Furniture Resources

List Provided by Metro Nashville Public Schools:

Church of Christ at 15th Avenue North
2129 15th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208
Provides furniture and beds, appliances, and non-perishable food for battered women with children in the Middle TN area.
573-0889

Music City Mission
413 Veritas St, Nashville, TN 37211
Provides secondhand sofas, chairs, tables, beds, dressers and other necessary home furnishings and household items for low income individuals.
333-9377

Baby & Household Furniture
Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc.
30 White Bridge Rd, Nashville, TN 37205
Provides new or secondhand cribs, bassinets, strollers and other infant/baby furniture for families who cannot purchase these items at retail prices.
352-3087

World Relief
442 Metroplex Dr Ste 100 Bldg D, Nashville, TN 37211
Assists newly arrived refugees with furniture.
833-7735

Salvation Army
225 Berry Street, Nashville, TN 37207
Furniture vouchers available for fire victims only. Household goods vouchers available for those in crisis.
255-0921 or 255-0554

Madison Church of Christ
106 Gallatin Rd, Madison, TN 37116
Program that supplies secondhand furnishings for the homes or apartments of people who cannot afford to equip their residences.
868-3360

Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter, Inc.
1234 3rd Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37210
Will pick-up donations of furniture, appliances, and household items in Davidson County. Donations of food and clothing may be brought to the shelter. Person wanting to receive donations must pick those items up themselves.
256-8195

Household Items

Adventist Community Services Of Madison
201 East Webster St., Madison, TN 37115
Housewares including pots, pans, and utensils used in the preparation of food, linens, blankets, hygiene kits, shoes, lamps, and toys given to those in need. No furniture available.
865-6973

The 403 Center
403 Gallatin Road, Madison, TN 37115
Housewares including pots, pans, and utensils used in the preparation of food, linens, blankets, hygiene kits, shoes, lamps, and toys given to those in need.

860-6001 or 6004

New Eyes: Glasses for Those in Need

http://www.new-eyes.org/

Since our founding in 1932, New Eyes for the Needy has brought improved vision and hope for a better future to more than 8,000,000 people in the U.S. and around the world. New Eyes is a non-profit, non-sectarian volunteer organization. 

The Mary Parish Center for Victims of Domestic Violence

Offers transitional housing and/ or shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Also offers assistance with legal representation, case managment, transportation, job placement, information and transportation to GED classes.

615- 256- 5959

Family Life Center for Women and Children

Offers housing and/or shelter for women with children.  This service is provided through the Nashville Rescue Mission. 

615-255-2475

Metropolitan Action Commission Community Services Division Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Application

La Familia Resource Center

Call to set up an appointment if you're in need of assistance.  "Our mission is to connect Hispanic families with the resources that are available for this population in the community as well as advocating and providing any assistance through the implementation of programs and services that will benefit their growth and development in the society."

 

 

La Familia Resource Center

J. V. Morsch Center for Social Justice

Trevecca Nazarene University

333 Murfreesboro Road

Nashville, TN 37210

Tidwell Bldg Suite 208

Office: (615) 248-1554

Fax: (615) 248-1366

RAABREU@mail.trevecca.edu

Alive Hospice

Provide loving care to people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives.

Located at 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203

Phone: 615-346-8676

Or Click HERE

YWCA

Offers GED preparation programs throughout the day every weekday and on Saturdays at three different locations.  Instruction provided in all areas of the GED and practice tests are offered every week.

Located at 1608 Woodmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37215

Phone: 615-269-9922

Or Click HERE

Project for Neighborhood Aftercare

Provides before and after school programs that concentrate on academics, health, community, affordability, and enrichment.

Located at 2807 Bransford Avenue, Suite C, Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615-385-7067

Childcare Alliance

Provides before and after school care/programs in Davidson county public schools.  They provide services for children from 6 weeks of age to 12 years.  They also provide transportation from metro schools listed on their website.

Located at 604 Gallatin Avenue, Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37206
Phone: 615-227-8991
Or Click HERE

Homework Hotline

Free homework assistance by phone to students or parents in Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Rutherford, Williamson, or Wilson counties. Students can call Monday-Thursday from 4-8pm.  Toll free number L

Located at 4805 Park Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209

Phone: 615-298-6636
Or Click  HERE

Government Assistance with Home Phone Service

Contact via: 1-877-892-8631

Eligibility: supplemental nutrition assistance program (previously called food stamps), Medicaid, supplemental security income (SSI), federal public housing assistance/section 8 housing, low income, home energy assistance program (LIHEAP), temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), and/or national school lunch program’s free lunch program.  For the first month you will receive caller ID and call waiting for free.  There is no fee to sign up and each month will be $22.90 without taxes.  To be eligible for this rate you have to call.  You cannot get this rate signing up via the internet.

Martha O' Bryan Center

Martha O'Bryan Center
Phone: 254-1791
Website: www.marthaobryan.org

Works with families and individuals living in poverty through education, work, employment and fellowship.  Offers programs that focus on education, leadership skills, responsibility, and parenting. 

Located at 711 South Seventh Street, Nashville, TN 37206

Online Resources

Family and Corrections Network
Website: www.fcnetwork.org

·         Provides services and support to families of the incarcerated.  They advocate and educate the public.

Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Website: www.prisonerswithchildren.org

·         Advocate for human rights and empowerment of incarcerated individuals and their families.  Main focus is on incarcerated women and their children.

Legal Aid Society

Legal Aid Society
Phone: 244-6610
Website: www.las.org

Assists with enforcing and defending the rights of low-income families and individuals.

Located at 300 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37201

South Nashville WIC Nutrition Center

South Nashville WIC Nutrition Center
Phone: 880-3210

Open Monday through Thursday 7:30AM-6:00PM and Friday 7:30AM-4:30PM

Located at 3718 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211

East Nashville Public Health Center

East Nashville Public Health Center
Phone: 862-6625

Open Monday-Friday 7:30AM-6:00PM and Wednesday 7:30AM-7:30PM

Located at 1015 East Trinity Lane, Nashville, TN 37216

Lentz Family Health Care

Lentz Family Health Care
Phone: 340-5607

Room 120 for children, non-breastfeeding infants and women. Room 115 prenatal, breastfeeding infants, women, and voucher pick-ups.

Located at 311 23^rd Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203

Tennessee Voices for Children

Tennessee Voices for Children                                  

Phone: 269-7751                                                    

Website: www.tnvoices.org

Tennessee Voices for Children, Inc. speaks out as active advocates for the emotional and behavioral well-being of children and their families.

Located at 701 Bradford Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204

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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.