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

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.

Salvation Army

Phone (615)  242-0411                                             
http://www.salarmy-nashville.org/

The range of programs that we offer encompasses the following:

• After-school programs
• Summer camp
• Transitional Housing for homeless families and single women
• Men’s Lodge
• Weekly feeding programs, featuring our Breakfast Brigade and Soup Wagon
• Life Skills Learning, which includes GED classes and Budgeting Classes
• Disaster Response
• Emergency Services Assistance

Emeregency Assistance provides food, personal care items, clothing, household items and short-term financial help with housing and utilities. The program also provides referrals for other needed social services. Target population is low-income and homeless families living in Davidson and surrounding counties and those facing crisis situations. This program serves approximately 10,000 individuals per year and consistently ranks in the top five providers on United Way's "211" information and referral service.

Located at 631 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207 and at 6214 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209

Ladies of Charity

Phone (615) 327-3453 

www.nashvilleloc.org                                                

Provides emergency food, clothing, and financial assistance as well as burials and spiritual and medical assistance.

The Ladies of Charity of Nashville is an organization of Catholic Women who volunteer their time and talents in many areas of charitable work in the local community.

The Welfare Office distributes clothing, food, payments for utilities, rent, prescription medicines and funeral expenses to needy people in Nashville. It receives funds from the United Way and helps people referred by the Department of Human Services and the Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement program. The Ladies of Charity serves nearly 10,000 women, children and men each year.

The Thrift Shop was opened in 1948 in order to help fund the Welfare Office budget. Over the years, it has grown into a large operation and has served as a model for the many consignment sales that are now operated by many organizations as a way to raise money. The Thrift Shop, which has become a Nashville institution, opens twice a year in the spring and fall. Clothing is accepted on consignment by invitation only and all items must meet high standards. The Thrift Shop is shopper friendly, featuring a wide selection of good quality, fashionable clothing at reasonable prices for the whole family.

Located at 2216 State Street, Nashville, TN 37203

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Metro Action Commission

Metropolitan Action Commission                                                         (615) 862-8860                                                 

Provides financial assistance for utility bills.  Also provide breakfast and lunch to children under 18 during the summer.  These meals are distributed to local churches, community centers, and summer camps throughout Nashville.

Located at 1624 5^th Avenue, Nashville, TN 37208

www.nashville.gov/mac

Need Link

Need Link: Formerly Big Brothers of Nashville                                                       (615) 269-6835                                       

Provides financial assistance with rent, delinquent utility bills, and food.

Located at 478 Craighead Street #108, Nashville, TN 37204

www.bigbrothersofnashville.org