assistance. The student

intern will assist health care providers in identifying services and resources for cancer patients and will routinely contact patients for follow up

information regarding our services and assess needs of patients for additional services they may need. They will also help ACS evaluate our programs and services through Call Back. They will learn about various cancer diagnoses

and their treatments.

American Cancer Society Hope Lodge http://www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/hopelodge/nashville/nashville-‐about-‐

our-‐facility 2008 Charlotte Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 615-‐342-‐0888

Since 2004, The American Cancer Society's Memorial Foundation Hope Lodge in Nashville, Tennessee has offered a solution to cancer patients who must


undergo treatment far from home. The Hope Lodge provides housing free of charge on a first-‐come, first served basis to cancer patients and their families during their course of treatment. The lodge not only reduces the financial burden, but also provides a much needed supportive environment.

Guests of the Hope Lodge enjoy rooms with a private bath and television. Other amenities include a shared kitchen, library, dining room, living room and laundry room. Guests are able and encouraged to make themselves very

much at home, engaging in such normal everyday activities as buying groceries, preparing meals, doing dishes, working at a computer terminal or

watching television.

Avalon Hospice www.avalon-‐hospice.com 2525 Perimeter Place Dr. Nashville, TN 37214 (615) 889-‐5995

Briana Bailey, MSW, 850-‐758-‐7796, bbailey@avalon-‐hospice.com

Avalon Hospice provides support to patients at end of life. The intern would be experiencing personal one-‐on-‐one interaction with the hospice patients. Participating in life review with hospice patients. The intern will also be experiencing being with patients in a medical setting-‐ both in homes and facilities. The intern would also be under weekly supervision by a MSW.

The intern must be able to travel by car in order to get to visits in homes, LTC, or assisted living facilities


Baby Girls Club www.babygirlsclub.com

251 2nd Ave South Franklin, TN 37064

LaSonya Thompson, 615-‐720-‐4819, [email protected]

Baby Girls Club is a Christian based nonprofit and serves girls ages six to eighteen usually of a lower socioeconomic background. Their goal is to develop leadership qualities and teach the girls how to use their talents and create a place where the girls can share, resolve conflicts, practice listening and leading. The program is split into two days, Tuesdays for 15 to 18 year olds and Wednesdays for 6 to 14 year olds. They use the arts to empower. Some of the activities they do are tutoring, mentoring, singing, dancing and clothing design. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Work with and mentor a diverse population of girls • Learn about the workings of a nonprofit organization • Help in planning and the behind the scenes work of a typical day

Behavioral Treatment Providers www.bipbtp.com

531 Gallatin Pike South Madison, TN 37115

668-‐2229 Kenny Baker, LADAC, MSW, [email protected]

BTP is an approve offender supervision provider for Davidson County General Sessions and Criminal Courts in Nashville, TN. BTP operates the Magdalene Prostitution Solicitation School for Metropolitan Davidson County. BTP utilizes behavioral management and behavioral contingency methods in the supervision of offender groups. Programs include domestic violence, anger management, alcohol and drug offender supervision, and DUI assessments.


Bethany Christian Services www.bethany.org/nashville

220 Athens Way, Suite 405, Nashville, TN 37228 Ph. 242-‐0909

Jessica Wheeler: SW-‐ Site Supervisor, [email protected] Stephanie Shivers, MA: Adoption, [email protected]

It provides free, professional, confidential counseling on abortion alternatives, maternity clothes, medical referral, interim infant care, housing for pregnant women and Christian adoptive families. Students will assist in

• Data entry, coordinating events, and providing assistance to volunteers. • Involvement with training groups for prospective adoptive • Mentoring with families • Post-‐adoption follow-‐up

Big Brothers Big Sisters

www.mentorakid.org 1704 Charlotte Avenue Suite 130

Nashville, TN 37203 615-‐329-‐9191

Darlene Lawson: SW-‐ Site Supervisor, ext. 626, Cell: 615-‐293-‐8321, 615-‐329-‐9191 [email protected] Lindsay Hughes, [email protected]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee is the local affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. For more than 100 years, we have been fulfilling our mission to make a positive difference in the lives of children in need and to assist them in achieving their highest potential by facilitating a professionally supported one-‐to-‐one mentoring relationship with a committed volunteer. Interns will be working in our school-‐based mentoring program. In this program we provide mentors to children at their school or afterschool program. The students will have an opportunity to:

• Interview and assess children and volunteers to determine if they are appropriate for our program.

• Work with clients from diverse groups


• Assist with development of the parent newsletter an other administrative duties

• Participate in staff meetings/workshops and on-‐line learning events • Interact with Metro Nashville Public School staff • Observe and learn about children groups and fund development process

and events

The Brown Center For Autism www.thebrowncenter.org

2702 Greystone Road Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 385-‐7994

Katie Carrell, MEd, BCBA, [email protected], 615-‐385-‐7994

The Brown Center delivers a year-‐round, family-‐focused program for young children through six years old who are impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorders, in a fully inter-‐disciplinary and unique environment. ur innovative program is a four-‐day per week treatment model, serving children Monday-‐Thursday. Each child’s treatment plan will consist of a combination of Center-‐based and Home-‐based services, with children being placed in either a morning or afternoon session at the Center. A Peer Model Program is also open to a limited number of typically developing children ages 3-‐6 years. Peer models will also be placed in corresponding time slots with their same-‐aged counterparts with ASD. The center will conduct inter-‐disciplinary treatment team meetings in order to update each child’s goals. Parents are invited to attend a monthly meeting to review progress. Our focus is on providing fully integrated services across all necessary disciplines and within the home, therefore frequent communication and coordination among all parties is vital. Student interns would get quality family and child experience working at this agency, and they have a wide range of unique experiences that they tailor to fit interests, strengths, and needs of particular students.


Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc. www.cctenn.org

21 White Bridge Road Nashville, TN 37206

615-‐352-‐3087 Fax: (615) 352-‐8591 General Contact: Mattie Callham-‐ RCA Coordinator, Suite 201, 615-‐354-‐6305

Caring Choices: Adoption Support

30 White Bridge Rd., Nashville, TN 37205; 615-‐352-‐3087 Donna Thomas, MS, Department Director, [email protected], ext. 240

Jan Clifton, [email protected] This program offers pregnancy counseling, adoption services, and the Worth Waiting For abstinence education program. Caring Choices is a state-‐licensed adoption agency serving all races and religions. We place Caucasian and minority race children as well as infants with special medical needs. We also assist with many independent placements. A sliding scale helps to make adoption affordable for virtually all qualified adoptive parents. Our services are offered regardless of religious affiliation. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Experience group preparation • Gain direct experience working with children and parents in an adoption support group

• Participate in clinical staff meetings • Shadow clinical staff in the field

Basic Needs Services

30 White Bridge Rd., Nashville, TN 37205 Megan Stack, Department Director, [email protected], 352-‐ 3087 ext.

254 North Nashville Outreach and Christmas Angel Tree Program This program offers basic needs assistance in the forms of food, shelter assistance and clothing.

Child Welfare

Nina Gilbert, LCSW, [email protected], 615-‐352-‐9520 Ryan Duprey, [email protected]


CHAP is a home-‐based counseling program for families at risk for abuse and neglect. They also work with children who have been affected by homicide CHAP – PLUS provides counseling for families with children who are drug affected at birth or have life threatening diseases Students will:

• Be in a cooperative environment allowing students to interview/investigate within all departments to learn about the agency

• Have opportunities to participate in community events such as Child Abuse Prevention poster contest, Night Out Against Crime, and Crime Victims Rights Week

• Have opportunities to attend in-‐service trainings including case staffing (based upon student’s schedule)

• Shadow staff during in-‐home client visits and during group sessions (depending upon student’s schedule)

School Counseling

Mary Hemminger, Program Coordinator, [email protected], 352-‐3087

This program offers counseling at several of the Catholic elementary schools in the Nashville area. Also offers thematic workshops in the classrooms.

Hispanic Family Services

3112 Nolensville Pk., Nashville, TN 37211, Anais Riggs, Family Services Coordinator, [email protected], 445 -‐8310 ext. 222

This is a complete program for Hispanic families in Nashville and surrounding cities. Offers case management, health access, benefit assistance preschool ESL/playgroups for children, interpreting services, prenatal care with St. Thomas Health Clinic, and adult ESL.

Geriatric/ Adult Daycare

Linda Edwards, Coordinator, [email protected], 352-‐3087 Catholic Charities has two geriatric programs: An adult day program

operates Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. -‐ 5:00 p.m. This offers interacting with participants and leading group activities. Living at Home is a cooperative effort of several agencies. It assists a person's skills and living conditions and making appropriate referrals to promote independent living and prevent premature nursing home placements. Individuals or groups may

assist with chores or special projects such as seasonal cleaning.


Catholic Charities: Refugees Service Department www.cctenn.org

10 South 6th St. Nashville, TN 37206 615-‐760-‐2784

Aaron Toran: SW-‐ Volunteer Coordinator, [email protected], 615-‐259-‐3567 ext. 989

Cagney Stinson, [email protected] , 615-‐760-‐2761 Refugee Services seeks to offer hand-‐on experience working with refugees for meeting class guidelines, accreditation and graduation requirements in that students chosen field. Currently they welcome Bhutanese, Burmese, Iraqi, Iranian, Vietnamese, Pakistani, and Cuban refugees. A student working with the refugee clients will be challenged to exceed the limits of their current experience. Three possible internships with Refugee Services:

1. Refugee Resettlement – students will have the opportunity to practice case management with individuals and families who have been classified as refugees and are starting their lives over in the US. Students will work closely with caseworkers. Activities may include transporting clients to various appointments, conducting home visits, etc.

2. Refugee Youth Program – Students will work with groups of refugee students and parents to help them adjust successfully to life in the US, with an emphasis on the Metro Nashville School System. Students may work in 1 of 3 areas – After-‐School/School Liaison Program, Youth Mentoring Program, or Family Workshops. Students will need to be flexible with their schedule.

Refugee Elders Program – Students will work with groups of refugees, 55 and up, to assist in their positive adjustment to the US. Activities may include following up on referrals, assistance in developing weekly lesson plans,

forming community partnerships, etc.


Center for Refugees & Immigrants of Tennessee centerforrefugees.org

295 Plus Park BLVD, Suite 102 Nashville, TN 37217

GiGi Rose, Program Coordinator, 615-‐366-‐6868, [email protected]

CRIT provides their clients the following services: Employment, Social Adjustment, Immigration, Interpretation, Intercultural Conflict Resolution They also have the following programs to help their clients: Education, Youth Development, Current and Past Grant-‐Funded Projects The following are some internship needs that are currently available: Students have the opportunities to:

• Conducting needs assessments through survey design, distribution, and analysis

• Researching comparable programs and/or developing creative solutions

• Writing grants for programs that would meet client needs • Assisting in program management and/or program evaluation.


Centerstone Mental Health www.centerstone.org

P.O. Box 40406, Nashville, TN 37204-‐0406 1101 6th Avenue North

April Segadi, Intern Coordinator, 463-‐665, fax # 463-‐6605 [email protected]

The Center provides services to the chronically mentally ill, geriatric services, substance abuse treatment, therapeutic programs for children with emotional difficulties, family counseling, and accredited alternative schooling for adolescents in danger of removal from the public school system. The year-‐round, residential wilderness program is centered on group process and principles of re-‐education and therapeutic camping. Centerstone also conducts an innovative drug abuse prevention program for elementary students called Wally's Club and an AIDS education program for middle school children. The Tennessee Home Ties Program is a behaviorally oriented, intensive, short-‐term in-‐home crisis intervention and family education program that is designed to work with families with multiple and severe problems and where at least one child is at imminent risk of an out-‐of-‐home placement. (only Social Work majors.)

Possible settings for students are School-‐based Therapy, Case Management, and Therapeutic Preschool. Students will have the opportunity

to understand the different roles of social workers; observe, learn and implement behavior modification in a classroom setting; have direct contact with clients; observe counseling of groups and individuals; and gain a better

understanding of case management for both children and adults.


Christian Women’s Job Corp. www.cwjcnashville.org 1350 West Main Street Franklin, TN 37064 615-‐244-‐3669

Sandy Blackman, Volunteer Recruiter & Trainer [email protected], 615-‐332-‐2480

Angela Good, Program Director, [email protected], 615-‐977-‐8908

Christian Women’s Job Corps of Tennessee empowers individuals to break harmful cycles caused by poverty by providing education, entering and resources. We do this through providing GED preparation classes, computer classes, job skill readiness classes, mentoring, Bible Study, and childcare programing for all participants’ children. We also believe in holistic care and provide case management, and crisis assessment, participant advocacy, and spiritual direction. At Nashville site, we serve women lining at or below the poverty line, many of whom are third and forth-‐generational welfare recipients. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Basic care assessment, management, and referring • Community resource research • Participation with program participants in classes • Assistance with educational assessments and substitute teaching in Bible, life, and job skills

City of Refuge Center

981 Murfreesboro Road Nashville, TN 37217

Lisa Smith, LMSW, Supervisor, 704-‐692-‐0414, 615-‐446-‐7390, [email protected]

City Of Refuge Center is a Christian, community-‐based agency that works to meet the spiritual and social needs of low-‐income families and individuals.

Student Interns will have the opportunity to participate in needs assessments, assist with the feeding and clothing programs, and assist with the program

development. The intern will have the experience of working with a variety of ages and populations.


Communities in Schools:

Cistn.org 626 Russell Street Nashville, TN 37206 615-‐291-‐6395

Warner Enhanced Option Elementary

Mariana Merritt, [email protected], 615-‐291-‐6395 ext. 255

615-‐509-‐9705 (cell)

Bailey STEM Magnet Middle School 2000 Greenwood Avenue Nashville, TN 37206

Lauren Ingwersen, Intern Coordinator, [email protected]

The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. CISTN provides students with a one-‐to-‐one relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, a healthy start and future, a marketable skill to use upon graduation and a chance to give back to peers and the community. CISTN also works in dropout prevention with the students. They have become the only organization proved successful in decreasing the dropout rate and increasing the timely graduation among their students.


Cottage Cove Urban Ministries www.cottagecove.org 630 Benton Ave

Nashville, TN , 37204 615-‐292-‐2303

Brent MacDonald-‐ Director, [email protected] Sara Burtt, Program Coordinator, 615-‐292-‐2303, ext. 104

[email protected] Joseph Bican, 615-‐292-‐2303, [email protected]

Cottage Cove is an after-‐school program for at-‐risk students from K-‐5th grade. Our Mission is to provide educational opportunities and training in the arts through the power and in the name of Jesus Christ. Volunteers will assist with

• Homework help, and tutoring • Mentoring • General Program Help • Administrative Program Assistance

Cross Bridge, Inc. www.crossbridgeinc.org

335 Murfreesboro Road Nashville, TN 37210 Phone: 615-‐491-‐5850

Tina Mitchell. Executive Director, 256-‐9150, [email protected]

CrossBRIDGE connects those trapped in destructive cycles with effective solutions for comprehensive transformation, responsible freedom, and expanded opportunity. Cross Bridge does things like Kid Power and New Life Café. Building future leaders. Restoring lives impacted by addiction. Inviting people into healthy relationship. Developing life skills. Giving back through community reinvestment and service. Expanding opportunities. Students will have the opportunities to assist in:

• Program development/ enhancement • Direct services to alcohol/ addicts • Funding research • Mentoring at-‐risk children


Cumberland View Towers www.cumberlandtowers.org

1201 Cheyenne Blvd Madison, TN 37115 615-‐868-‐8653

Debbie Ingerman, Service Coordinator, 615-‐868-‐0690, 615-‐613-‐6910, [email protected]

Intern would assist service coordinator in various areas of the agency. They provide resident support to assist “aging in place.” They also promote

awareness of community resources available to the senior citizens. They also schedule health/wellness and education programs.


Dismas House of Nashville dismasnashville.org

1513 16th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212

Lee Mitchell, Executive Director, 615-‐297-‐9287,[email protected]

Since 1974, Dismas House of Nashville has been providing transitional housing and support services to men coming out of prisons and jails. If it were not for the housing and services we provide, most Dismas House residents would be homeless – due to a lack of personal resources and/or family support. Housing, then, is the first step to recovery for Dismas residents, and it is the foundation from which all of our subsequent programming is built. For this reason, Dismas is more than a house. “Dismas,” as we say, “is family.” At Dismas House, our former offender residents live together with college students: the vision of our founder, Father Hickey, born from an understanding that college students and former offenders are at similar places in life and should learn from each another. Another unique characteristic of the Dismas housing model is our nightly family-‐style meal, a consistent gathering of Dismas residents with community volunteers, cooks, students, staff, and friends. “Dismas is family,” where our house is our program, and our program is our house. Volunteer Opportunities include:

• Cook/Serve Dinner: At Dismas House we have a formal dinner every weekday night that is attended by house residents and community members alike.

• Tutor: There are many opportunities for tutoring at Dismas House. People who come to live at the house are often studying to earn their GED, take the ACT, or pass other standardized tests.

• Grocery Shop/Pickup: Each week, the kitchen manager and volunteer will proceed to Sam’s Club on Old Hickory to make food purchases for the house.

• Garden: Groups or individuals can come and help with planting in the spring or turning-‐in in the fall. If you have gardening expertise we can always use tips for growing and ideas for making the most of our yield!

• Mentoring, Home Repair/Maintenance, and more!!!


D.R.E.A.M Center of Tennessee Dreamcenter4you.vpweb.com/home.html

P.O. Box 813, Antioch, TN 37011 Mary Carpenter, CEO/Founder, 615-‐399-‐6366, [email protected]

The mission of DREAM centers is to empower families with life skills, job development, and academic support strategies to better equip them for successful, well-‐balanced relationships, careers and emotional, physical, and spiritual health. They provide a number of different classes for the community including:

• Performing arts classes • Successful Living (Life Skills) Enrichment • Computer Training • Summer and After School Tutoring and Mentoring • Health and Wellness • Junior Achievement • Welfare to Work Programs • Community Service Projects • ESL classes • Arts and Craft Activities


East Nashville Cooperative Ministry www.encm.org

807 Main St., Nashville, TN 37206 1-‐804-‐514-‐9005

Eric Paul, Development & Volunteer Manager, [email protected], The East Nashville Cooperative Ministry is a Christian, ecumenical organization created and maintained for the purpose of improving the East Nashville community by addressing the spiritual, educational, economic, mental, physical, and emotional needs of its citizens, as individuals and as a community. WE exist to build healthy and sustainable relationships in East Nashville with particular focus on food relief and food development. We serve our low-‐income neighbors through food distribution and a clothing closet through the week. We are also working towards community development efforts literally “on-‐the-‐ground” through several community gardens for local distribution. We desire for all people to think about the connection between food and health and use our garden as hospitable spaces for education and training. Students will have the opportunities to:

• Social space to interact with the working poor ad homeless community in tandem with offering particular need based food services

• Learning to see the role of churches in local contexts. • Grant research • Garden education and its potential for community development efforts towards health and wellness


End Slavery Tennessee endslaverytn.org 615-‐806-‐6899

50 Vantage Way Suite 255, Nashville, TN 37228

Derri Smith-‐ Director, [email protected], 615-‐806-‐6899

Our Mission is to create a slave-‐free Tennessee and holistically restore of human trafficking. You might have thought slavery ended after the Civil War. Think again. There are more slaves now than at any time in history! Today’s slaves are forced into labor, service or sex slavery to make money for their “owners.” End Slavery Tennessee works to provide human trafficking victims and their advocates a single point contact to in-‐house services and service providers that restore these survivors to wholeness. We also work to make systemic changes that create a culture of freedom in our state.

• Interns will have the opportunity to do case management for holistic aftercare of trafficking survivors.


Exchange Club Family Center familycentertn.org

139 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN 37211 Office: 615-‐333-‐2644

Jennifer Drake-‐Croft: SW-‐ Parent Education, jdrake-‐[email protected] Laurie Hoffman-‐ Development Manager, ext. 18,

[email protected]

The Exchange Club Family Center is a nonprofit and works toward the prevention of child abuse. It is a 501© 3 non-‐profit that works the prevention if child abuse by strengthening families. Our agency provides Parent Education classes to parents most at risk for child abuse and neglect. In this program, we collaborate with a variety of agencies to serve the following populations: homeless, incarcerated, individuals struggling with addition, and victims of domestic violence. In our community class, we primarily serve individuals involved with department of Children Services, Juvenile Court, and those on probation. Our agency also has a safe exchange and supervised violence and batters, those who suffer with mental illness and/or addiction, alleged perpetrators and victims of child sexual abuse, and alleged/substantiated perpetrators and victims of child abuse and neglect. There are three available intern opportunities at the ECFC which include the following: Development Office Intern: under the supervision of the Development manager, intern will assist with multiple tasks of the Development Office at Exchange Club Family Center. Examples of duties and responsibilities include: donor relations, donor database, special events, and general administrative tasks. (For this internship, contact Laurie Hoffman) Parent Education Program Intern: this intern will assist with multiple program duties at ECFC. They will gain skills in: learning how to create and facilitate a client group, how to obtain and enter client information, how to implement program marketing strategies and knowledge about parent education practices (For this internship, contact Jennifer Drake-‐Croft)


Family Affair Ministries www.familyaffairministries.com

1600 Riverside Dr. Nashville, TN 37206

615-‐228-‐0125, Pastor Sutton, Vera Davis, ext. 22, [email protected]

Family Affairs is a church-‐based organization focused on restoring family bonds. They also feel that rebuilding a community is a key point in this process. With God’s assistance, these goals are reached.

Family and Children’s Services

www.fcsnashville.org 201 23rd Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203

The Crisis Line Deniece Ferguson-‐ [email protected] , 615-‐724-‐1328 The Crisis Center provides free telephone counseling and

support to anyone experiencing a crisis. Counselors can assist callers struggling with grief, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, divorce, parenting problems, addiction or serious mental illness. Many callers reach out to the Crisis Center because they are having suicidal thoughts. Our counselors are trained to de-‐escalate and intervene in these potentially dangerous situations.

Relative Caregivers

Emily Norse-‐ [email protected] 615-‐340-‐9725 The Relative Caregiver Program (RCP) was created by the Tennessee General Assembly to support children who are not living with their parents. The primary goal is to keep children from entering state custody. The Department of Children’s Services (DCS) implements the program. The RCP provides emergency or start-‐up financial assistance annually if you meet the requirements. RCP also provides material assistance (beds, refrigerator, stove, etc.) when needed.


Fifty Forward (Living at Home Services) (Senior Citizens, Inc.) www.fiftyforward.org

174 Rains Ave., Nashville, TN 37203 743-‐3400, Fax # 327-‐4554

Adrienne Newman, MSSW, [email protected], 743-‐3419 Sally Solesby, Knowles Center, MSW, Field Instructor

[email protected], 743-‐3488 For 40 years Senior Citizen, Inc. has been Nashville’s premier agency serving persons 55 years of age and older. The organization provides group and individual activities and services to support an independent lifestyle and foster dignity and self-‐worth. It is committed to keeping seniors independent in their own homes as long as possible. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Experience working with senior adults who have a variety of needs and are served in a continuum of care. Group and 1-‐on-‐1 experience can be provided in both facility and home-‐based interventions.

• Be exposed to and participate in administrative agency functions to include committees, board and advisory council meetings and networking in the community.

• Put classroom training into practice, using social work values and techniques. Students are encouraged to take risks and utilize supervision to hone skills and gain practical knowledge.

Gain ability to evaluate individual practice and effective interventions.


Group Effort Foundation, INC www.geffort.com 220 S. Hickory Ave. Gallatin, TN 37066

Dennis Triplett, Treatment Director, 615-‐971-‐7246, [email protected]

Group Effort Foundation provides warm and welcoming residential treatment facilities for adolescent males. While the typical stay is for four to six months, residents occasionally remain for up to two years, depending on circumstances. Founded in 2005, the company is accredited by The Council of Accreditation (COA) and offers three facilities in Tennessee and one in Kentucky. At Group Effort Foundation, we believe it’s about the whole family, not just the child. Accordingly, our goal is to help the individual — as well as his family — develop the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful, long-‐term reunion, whenever possible. This is not a task for the weak of heart! We are not only caring, compassionate and qualified, we are persistent! And we’re not afraid to think outside the box to do whatever it takes to get the job done. Group Effort Foundation has three warm, welcoming, home-‐like facilities in Tennessee and one in Kentucky. All of the facilities feature the following:

• Cozy, comfortable environments • Spacious rooms • Modern amenities • Basketball courts • Xbox 360s • Flat screen TVs • Game rooms

Special Features: • One of the facilities is located on a 25-‐acre ranch with a rope course • One of the facilities has a full-‐length basketball court • One of the facilities has a pool table • Some of the facilities feature foosball and air hockey


Habitat for Humanity www.habitatnashville.org 2950 Kraft Drive Suite 100

Nashville, TN 37204 615-‐254-‐4663

Mike Allen, Director, ext.224 Matt Hawkins, Volunteer Relations Manager, ext. 238

Students may participate in three areas of Habitat for Humanity including, HomeWORKS for Kids, Habitat HomeStores, and Office Administration

Assistance. HomeWORKS for Kids is a program directed at the children of the participating adults and includes teaching children basic core academic concepts as well as mentoring them. Working in the Habitat HomeStores would include arranging merchandise, helping customers and other basic store jobs. Students will also be able to work in the office and assist with

every day workings.

Hands on Nashville www.hon.org

37 Peabody Street, Suite #206 Nashville, TN 37203 615-‐298-‐1108

Josh Corlew, (615) 852-‐7395 (cell), [email protected]

Hands On Nashville offers a variety of programs that help meet community needs and engage specific groups in volunteerism. HON established each of these programs upon identifying specific needs in the community that could be addressed through volunteerism. ► Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) -‐ HON's Youth Volunteer Corps offers fun, meaningful service opportunities for youth ages 11 to 18. Anyone ages 11 to 18 is welcome to serve with us. All you have to do is sign up for a project! You're welcome to participate in one project or 100 -‐ there's no minimum. It's a great way to get yourself and your school club, youth group, sports team, and friends involved in volunteering. Help a child learn math, get muddy in a community garden, collect books for a book drive, and so much more. ► Urban Agriculture Program -‐ HON's Urban Agriculture Program was launched in 2011 to help increase access to healthy food in Nashville’s low-‐income communities. The Farm empowers volunteers to gain gardening skills,


learn about healthy eating choices, and help address the city’s food access issues.

Harvest Hands Community Development www.harvesthandscdc.com

424 Humphreys St. 615-‐ 259-‐9900

Abby Buter: SW, Volunteer Coordinator, 259-‐9900, [email protected]

Alissa Ly-‐ Site Supervisor, 615-‐351-‐6644, [email protected] Harvest Hands is a nonprofit Christian Community Development organization that is located in South Nashville. They are committed to being good neighbors, to the empowerment of children, youth and families and to the revitalization of their community. Their major focus is to facilitate mentoring, leadership development and healthy recreational opportunities for the children and youth. They take a holistic approach to community development that addresses everything from educational attainment to addiction recovery and affordable housing. You will have the opportunity to mange individual students and create behavior plans and a behavior management system for the kids.

Hermitage Hall www.hermitagehall.com 1220 8th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203

Kathy Reynolds, LCSW, Director of Clinical Services, 615-‐742-‐3000 (ext 3230), (cell) 615-‐250-‐2331, [email protected]

We are a Residential Treatment Center specializing in serving children with histories of trauma, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and trauma-‐induced experiences. Located in downtown Nashville, TN, Hermitage Hall is one of the country’s largest full continuum service providers for youth who struggle with a variety of social, emotional and behavioral difficulties. At Hermitage Hall, we have developed treatment programming around a core fundamental belief: that treatment success can be maximized through


specialized treatment programming designed around the youth’s age, developmental needs, cognitive level, past traumatic experiences and method of learning. The campus features educational facilities, a dormitory and gymnasium. At Hermitage Hall, finding hope for children is what we do every day. Interns have the opportunity to work with all the various departments at the agency-‐ including management, human resources, therapists, family therapists, group therapists, rec therapists, education, and direct care specialists.

Hope Clinic for Women www.hopeclinicforwomen.org

1810 Hayes St., Nashville, TN 37203 615-‐515-‐6904

Stasi Egli, [email protected] , 627-‐2790 Marie Gilland, LMSW, [email protected]

Equipping people since 1983 to make healthy choices with unplanned pregnancy, abstinence, and past abortions. They provide education, counseling and medical care, regardless of their age, race or religion. All services are strictly confidential and free, unless noted. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Gain experience in the social services field and diverse population • Perform various activities with our Bridge program. Bridge stands for building relationship with individuals and directing them towards going education

• To empower and equip client to make healthy decisions • Be able to experience working in a faith-‐based nonprofit • Students will assist the pregnancy services manger with organizing our community recourse handbook


Lead Public Schools www.leadpublicschools.org

531 Metroplex Drive Nashville, TN 37211

Corey Burton, Director of Community Relations, [email protected], 615-‐525-‐1614

Lead Public Schools works with students to successfully prepare them for college. Their goal is to prepare, train, and educate the next generation of

responsible students. Interns would get to shadow the school and community counselors. They will also be part of a social and emotional support for students. The interns will also be interacting with the students and their

families in a school setting. Reach and Rise Program: One-‐on One mentoring program similar to Big

Brothers Big Sisters Contact Person: Trenessee Michael 259-‐9622 ext. 72323

Step-‐Up Program: Healthy life skills program focused on middle school students and education around sex education and healthy lifestyles

Contact Person: Amber Jackson 259-‐9622 ext. 72318


Madison Skyline Intensive Outpatient Program

(Drug and Alcohol Recovery) www.skylinemadison.com

500 Hospital Drive Madison, TN 37115

Andy Killingsworth, [email protected] , 615-‐ 769-‐5469 Sara Osborn, (in patient)

Skyline Madison Campus has opened a new Adolescent Intensive

Outpatient Program. This new service focuses on adolescent substance abuse along with a wide range of behavioral/emotional issues including mood disorders, self esteem problems, peer issues, self harming behaviors (such as cutting and eating disorders), and family relationship issues.

The program provides counseling for four days (Monday-‐Thursday) throughout a six-‐week period, from 6-‐9 p.m. Once the teen completes the six-‐week program, he or she is encouraged to continue in the aftercare support group for four additional weeks. Additional family counseling is also available as needed. Skyline Madison campus accepts most private insurance as well as TennCare.


Magdalene House www.thistlefarms.org 5122 Charlotte Pike

Nashville, Tennessee 37209 Keri Seay, Intern Coordinator, 372-‐4783, [email protected]

Magdalene is a residential program for women who have survived lives of violence, prostitution and addiction. For two years, we offer housing, food, medical and dental needs, therapy, education and job training, all without charge or taking any government funding. Magdalene provides housing for 27 residents and graduates and out outreach services to women still living on the streets. Our six homes function without 24-‐hour live-‐in staff, relying on residents to create a supportive, community, maintain recovery, and share household tasks. New residents are given a key, offered the resources needed to maintain recovery, heal from childhood wounds, get physically healthy and find employment. After four months women find work, return to school and/or enter Magdalene’s job training program at Thistle Farms, a social enterprise. Women who remain in recovery two years post-‐graduation are eligible for a new home buying program administered by two local congregations and Magdalene. Interns are based out of Thistle Farms or Magdalene with opportunities at

both locations-‐-‐ being based at one location does not exclude being involved at the other. You will also have the opportunities to:

• Completing telephone entrance requests/interviewing potential clients • Collect data for grant for grant composition • Coordinating appointments and assisting clients with community service agencies

• Observation of group therapy an on-‐on-‐one counseling


Mary Parrish Center www.maryparrish.org

615-‐256-‐5959 The Mary Parrish Center P.O. Box 60009 Nashville, TN 37206

Mary Katherine-‐ Site Supervisor, [email protected]

All volunteers at The Center assist us in transforming the lives of domestic violence victims and the lives of their children. Volunteers who would like to participate in this life saving/changing work through direct interaction with our clients may do so by: greeting and offering assistance to our new clients with filling out our intake forms, preparing snacks for clients and or their children, watching children while their parent/s are being interviewed, helping a client find shelter, housing, employment, childcare, or other vital services, one on one mentoring with a client as she/he moves into a life of safety.

The MPC Transitional Housing Program offers many new and fulfilling volunteer experiences. If your family, church group or local organization would like to give back to the community this is a great opportunity. Your help could significantly impact another’s life. If you would like to learn more about getting involved please contact us.

Volunteers who would like to help us with the general daily operations of The Center may help with any or all of the following: answering phones, phone intakes, performing follow up calls, organizing the children's or adult's donation closet.

Volunteers who would like to help us with fundraising or grant writing would be very much welcomed and praised everyday not only by the MPC staff, but those we serve.


Men of Valor www.men-‐of-‐valor.org

1420 Donelson Pike, Suite B-‐6, Nashville, TN 37217 615-‐399-‐9111

Carl Carlson: [email protected] Tevin Peterson, Family Support, 615-‐399-‐9111 [email protected]

Donna Mayo, [email protected] cell: 615-‐415-‐9270, Men of Valor is committed to winning men in prison to Jesus Christ and discipleship. Their purpose is to equip them to reenter society as men of integrity-‐becoming givers to the community, rather than takers. They seek to serve men and their families through seeking to provide practical hands-‐on experience, mentoring and counseling, tutoring for children, food and clothing deliveries, etc.. Student will have the opportunity to:

• Serve the families in need via food and clothing delivery • Tutor children involved in their Family Outreach program • Mentor children involved in the Family Outreach program • Observe and participate in various aspects of the ministry, particularly the family and children’s ministry component

Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee www.ichope.com

295 Plus Park Blvd., Suite 201 Nashville, TN 37217 866-‐535-‐3825

Crystal Henson, Program Manager, 615-‐269-‐5355, [email protected]

Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee (formerly known as the Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee) is a 501(c)(3) non-‐profit organization that has been providing services to the Middle Tennessee community for over 66 years. Our mission is to connect the community with specialized mental health and wellness resources, and provide services that improve the quality of life. Promote effective services where mental health needs exist. Interns get to answer/ work the referral hotline, work on data entry, assisting with the support groups, and help run health fair booths/community involvement.


Mercy Community Healthcare Mercytn.org

1113 Murfreesboro Rd., Suite 319 Franklin, TN 37064 615-‐790-‐0567

Dorothy Bollard-‐ Care Coordinator Manager: [email protected] Johnathan Boye, Initial Contact, [email protected]

Mission statement: Mercy Community Healthcare exists to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing excellent healthcare for all and support to their families.

Vision statement: Mercy Community Healthcare will transform the physical, mental and spiritual health of individuals through the healing power of Jesus Christ to the glory of God for generations to come. Mercy Community Healthcare (MCH) has a team of more than 50 full and part–time staff, including eight physicians – all of whom are Board Certified. Our patients come from more than 30 counties in Tennessee.


Mercury Courts Urban Housing Solutions www.urbanhousingsolutions.org

822 Woodland St., Nashville, TN 37200 726-‐2696

Brandi Ghergia, ext. 114, Director of Administration, [email protected]

Mercury Courts is a non-‐profit organization, and the mission is to provide affordable housing and social services for people with special needs. The residents include those who are mentally ill, physically disabled, living with HIV or AIDS, in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse, and formerly homeless. This is the largest Single Room Occupancy provider in Tennessee. SROs are efficiency-‐style apartments developed primarily for the homeless and those with extremely low incomes. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Work with the formerly homeless as they attempt to overcome obstacles like drug and alcohol addiction, physical and mental disabilities, and racial and socioethnic stereotyping.

• Glimpse into a world of affordable housing—covering everything from property acquisition and management to issues that are unique to residents and managers of affordable housing.

• See an overview of grant writing and grant-‐compliance • Interact with staff members who will share their knowledge and experience.


Mercy Ministries of America www.mercyministries.com

P.O. Box 111060, Nashville, TN 37222-‐1060 615-‐760-‐114

Cissy Etheridge, Program Director, [email protected] Danielle Cook, Intern Coordinator, [email protected]

ONLY ADMINSTRATIVE NOT HANDS ON God is using Mercy Ministries to find the buried treasure in the hearts of

girls that society considers rejects and throw-‐aways. The Mercy Ministries mission statement is: founded in 1983, Mercy Ministries of America is a national, nonprofit outreach that provides a loving environment where mercy triumphs over judgment, and broken lives are lovingly put back together and restored by the immeasurable power of our awesome Lord. Students will have the opportunity to: 1. Observe counseling with clients 2. Get to know the paperwork 3. Interact with clients 4. Learn how to work with staff to provide proper care for clients


Metro Action Commission (Head Start)

www.nashville.gov/mac 800 Second Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37201

615-‐556-‐4710 Lisa McCrady, [email protected]

Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope,

improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. MAC cares about the entire community, and is dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other. The Metropolitan Action Commission was created by ordinance on August 12, 1964, for the purpose of securing and expending federal grants in accordance with regulations regarding the eradication of poverty. The original funding for the Metropolitan Action Commission was from the Great Society programs that began during the Lyndon Johnson Presidency. The Metropolitan Action Commission (MAC) was created and has been the designated Community Action Agency for Nashville and Davidson County since 1964 to help indigent individuals and families improve the quality of their lives by advocating the needs of the poor.

The Metropolitan Action Commission is governed by a Board of Commissioners composed of representatives from public, private, and community sectors. The Board of Commissioners oversees every aspect of the program and financial operations of the agency. Working mostly with children in the Head Start Program


Metro Development and Housing Agency

www.nashville.gov/mdha 701 South Sixth Street Nashville, TN 37206

252-‐8400 Carmen Moore-‐Minor, cmoore@nashville-‐MDHA.org, 252-‐6711

MDHA administers 6400 units of public housing and over 3000 units of

Section 8 housing; coordinates homeless activities and administers Emergency Shelter Grant funds; and administers the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), which includes the rehabilitation of homes under the loan and grant program and the Emergency Rehabilitation program. The agency’s Development Department administers a home ownership program for low and moderate-‐income persons.

Miriam’s Promise www.miriamspromise.org

525 Russell St., Nashville, TN 37206 615-‐292-‐3500,

Debbie Robinson-‐ Program Supervisor, 615-‐292-‐3500, [email protected]

Miriam’s Promise provides adoptive services as well as pregnancy

counseling and support services to young women and men facing unplanned pregnancies. Through counseling it teaches decision making skills and preparations for adoption or parenting, based on the client’s decision. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Be exposed to several types of adoption programs—domestic, international, and independent

• Be involved with fundraising events • Observe supervision of adoptive placements & adoptive family training


Morning Star Sanctuary www.morningstarsanctuary.org

P.O. Box 568; Madison, TN 37116; 615-‐860-‐0188 Ashley Heath-‐ Case Manger, Ext. 105, [email protected]

Morning Star Sanctuary is the successor of the Madison Children's Home

and Domestic Violence Shelter, which was founded in 1986 as a ministry of the Madison Church of Christ. The children's home closed in 2001 and a group of committed community leaders formed a Board of Directors and obtained a non-‐profit status for Morning Star Sanctuary, Inc. The Madison Church of Christ agreed to continue to make the homes available to Morning Star. Morning Star Sanctuary opened in 2002. The crisis line, court advocacy, support groups and mentoring program continued without interruption while re-‐organization and repairs took place. Students will have the following opportunities: learn about domestic violence and how cycles of violence work, hands on experience with crisis calls on the hotline, interacting with women and children that served, shadowing case mangers, Help women empower themselves and enter back into the workplace, teach about community resources, chance to make differences, and opportunities to share your own ideas.


Napier Family Resource Center (Family and Children’s Services)

www.unitedwaynashville.org/content/index.php?pid=92 60 Fairfield Ave., Nashville, TN 37210

Terry Lawson, M.Ed., 271-‐1765 or (1769); [email protected]

Located at Napier Elementary School, the Family Resource Center provides services from family and group counseling for students and parents, individual and family trauma counseling, domestic violence support groups, health screening and referrals, clothing bank, parenting education, senior services, and youth character development. Our mission is to strength families, children and individuals to achieve self-‐sufficiency, family preservation and emotional well being. We want to ensure that families have access to appropriate services and resources; provide information and programs that will enable families to meet their needs. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Help address the educational, developmental, emotional and social issues that may affect children and families

• Encourage social support and build healthy relationships among families, school and community.

• Assist and help facilitate FACES program which provides psycho-‐educational groups for students

• Serve as a support with behavioral difficulties, in an attempt t keep the students learning.


Nashville International Center for Empowerment www.empowernashville.org 3221 Nolensville Pike #103

Nashville, TN 37211 Sarah Russ, Youth Education Coordinator, 615-‐454-‐5207,

[email protected] Emily Dunn, Youth Education Intern, [email protected]

The Nashville International Center for Empowerment, (NICE) 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. Goal is empowering refugees and immigrants, providing vibrant leadership, building strong community relationships, providing sustainable service programs, creating a respectful resource center, and developing robust networking partnerships in Middle Tennessee and across the country.


Nashville Rescue Mission (Hope Center) www.nashvillerescuemission.org

1716 8th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208

Kelli Holland, Hope Center Director (615) 312-‐1576, [email protected]

An interdenominational organization providing hot meals, shelter beds, showers, clothing, spiritual counseling and emergency food for men, women, and children. An alcohol/drug rehabilitation program for alcoholic men is held at a Middle Tennessee farm to help men understand themselves and their problems. The Mission coordinates with other agencies to assist in finding permanent living arrangements. Students will have the opportunities to:

• Provide lost I.D. and SS cards to the clients return to work • Schedule mental health and medical services • Help mothers get day care, TennCare and Family First programs • Participate in parenting and nutritional classes

Nashville Rescue Mission www.nashvillerescuemission.org

639 Lafayette St Nashville, TN 37203

225-‐2475 Jay Juday; 780-‐9474, cell 509-‐1960

Director of Education, [email protected]

Nashville Rescue Mission offers a variety of services to the homeless population of Nashville. They offer recovery programs for men and women, a shelter, educational programs, and Biblically based programs. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Develop interviewing, assessment, and treatment planning skills • Observe crisis counseling • Learn about diagnosis of substance abuse and depression


Nashville State Community College Disability Services

https://www.nscc.edu/student-‐resources/disability-‐services/ 120 White Bridge Rd. Room S-‐114

Nashville,TN 37209 Gina Jones, [email protected], 615-‐353-‐3721

Student Disability Services assists students who have documented physical, emotional, or learning disabilities. SDS personnel assist eligible students with academic planning, registration, and communication with faculty. SDS is

administered through Student Services. The Student Disability Services staff provides advising, advocacy, and assistance to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education.


Nations Ministry Center www.nationsministrycenter.org

P.O. Box 128154 Nashville, TN 37212

Leigh Bonner, Job Coach and Chaplain for Congregational Relations, 615-‐495-‐8592, [email protected]

Nations Ministry Center, as an instrument of God's grace in welcoming refugees and immigrants to Middle Tennessee, promotes genuine self-‐

sufficiency by serving the needs of the whole person. By engaging churches, other organizations, and individuals, Nations Ministry Center seeks to support awareness of cultural diversity for the mutual benefit of clients and the entire community. Programs offered include employment help, micro-‐loans for

vocational training, English Language Mentoring, immigration assistance, and after-‐school tutoring for grades K-‐12. Interns will provide support and

assistance to one or more of these programs.

New Visions Vocational Services Newvisionsvocationalservices.com

1213 Lake Marie Road Gallatin, TN 37066

Judy Carlson, [email protected], 615-‐636-‐5936

Carmel Johnson, 878-‐3336

Our "New Vision" is for individuals we serve to reach their full potential in employment, and work in the community, an become a part of the community. We are committed to obtaining employment for each individual based on their skills and abilities in a supportive environment. We believe in creating relationships with employers. These relationships often bring about new jobs for clients through postive past experiences and networking.

This networking continues to create respect for our company and our clients.


ONEless Ministries Onelessministries.org

615-‐768-‐9659 526 Legacy Dr. Suite 200 Smyrna, TN 37167

Dixie Price-‐ Office Manger, [email protected]

ONEless seeks to make one less orphan, one less victim of human trafficking, and one less victim of sexual exploitation through advocacy, awareness, education, and direct aid. We believe that changing the world truly starts with one person. We are not asking one person to help millions; we’re simply asking each one to help one. ONEless was founded in 2011 by a group of individuals passionate about helping the most underserved people while spreading the gospel throughout the world. Our founders witnessed firsthand the need and devastation in the world while participating in mission trips overseas and local community involvement. God developed a passion in our founders to help victims of human trafficking and orphans. They believe that changing the world starts with one person and that God can use one person to change the world!


Open Table Nashville http://opentablenashville.org/

615-‐584-‐7958 210 Morton Ave.

Nashville, TN 37211 Ingrid McIntyre, Site Supervisor, [email protected]

Lindsey Krinks, 615-‐497-‐0447, [email protected]

Open Table is a non-‐profit interfaith community that disrupts cycles of poverty, journeys with the marginalized and provides education about issues of homelessness. They Work to bring food and shelter to the homeless population in Nashville. Open Table Nashville is a non-‐profit, interfaith community that disrupts cycles of poverty, journeys with the marginalized and provides education about issues of homelessness. Students will have the opportunities to:

• Outreach with folks who do not currently live in housing • Opportunities to navigate social services that will benefit our friends on the street

• Case management • Possibilities of meeting other professionals in the field


Operation Stand Down www.osdnashville.org

1125 12th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 Phone: 615-‐248-‐1981

Nancy Garvey, Employment Coordinator, [email protected] Bill Barleigh

Our Mission: Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc. assists Veterans and their families so that they can be self-‐sustaining and better connected to the community. Our Goals:

• Operate a Service Center providing a variety of services to all honorably discharged veterans with special emphasis on those who are homeless.

• Provide pre-‐employment counseling, technical assistance, employment referrals and job retention counseling to honorably discharged veterans.

• Operate a Transitional Housing Program providing and/or coordinating all the necessary after care, social and support services for honorably discharged veterans who are homeless.

Coordinate an annual outreach event to inform and provide social and support services for honorably discharged veterans who are homeless.

Park Center www.parkcenternashville.org

Lauren Roberts, [email protected]

Park Center Nashville is a non-‐profit organization that has provided programs and services for adults with mental illness and co-‐occurring disorders in the Nashville community. They offer psychiatric rehabilitation and supported employment programs to individuals over the age of twenty-‐five. They also

have an Emerging Adults program for people between ages of 18-‐24.


PENCIL Foundation pencilfoundation.org 421 Great Circle Road Nashville, TN 37228

Main Office: 615-‐242-‐3167 Fax: 615-‐254-‐3748

Jim Williamson, Program Director, ext. 249, [email protected] Tasha Cartwright, Career Specialist, Off: 615-‐974-‐0427 Cell: 615-‐554-‐7836 Nicole Hill, Family Resource Center Director for Antioch High School-‐

Portable#10, [email protected], 615-‐641-‐5400 ext. 2010, cell: 615-‐481-‐9786

PENCIL Foundation is the premier organization linking community resources of both volunteers and materials with Metro Nashville Public Schools. PENCIL administers eight educational programs that involve the community as volunteers and mentors, provide academic enrichment opportunities, prepare students for graduation and get school supplies in the hands of children who need them. An intern would do the following: Be responsible for assisting with delivering an after-‐school career readiness program five days a week with students in the Metro Nashville Public Schools. Potential responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with classroom teachers on behalf of students and families.

• Assisting with the delivery of the JAG National Middle School Curriculum which includes modules based on communication, organizational skills, study skills, decision making, character development, and high school transition.

• Engaging students in defined activities that promote career exploration


• And many more….


Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee www.pcat.org

1120 Glendale Lane, Nashville, TN 37204 383-‐0994

Kristen Rector: SW-‐ Program Director, [email protected], 440-‐7653 Jennifer Vaida, Intern Coordinator, [email protected]

Prevent Child Abuse has a helpline for parents. They also hold parenting classes and have children programs for children whose parents are going to the parenting classes. They also do home visits to families with newborns to teach them the basic parenting skills. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Shadow home visits with new and expectant parents at risk for abuse or neglect to encourage bonding and parenting skills

• Observe parenting classes that teach anger and stress management and alternatives to corporal punishment

• Conduct children’s programs for children at-‐risk of abuse and neglect using age-‐appropriate activities

• Participate in advocacy efforts through legislative visits, participating in committee efforts

Project Transformation/Tennessee

www.projecttransformation.org/tennessee Cortney Aldrich, Executive Director, [email protected]

Antioch United Methodist Church 41 Tusculum Road Nashville, TN

37013 Phone: (615) 832-‐6248

Barth Vernon United Methodist Church 6200 Robertson Avenue Nashville, TN 37209 Phone: (615) 356-‐0206

Matthews Memorial United Methodist Church 300 Anderson Lane Madison,

TN 37115 Phone: (615) 868-‐3623

Tulip Street United Methodist Church 522 Russell Street Nashville, TN 37206 Phone: (615) 255-‐6248


Sixty-‐First Avenue United Methodist Church 6018 New York Avenue Nashville, TN 37209 Phone: (615) 292-‐7184

Project Transformation Tennessee programs for children and youth are interconnected with the service of our young adult interns. We provide high-‐quality, structured summer day camp programs for underserved children and youth. We focus on developing the mind, body, and spirit of participants and helping them reach their full potential. The lasting impact of our programs is results of the strong relationships forged between the children and youth participants and our interns. Our interns serve as positive role models and take an interest in the holistic growth and development of each child. Interns have high expectations for these children and youth to succeed academically, and also to give back to their communities. Our goal is for our participants to graduate high school, hopefully go to college or technical/vocational school, and then return to serve as an intern with Project Transformation Tennessee. As children and youth grow up in our programs, attend college, and return with a commitment to influence their communities, the multiplying effects of Project Transformation Tennessee will occur.

Prospect, Inc. www.prospectinc.com

960 Maddox Simpson Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37090 615-‐444-‐0597

Stephanie Gray-‐ Site Supervisor, ext. 315, [email protected] Prospect provides day and residential services for adults with developmental disabilities. We also house a pre-‐k program from the Wilson County School System, provide family support money through the Department of Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) and provide early intervention supports for children birth to 3 years, personal assistants in the home, Aging and Disability in home services, CMRA employment services for adults with all types of disabilities, Families First employment supports for unemployed parents, and vocational rehabilitation supported employment services with adults with all types of disabilities. Interns will be trained specific to the individuals they will be supporting. They will also receive training through DIDD to better understand the MR/DD population.


Progress, Inc. www.progress-‐inc.org

319 Ezell Pike Nashville, TN 37217

399-‐3000 Meika McClendon-‐ Director of Program, M.McClendon@progress-‐inc.com Progress is a nonprofit agency committed to enhancing the lives of people with developmental disabilities and encouraging their full participation in community life. Progress works to empower each individual with the skills and direction vital to achieve that person’s vision by providing unique supports and facilitating personal choices toward the realization of individual goals at home and at work.

Project Return, Inc. www.projectreturninc.org

1200 Division Street, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37203 327-‐9654

Nancy Johnson, Executive Director, ext. 20, [email protected] Project Return, Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated o assisting ex-‐offenders and their families in becoming stable, law abiding and productive members of society. Since its inception in 1979, Project Return has helped probationers, parolees and their family members in obtaining and maintaining gainful and meaningful employment. This original program of Project Return continues today, but is supplemented by other complimentary programs. A volunteer board of directors and full-‐time professional staff oversees the programs of Project Return.


Rest Stop Ministries www.reststopministries.org

P.O. Box 156 Hermitage, TN 37076

615-‐419-‐6726 Rev. Rondy Smith, ED.D., Director, [email protected]

• A 2-‐year residential program, free of charge, following a “housing-‐first” model. This includes housing, food, clothing/basic necessities, and transportation.

• Partnering with local drug and alcohol addiction recovery programs. • Partnering with the Sexual Assault Center for needs specific to this population.

• Providing customized case management for each resident. • Providing in-‐house curricula to support on-‐going development in holistic health including physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wholeness utilizing a variety of means such as art and music therapy, gardening and cooking therapy, animal therapy, etc.

• Providing education and job skills training to address the major gaps for this population, as well as on-‐going employment coaching.

• Providing additional life skills training including parenting, financial literacy, culinary skills, etc.

• Providing family and community mediation and/or reintegration services including legal services.

• Providing transitional planning and services including a matched savings plan and low-‐rent transitional housing for graduates of our program to enable economic independence, a critical success factor for the sustainability of healing.

• A social enterprise component (phase two) which will aid in the sustainability of our program by providing a revenue stream, as well as being the vehicle for which much of the job training for our residents will occur. The goal is financial independence for the women. The vision for the social enterprise includes, but is not limited to:

• A farm-‐to-‐table catering concept which would involve our program residents (and potentially graduates) in the whole cycle of growing, harvesting, preparing, cooking, and serving the food. They would also learn and work in the business side: marketing, managing, etc. There are many benefits of this type business venture to the broader community in which we reside.


Restore Ministries International www.ymcamidtn.org 1000 Church Street Nashville, TN 37203

Heather Lefebvre, Field Instructor, 615-‐259-‐9622, [email protected],

Restore, a life-‐changing ministry, is designed to help individuals overcome problems and find wholeness in spirit, mind and body. Through education in safe, small groups, many people have rediscovered hope and created new purpose in their lives. There is no “typical” problem seen in the people who turn to Restore for help. From low self-‐worth to depression, to food and

substance abuse, the only things our participants have in common is the need and desire to change something in their lives. The miracle of Restore

programs is that they work regardless of the issue. From common, everyday struggles to serious out of control addictions, Restore can help.

Rocketown

www.rocketown.com 401 Sixth Ave South Nashville, TN 37203

Rod DeVore, Community Outreach Director, 973-‐4773 [email protected]

Kayla McBride, [email protected] Steven Monjaraz, 615-‐843-‐4001 ext. 210, [email protected]

Rocketown’s mission is Rocketown shares Christ’s love with youth through creative programs and mentoring relationships that are culturally relevant and eternally significant. They have an after school program for youth. Rocketown programming allows teens to explore, refine and deepen their passions within film, dance, skating boarding, music, religion and the arts. We offer classes, clubs and groups across the spectrum. Everything from breakdancing to girls group; rhyme lab to Bible study; photography to guitar lessons; screen-‐printing to dodge ball. We try to keep the options diverse and unique. All Rocketown programming is kid requested and kid inspired. During each program our hope is to connect youth with caring mentors who share similar passions.


Campus for Human Development/Room in the Inn

www.roomintheinn.org 532 8th Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37202-‐2397 251-‐9791

Quiana Jimerson, [email protected], Ext. 232 Mary Wilder, Student supervisor, [email protected]

705 Drexel Street Nashville, TN 37202

Quiana Jimerson, 615-‐251-‐2397 ext. 232, [email protected]

Jon Mowry, 615-‐517-‐6412, [email protected]

Provides basic needs to those that are homeless or have low incomes. These services include food (FOCUS is a Second Harvest satellite), clothing, rent, utilities, transportation costs, diapers and identifications. FOCUS also provides a hot lunch on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Caseworkers also assist with limited supportive counseling as well as budget counseling. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Learn from staff about support services and how to navigate the social services system.

• Work in a faith-‐based organization and put their faith into action through educating others and assisting the population in actively participating in their own lives

• Build relationships with the homeless and learn about their hardships and driving factors associated with issues of homelessness.

• Learn how to care for others in a professional way through healthy boundaries, appropriate referrals, and debriefing with staff and supervisors.


Safe Haven Family Shelter

Safehaven.org 1234 3rd Ave. S. Nashville, TN 37210

Jennifer Reason, LBSW, Program Director, 615-‐256-‐8195, 615-‐256-‐8196, [email protected]

Safe Haven is a Family Shelter located in Nashville. The intern would be working with the children. The work involves tutoring, helping parents interact better/more appropriately with their children, helping enroll in school, helping them get school supplies, answering out intake line, making referrals to families we cannot assist in our program, shadowing case

managers and therapists, working with the families at their homes and on site, take part in community planning meetings, and linking families with

appropriate referrals.


Salvation Army www.uss.salvationarmy.org/uss/www_uss_nashville_ac.nsf

631 North 1st Street, Nashville, TN 37207 615-‐255-‐0554

Carlos Lowe: BSSW-‐ Youth Program Director, ext. 244 [email protected] Misty Ratcliff, Intern Coordinator,

615-‐242-‐0411, [email protected]

Current programs which are located at the Salvation Army Social Services building include: Transitional Housing Program, which provides housing, counseling supportive services for 15 families and ten women for a period of 18-‐24 months; Kare for Kids, a cooperative effort with Nashville Junior League which provides child care for homeless infants and pre-‐school children; Red Shield Lodge, a program offering safe, clean overnight accommodations and meals for up to 40 homeless men; Emergency Assistance, helping families and individuals in crisis with food, furniture and clothing; and Christmas Cheer Program, which offers seasonal assistance through the Salvation Army Ringers and the Angel Trees. Possibilities:

• Social Services: placing interns at our emergency services office and transitional housing program.

• After School/Day Camp: interns and student volunteers to work with our youth directed program. Teaching Life skills, budgeting, and health & Nutrition.

• Corps: interns and volunteers to work with the officers to develop adult and youth oriented ministries.


Samaritan Recovery Community

www.samctr.org 319 S. 4th St., Nashville, TN 37206

244-‐4802 Deanne Crossley, Ext. 24, [email protected]

Samaritan provides a 30-‐day intensive residential program and a three-‐month structured halfway house program for adult men and women experiencing

problems with chemical dependency. Referral services are available to clients as needed, and aftercare groups provide continuity of treatment following

discharge from the program.

South Nashville Family Resource Center Southnashvillefrc.org Catholic Charities

4928 Edmondson Pike Suite 204, Nashville, TN 37211

Leslie Hayes: SW, Director, 615-‐479-‐2106, [email protected] SNFRC is one of several family resource centers supported by United Way and the Metro Council. They build on the strengths and assets of the neighborhoods and residents they serve by encouraging residents to take an active role in building their community. The SNFRC works with the most diverse area in Davidson County. Our clients are individuals and families from a variety of different countries, cultures, backgrounds and life experiences. Our community partners work with the SNFRC to respond to the needs and desires of the South Nashville community. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Recruit area residents to take an active role in the FRC • Plan, conduct, and participate in community meetings • Collaborate with other agencies • Focus on food security • Plan and execute community projects • Community building • Organizing focus • Help market and promote community events, and much more!


Sophia’s Heart www.sophiasheart.org 1034 West Eastland Ave. Nashville, TN 37206 615-‐752-‐9135

Clifton E. Harris, Director, [email protected] Sharon Ball, Supervisor, cell: 615-‐403-‐8150, [email protected]

Sophia’s Heart is a non-‐profit 501 (c) (3) organization that exists to help mend and heal the hearts of children and their families who have been touched by poverty, sickness, broken families, and broken dreams. Sophia’s Heart is a transitional housing program. The families are first screened by a case manager who determines their needs, and whether or not they are

appropriate for the program. All services are provided without charge through a transitional housing to home program. Their individualized

treatment training programs include: financial management and personal savings, educational classes, family engagement (anger management, conflict resolution, marriage counseling, parenting, etc.), exploration of different

career options, and spiritual enrichment. STARS

www.starsnashville.org 1704 Charlotte Ave. #200 Nashville, TN 37203 615-‐279-‐0058

Sandra Schmahl, Youth Development, 615-‐983-‐6808 (Sandy) [email protected]

STARS exists to help students make healthy lifestyle choices and refrain from the use of alcohol, other drugs, and violence. Most interns are placed with a worker in a local school. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Be introduced to non-‐profit organization operations • Observe school-‐based services and the connection to community • Learn about broad-‐based service delivery to diverse population • Interact with students one-‐on-‐one


St. Luke’s Community House www.stlukescommunityhouse.org

5601 New York Ave., Nashville, TN 37209 Ph. 350-‐7893

Christy Beardon, Volunteer Coordinator; 324-‐8375

St. Luke’s is a United Way Family Resource Center who’s mission is to help low income working families, seniors, and individuals in West Nashville achieve their potential and prevent problems that threaten the stability of families and community.

Stop Hunger Now University Program stophungernow.org

Jan Rivero, University Relations Director, 919-‐225-‐7130, [email protected]

Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief agency that has been

fulfilling its commitment to end hunger for more than 15 years. Since 1998, the organization has coordinated the distribution of food and other lifesaving

aid to children and families in countries all over the worlds. Student volunteers would be helping package meals for the organization.


Student Y-‐YMCA 3700 Ashland City Highway

Nashville, TN 37218 http://www.ymcamidtn.org/outreach

Corey Burton, 256-‐9622 ext. 72319 cell: 615-‐525-‐1614 Student Y works with area colleges and universities to involve students

with the community and with other organizations, including the YMCA. Students gain a "real world" education to augment their work in the classroom, while at the same time serving the community as tutors, coaches, mentors and participants in the world outside their campus Their vision is that through value-‐based programs, Student YMCA’s seek to empower student leaders to create positive change within their communities, and globally, while deepening their relationship as a principle leader to the YMCA movement. Student YMCA’s are committed to preparing graduates to engage in sustainable partnerships through volunteer service, as employees, and philanthropic contributors to the mission of the YMCA.

Suicide Prevention Network

www.tspn.org/tlc.htm 295 Plus Park Blvd., Suite 201

Nashville, TN 37217 Granger Brown-‐ Substance Abuse Outreach Coordinator

615-‐312-‐3116, [email protected] Samantha Nadler-‐ [email protected]

Untreated depression is the #1 cause of suicide. Suicide is also the third leading cause of death among young people 15 to 24 years of age in this country. Tennessee Lives Count Project is working to saves the lives of teens and young adults. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Train in mental health and suicide • Network with professionals in the mental heath field • Train others in suicide prevention and mental heath

Attend and participate in planning meetings and project implementation The Next Door


Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home

www.tbch4kids.org 1310 Franklin Road

P.O. Box 519, Franklin, TN 37065 376-‐3190

Rees Greenman, MSW, Field Instructor, [email protected] cell: 615-‐275-‐7555

Tennessee Baptist Children's Home is a multi-‐service, multi-‐campus program serving neglected, dependent, and abused youth. Residential services consist of eight family-‐style cottages caring for eight youth per group. Family services consist of foster care for preschool children and/or older youth with special needs; adoption services are available to qualified families. One cottage provides alternative care to girls with unplanned pregnancies; another provides opportunities for developing life-‐skill experiences to prepare older adolescents for independence. Residents attend local schools, churches, community activities and employment. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Practice in a child welfare setting • Gain exposure/interaction with a variety of other youth service agencies • Work with caseworkers with experience/longevity • Ability to use creative skills


Tennessee Department Of Children Services www.state.tn.us/youth

1290 Foster Ave Nashville, TN 37243

Ann Brooks, 253-‐3290, [email protected] Dana Eskridge, 253-‐3308, [email protected]

The Social Services Program of the Department is composed of direct services and community services staff. The community services staff has responsibility for cases involving services that are provided only through a purchase arrangement with other agencies. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Work in the Safe Room, helping children transition from birth home to foster home.

• Shadow Child Protective Service Workers investigating child abuse and child neglect

• Attend Juvenile Court • Observe Forensic Interview

Some of the difference departments that students will have the opportunity to learn about at this site will be: -‐Family Crisis Intervention Program-‐ which deals with cases of truancy, older children who have behavioral issues, etc… -‐ Resource Linkage – handle cases that are deemed low-‐risk in terms of safety issues, work on prevention of risks to children and families, and connect families with needed services in the community -‐ Child Protective Services (CPS) Assessment Division – handles low-‐risk child neglect/abuse cases -‐ CPS Investigation Division – responds to severe cases of child abuse, fatalities, extreme neglect, etc…


Tennessee Disability Coalition www.tndisability.org 955 Woodland Street Nashville, TN 37206

Donna DeStefano, 383-‐9442, [email protected]

The Coalition is an alliance of organizations and individuals who have joined to promote the full and equal participation of men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. We work together to advocate for public policy that ensures self-‐determination, independence, empowerment, and inclusion for people with disabilities in areas such as accessibility, education, healthcare, housing, and voting rights. The Coalition and its member each commit towards improving the lives of all Tennesseans who are touched by a disability. Students will have the opportunity to assist in:

• Public policy • Support team for the disabled Tennesseans • The Tennessee ADA leadership network

The Journey Home www.lovegodservepeople.org

308 West Castle Street Murfreesboro, TN 37133

615-‐809-‐2644 Scott Foster, BSW, Executive Director, [email protected] ,

615-‐809-‐2644

In short, The Journey Home is a Christian Outreach Center for the homeless and at-‐risk individuals and families in Rutherford County. When someone comes to The Journey Home, they often are looking for a place to feel at home. Everything that a person might find in a home, our clients can find within the walls of our Outreach Center, with the exception of a place to sleep.

In short, The Journey Home is a Christian Outreach Center for the homeless and at-‐risk individuals and families in Rutherford County. When someone comes to The Journey Home, they often are looking for a place to feel at home. Everything that a person might find in a home, our clients can find within the walls of our Outreach Center, with the exception of a place to sleep.


The Next Door www.thenextdoor.org

128 8th Avenue or PO Box 23336, Nashville, TN 37202 Sherry Johnson, SW, 251-‐8805, [email protected] (Placement) Alison Gibson, MSW, Admissions Coordinator, [email protected]

251-‐8805 THE NEXT DOOR, located at The Downtown Ministry Center, is a program of transitional living, mentoring, and life skills classes designed to assist women in need with their physical, spiritual, emotional, and daily living needs. Statistics show that approximately 60 per cent of women ex-‐offenders in Middle Tennessee will return to prison within the first year of their release. The mission of The Next Door is to break that cycle. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Be exposed to group therapy and interventions • Have hands-‐on case management and goal setting working daily with residents issues and concerns

• Be involved in treatment teams, staff meetings and events surrounding recovery and family systems

Be creative, give input and participate in intakes, problem-‐solving and future planning.


Trevecca Towers-‐Service Coordinators www.treveccatowers.com

60 Lester Ave., Nashville, TN 37210 Ph. 615-‐425-‐2853 615-‐244-‐6892

Amanda Meadows, 615-‐568-‐2548, [email protected] LeKetha Scott, [email protected] Carolyn Taylor, [email protected]

The Service Coordinators at Trevecca Towers provide assistance to the elderly and disabled in connecting them with the services they need to keep them in their homes and help them “age in place.” Service Coordinators provide assessments to their residents and find the services they need to keep them active and healthy. Services that SC link residents to might include homemakers, mental health agencies, legal assistance, transportation, medical supply companies, etc. SC also works with residents in assisting them with Medicare, Medicaid and other health insurance related issues. Social work interns would get a variety of experience in working with government-‐funded programs such as food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid, QMB, federal housing, etc. Interns would also be able to work on various levels of practice. The micro level of working with individuals to the macro level of working with government officials. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Exposure to various entitlement and government programs (Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, SSDI, SSI, etc.)

• Learn about local agencies that assist the elderly and disabled • Introduction to working with individuals and completing necessary paperwork (i.e. assessments)

• Setting up educational seminars for Trevecca Towers with local agencies


Trevecca Health Care Center

Julie Smith, 244-‐6900

Trevecca Health and Rehab Care Center is a Five Star Federally rated Nashville nursing home dedicated to providing quality nursing and therapeutic

programs that assist patients in recovering from medical conditions that limit mobility, function and independence. Our programs focus on charting a path to recovery and returning the patient safely home, or to an assisted living

community. Programs such as Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy are designed to strengthen and improve functional ability. Each

program is individualized and developed by the therapy team and physician to best meet the needs of the patient. Therapy programs are provided up to 7

days a week, if necessary.


Welcome Home Ministries www.welcomehomemin.org

PO Box 100183 Nashville, TN 37224 Daryl Murray, Director

615-‐309-‐7087, [email protected] Whitney Malone, 615-‐924-‐5317, [email protected]

From a destructive life of drugs and alcohol to a community of healing, reconciliation, and recovery, Welcome Home House builds the foundation upon Jesus Christ. By using biblical teachings as the model and in conjunction with 12 step principals 18 men make up the population of our two transitional facilities. These men are part of a peer group culture that takes great pride in working their way through the program. Self-‐esteem and stabilization is evident for those completing all six levels of the program. The program has several branches of the program which includes alcohol and drug addiction recovery support, transitional recovery housing, veterans’ support housing, and permanent supportive housing. Interns would have the opportunity to assist the associate director. They will also have the opportunity to work with the case manager and their duties at the agency. Interns will also assist a peer support specialist, and the employment counselor.


Women’s Hospital at Centennial Medical Center

www.thewomenshospital.com 342-‐1000

2221 Murphy Ave Nashville, TN 37203

Laurel Haskamp, 342-‐1753, [email protected]

Centennial has a neonatal intensive care unit and maternal special care unit for high-‐risk deliveries in the women’s hospital. It provides a full spectrum of diagnostic services, twelve operating and medical/surgical impatient unit. “A Women’s Place” provides support for parents, resources to those in need, and a variety of other functions. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Observe/participate in daily rounds with the physician and care team to review each patient’s case and develop plan of care

• Attend monthly social work meetings/continuing education events • Observe psychosocial assessments of newly diagnosed cancer patients and assist in resource management/discharge planning


World Relief www.wrnashville.org

1655 Murfreesboro Pike Ste. G Nashville, TN 37217

Ph. 833-‐7735, Fax # 833-‐7131 Robin Snyder, Volunteer Coordinator, ext. 241, [email protected]

World Relief is involved in refugee resettlement in the Middle Tennessee area. It utilizes volunteers and churches in the area to provide housing, food, and basic assistance services to refugees for their first 30 days in Nashville. The organization also offers employment counseling and job search/application assistance services for refugees, as well as tutoring in English as a second language. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Have hands-‐on case management training including client care, medical appointments transportation, housing issues, preparing clients for employment, etc.

• Gain cross-‐cultural experience working with clients • Depending on availability, interns may help with apartment set-‐ups, airport arrivals, community orientation

• Help with our Friendship Partner/ English tutoring program. • Experience working with clients with refugee status (who have had to flee their homeland due to persecution)

• Work with Journey, which is a new after school program that helps refugee youth to resettle in Nashville and feel a sense of belonging. They provide them with the academic and social supports they need.

• Learn about and network with other social service agencies.


Y-‐Cap ymcamidtn.org/ycap

1021 Russel, Nashville, TN 37203 Ph. 226-‐5577

Allison Hurst-‐ SMARTkids Coordinator, 931-‐588-‐1303, [email protected]

The YMCA Community Action Project works primarily with inner city school children. About one-‐third of the children have involvement with the judicial system. Y-‐CAP is a holistic program which deals with family counseling/support groups, individual counseling, tutoring, liaison with the schools and recreation. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Work with low-‐income families • Learn to manage behaviors with at-‐risk youth and build mentoring relationships with at-‐risk youth

• Tutor/coaching in literacy • Aiding staff in program planning • Helping with conflict management and communication

Youth Connections

monroeharding.org 2416 Plum Street Nashville, TN 37210

Pam Cash, [email protected], 615-‐226-‐3614

Youth Connections is a resource center for young men and women who have aged out of foster care or state custody, and yet need some additional support. Here these young people enroll in classes for financial literacy, GED, secondary, and post-‐secondary education coaching and guidance. We also help with job skills development and job searches. In addition to classes, we also have a great location where youth can hang out, shoot pool, make a snack, or check email. Most of these youth don’t have a safe place to “hang out.” In addition, Youth Connections has laundry and shower facilities and a small

thrift store for the young people to acquire personal items.

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