Housing by Agency/ Homelessness

HPRP Housing: a Federal Program

Purpose: The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) provides homelessness prevention assistance to households that would otherwise become homeless, and provides rapid re-housing assistance to persons who are homeless as defined by section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).

http://www.nashville-mdha.org/pdfs/hprp.pdf
*website lists resources for housing by agency/ describes population served
http://www.hudhre.info/
*website includes a search engine for homelessness resources

OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center)

Location	1819 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203

Contact Info

Phone	1 (615) 248-2906
Email	hfarrow@oicnashville.org
Website	http://www.OICNashville.org

About

Founded in 1968, Nashville OIC Helps Others Help Themselves through GED Preparation, Computer Training, and Job Placement.

Mission

The mission of Nashville Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) is to provide education, training, counseling and job placement services for citizens of the community who are disadvantaged economically, educationally, and socially.

Our vision is to guide people on a successful road to self-achievement: leading to self-reliance.

Adoption and Foster Care

Frequently Asked Questions about Adoption

• Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Care
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• National Foster Care and Adoption Directory
• Birth Parents and Relatives
• Prospective and Adoptive Parents

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Administration for Children and Families

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/

                                     

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.

Actual services are provided by state, county, city and tribal governments, and public and private local agencies. ACF assists these organizations through funding, policy direction, and information services.

Family and Children's Service

Family and Children’s Service  (615) 320-0591   www.fcsnashville.org

Located at 201 23 Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203

Services:

Counseling

• Crisis Center/2-1-1 Information & Referral Service
• Mental Health Trauma Intervention
• Family Service Counseling
• Community-Based Counseling
• Survivors of Suicide
• Food Stamp Pre-Screening Form

Child Well-Being Services

• Connecting Kids
• Davidson County Relative Caregiver Program
• Family Resource Center Programs
• School-based Services

MissionThe mission of Family and Children’s Service is to strengthen families, children and individuals to achieve self sufficiency, family preservation & emotional well-being.

Hearbeat Ministries

http://www.hhbconline.com/serve/heartbeat_ministry.php
(615) 883-5034                             

Located at 3475 Lebanon Rd., Hermitage, TN 37076 

The Heartbeat Ministry exists for the sole purpose of meeting people's basic needs: food, clothing, and spiritual guidance. Each weekend on Friday and Saturday, the Heartbeat Ministry gives out food, clothing, and spiritual guidance to people in our community who are in need.

The Heartbeat Ministry's regular hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm. The Heartbeat Ministry is located on the Hermitage Campus at Door #5.     

For more information regarding the Heartbeat Ministry, please e-mail Dwight Moody at dmoody@hhbconline.com.

Community Resource Center

http://www.crcnashville.org/Home

218 Omohundro Place

Nashville, TN 37210

615.291.6688

"The Lifeline for Middle Tennessee Nonprofits"

Mission
The Community Resource Center provides household goods, furniture, and appliances to nonprofit agencies and people in desperate need.

Transportation

Metro Transit Authority    (615) 862-5950  www.nashvillemta.org

For Route and Schedule Information call…                                           

For Access Ride Application Information call… (615) 880-3970 Ext. 1104

Located at 130 Nestor Street, Nashville, TN 37210

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Regional Transit Authority/ Music City Star
http://www.musiccitystar.org/

Services of the Regional Transportation AuthorityRTA operates five regional bus routes between downtown Nashville and Murfreesboro, Gallatin/Hendersonville, Franklin/Brentwood, Spring Hill/Thompson's Station and Springfield/Joelton. RTA works closely with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (www.nashvillemta.org) linking riders with 40 routes provided throughout Davidson County. In addition, RTA's rideshare program organizes vanpools and carpools for commuters throughout Middle Tennessee.

Our representatives work with areas businesses to provide access, through the use of our transit system, to an expanded available workforce. Workers can depend on reliable transportation to get them to and from their jobs.

Gang Prevention

"G.R.E.A.T"

http://www.great-online.org/

Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) is a gang and violence prevention program built around school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curricula. The program is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership for children in the years immediately before the prime ages for introduction into gangs and delinquent behavior.
G.R.E.A.T. has developed partnerships with nationally recognized organizations, such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the National Association of Police Athletic Leagues. These partnerships encourage positive relationships among the community, parents, schools, and law enforcement officers.

Disability Resources

Organizations and Online Resources:

Special Olympics Tennessee   (615) 329-1375 www.specialolympicstn.org

Provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. 

Located at 1900 12th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203

Refugee Resource

Nashville International Center for Empowerment                (615) 315-9681

Formerly known as the Sudanese Women’s Center, this community agency focuses on helping refugees relocating to Middle Tennessee.  They teach English, help find jobs, teach how to drive, get resources, help fill out immigration forms, how to be independent and not depend on the government etc.  Nashville International Center for Empowerment is interested in collaborating with other agencies to help their families and/or train new people on different cultures.  PRM approved them to be like Catholic Charities and do ongoing services with families. 

http://www.empowernashville.org

Resources for Spanish Speaking Families/ Recursos Para Familias que Hablan Español

Conexión  Américas     (615) 269-6900  http://www.conamericas.com/

This organization provides programs for Latino families that include: Social Integration, Information, Referrals and Direct Assistance, Conversational English, Financial Education, Taxpayer Education and Tax Return Preparation,  Homeownership, Entrepreneurship, Grassroots Leadership Development, Parent Training for School Involvement, Advocacy, Community Outreach and Education. They speak Spanish.

Esta organización ofrece programas para las familias latinas que incluyen: Integración Social, información, referencias y asistencia directa, inglés conversacional, educación financiera, contribuyente educación y preparación de impuestos, vivienda, espíritu empresarial, desarrollo de liderazgo de base, primario de formación para la participación de la escuela, la promoción, la extensión comunitaria y la educación. Hablan a español.

Mentoring Programs for Youth

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee  (615) 329-9191  

Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

www.mentorakid.org

Located at 1704 Charlotte, Ave. Ste. 130, Nashville, TN 37203

Job Searching Online and Resources

http://www.usajobs.gov/

http://www.nashville.gov/hr_benefits/jobs/employment_center.asp

http://www.tn.gov/dohr/employment/career.html

http://www.cnm.org/

Tennessee Jobs: www.tennesseejobs.com

      

Nashville Life: www.nashvillelife.com/jobs

Employment Guide Nashville: nashville.employmentguide.com                                               

TN Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development  741-6642   www.tn.gov/labor-wfd                                           

Connects you to job resources such as job opportunities, adult education, and provides a link to file for unemployment.

Located at 220 French Landing Drive, Nashville, TN 37243

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