Health

Second Harvest Food Bank

of Middle Tennessee

331 Great Circle Rd. 329-3491

Gathers and distributes 10 million pounds of food annually to the hungry in Middle Tennessee. Second Harvest offers many diverse volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups of all ages, including inspecting and sorting food, organizing food drives or serving children at the Kids’ Cafe program.

General Assistance

BIG BROTHERS OF NASHVILLE INC.

478 Craighead Ave., Ste. 108 269-6835

A service organization designed to help those in temporary crisis with past-due utilities, rent, food, clothing for Head Start children and any other need not met by any other organization.

Catholic Charities of Tennessee

30 White Bridge Rd. 352-3087

10 S. 6th St. 259-3567

Social services including adult day care, counseling and programs for refugees. Catholic Charities also offers many opportunities for volunteers, including working with the elderly, translating, tutoring and mentoring youth who’ve been affected by homicide.

Crisis Intervention Center

244-7444

www.crisiscntr.org

Offers a free 24-hour crisis & suicide intervention line, telephone counseling and referral services. The center also offers support groups for survivors affected by suicides or sudden deaths. The center welcomes volunteers to answer the crisis lines. (Forty hours of initial training are required.) Call for further information.

Family & Children’s Service

Central Office: 201 23rd Ave. N.

320-0591

Southeast Office: 4732 W. Longdale Dr. 832-9220

Provides individual and family counseling plus adoptive services in 26 Middle Tennessee counties. Offers numerous programs including the Center for Adoption in collaboration with the Dept. of Children’s Services, Davidson County Relative Caregiver Program, Family Resource Centers, Office Based Counseling and LifeWork Productions.

Gordon Jewish Community Center

801 Percy Warner Blvd. 356-7170

www.nashvillejcc.org

The Jewish Community Center provides recreational, educational, social and cultural programs and services to the entire Nashville community. Fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, athletics, day care, preschool, day camp, lectures, social events and senior adult activities are just some of the many programs. Membership open to everyone.

Habitat for Humanity—Nashville Area

533 Hagan St. 254-4663

www.habitatnashville.org

A nonprofit organization that builds affordable housing for Nashville neighbors. Call to become a volunteer, have your company/organization sponsor a home, or to get information on becoming a Habitat Homeowner.

Jewish Family Service of Nashville

801 Percy Warner Blvd., Ste. 103

356-4234 www.jfsnashville.org

A nonprofit agency that provides nondenominational professional social services to residents of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Services include adoption, counseling, case management, support groups and community outreach programs for all ages.

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the cumberlands

300 Deaderick St. 37201 244-6610

Provides free legal assistance in civil cases to low-income people including special assistance to the elderly and victims of domestic violence without regard to income.

Metropolitan Action Commission

1624 5th Ave. N. 862-8860

www.nashville.gov/mac

Offers many programs for those in need, including assistance with heating/cooling, rent/mortgage, water, prescriptions, delinquent taxes, job training/placement, transportation vouchers, GED classes plus children’s health and early-childhood education (Head Start). There are many volunteer opportunities available at the commission.

Mid-Cumberland Community

Action Agency

233 Legend Dr., Ste. 103, Lebanon 37087 742-1113

A nonprofit agency helping to move individuals and families toward self-sufficiency by providing a variety of programs that offer services such as help with utility bills, rent/mortgage payments, assistance in purchasing prescription medications, weatherization of homes, Retired Senior Volunteer Program and Head Start/Early Start. Serves eight counties surrounding Davidson: Cannon, Rutherford, Robertson, Sumner, Williamson, Cheatham, Wilson and Trousdale. Volunteers are needed for general office work and help with special events.

Mid-Cumberland Human

Resource Agency

1101 Kermit Dr., Ste. 300 37217

331-6033

A nonprofit agency that provides services such as senior community service employment, summer youth employment, misdemeanor management, home health care, Meals on Wheels, Childcare Certificate program, senior care and more to Davidson and 12 surrounding counties.

Nashville Bar Association

“Dial A Lawyer” 242-9272

“Lawyer Referral” 242-6546

The Nashville Bar Association offers a number of free services that are available to the public. “Dial A Lawyer” operates 6-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month. Call to talk to volunteer lawyers for legal counseling and questions about the law. Lawyers wishing to volunteer should contact Tracy Hollingsworth at the above number. “Lawyer Referral” provides free referrals and retaining of legal counsel. Call for more information.

Nashville Pro Bono Program

242-8749

In partnership with Legal Aid and sponsored by the Nashville Bar Association, the program represents or gives advice to low-income clients in certain civil legal matters using local volunteer attorneys.

Neighborhoods Resource Center

782-8212 www.tnrc.net

Provides technical and organizational assistance and leadership training to neighbors seeking to improve their neighborhood’s quality of life. Helps residents to start or further develop a neighborhood organization in their community.

Martha O’Bryan Center

711 S. 7th St. 254-1791

This center, dedicated to helping families in need living in East Nashville, offers volunteer opportunities in programs such as Meals on Wheels, mentoring and tutoring services of children (preschool- high school), tutoring in GED classes and special events and group projects. For a tour of the facility, contact Ellen, ext. 324.

PROJECT HELP

478 Craighead St., Ste. 108 279-0409

An organization that helps those over 60 and/or disabled of Nashville with heating bills of any kind through donations by NES and gas company customers.