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2011-2012 UWSC Funded Agencies
Education
Providing early learning opportunities, youth mentoring programs, assistance in overcoming barriers to learning and
promoting literacy to span throughout adulthood.
Achievement in the Making (AIM) - Gallatin Shalom Zone
600 Small Street, Gallatin 37066
(615) 442-7575 www.gallatinshalomzone.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Educates and develops leadership skills in students ages 11 to 15. Provides homework assistance and mentors to children ages 1st thru 5th grades. Educates students, ages 7-15, regarding future career choices.
Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee
3401 West End Avenue, Suite 460W, Nashville 37203
(615) 936-3554
www.childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org/booksfrombirth
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Encourages early literacy, school readiness, and strengthening of family bonds, by providing age-appropriate books monthly to all local children, from birth up to age 5, at no cost to families. Additional program components include various family literacy initiatives, volunteer-driven story times (in clinic waiting rooms,) as well as operations in cooperation with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Community Child Care Services
182 Executive Park Drive, Hendersonville 37075
(615) 824-5060
Hours: Monday - Friday, 6:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Offers an enrichment program and day care to preschool children of working low-income families. Tuition is based on a sliding scale.
Gallatin Day Care Center, Inc.
108 Southpark Circle, Gallatin 37066
(615) 452-2518
Hours: Monday - Friday, 6 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Offers an enrichment program and day care to preschool children of working low-income families. Tuition is based on a sliding scale.
Kids on the Block - STARS Nashville
1704 Charlotte Pike, Suite 200, Nashville 37203
(615) 279-0058 www.starsnashville.org
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Educates children and the community about health and social concerns using puppets and other teaching tools. Available in Sumner County schools.
Literacy Council of Sumner County
260 West Main Street, Suite 111C, Hendersonville 37075
(615) 822-8112 www.literacysumner.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Provides a community learning and resource center for children and adults, offering consultation and one-to-one volunteer tutors in reading, math, ESL, GED preparation, grammar and writing. Also offers specialized programs for identifying and addressing more serious reading and perceptual problems.
Rainbow Early Intervention Program - H.A.T.S.
545 Airport Road, Gallatin 37066
(615) 451-0974 www.hatstn.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Provides services to children with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. The preschool program benefits children from birth to 3 years with a variety of developmental delays. Home-based services are offered.
Sumner County Adult Education Advisory Council
695 East Main Street, Gallatin 37066
(615) 451-5415 www.sumnerschools.org (Navigate to: "Home">"Students & Families">"Adult Education")
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Provides literacy training, GED preparation, English as a Second Language, basic skills classes, workplace literacy programs and computer skills classes.
Sumner County 4-H
658 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin 37066
(615) 452-1423
http://utextension.tennessee.edu/sumner
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Offers educational programs for ages 9-19. Programs are conducted primarily in schools to help youth learn skills in areas of citizenship, leadership, personal development, public speaking, agriculture and home economics.
Income
Assisting in establishing basic needs following Emergencies, cultivating financial literacy and helping families become self-sustaining.
Financial Capability Program - Dominion Financial Management, Inc.
660 Fitzhugh Blvd., Suite 100, Smyrna 37167
(615) 220-5858 www.dominionfinancial.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and by appointment
Provides financial literacy through group education, individual counseling and preprinted materials. Participants develop personal budgets, review credit reports and then improve their financial management skills.
Good Neighbor Mission
1188 Long Hollow Pike, Gallatin 37066
(615) 452-7337
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., after 4:30 p.m., please call first
Provides Sumner County residents temporary shelter for families with children and prevention services in emergencies within available resources.
Hendersonville Samaritan Association
116 Dunn Street, Hendersonville 37075
(615) 824-7105 www.tnhsa.org
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Provides emergency assistance including food, clothing, prescription medication, utilities and rent to people in need within available resources.
HOPE Center Food Bank
212 Portland Road, White House 37188
(615) 672-8006, HELP CENTER: (615) 672-8006
www.hopefoodbank.xnashville.com
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Provides aid to needy senior adults, single-parent families, out of work individuals and the handicapped by providing food, condiments, hygienic and paper goods.
Portland C.A.R.E.S.
617 Highway 52 East, Portland 37148
(615) 325-7805
www.portlandtn.com/_c_a_r_e_s_.htm
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m;
Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Provides emergency assistance including food, clothing, prescription medication, utilities and rent to people in need within available resources.
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
449 North Water Avenue, Gallatin 37066
(615) 452-2977 / ext. 11
Hours: Call Hot Line available 24 hrs.- Leave contact phone number and the nature of difficulty. Calls will be returned within 24 hours.
Emergency assistance including food, clothing, prescription medication, utilities and rent to people in need within available resources. In-home visit appointments scheduled.
Westmoreland Food Bank - Amazing Grace Mission
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 164, Westmoreland 37186
Physical Address: 1037 Park St., Westmoreland 37186
(615) 644-HELP (4357)
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Provides food and other grocery items to needy families of Westmoreland and Bethpage within available resources.
Health
Implementing preventative care and critically-needed services, helping seniors stay in their own homes and providing age-appropriate mental and physical health resources.
Gallatin Senior Citizens Center
200 East Franklin Street, Gallatin 37066
(615) 451-1531 www.gallatinseniorcenter.org
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm, Friday, 9 am-1 pm.
Provides recreational activities, information/referrals, volunteer opportunities, outreach services, health screening activities and community services information.
Interfaith Dental Clinic
1721 Patterson Street, Nashville 37203
(615) 329-4790 www.interfaithdentalclinic.com
Hours: Monday - Wednesday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.-12p.m.
Restore, protect, and improve the oral health of uninsured low-income, employed individuals, their families and the elderly in Middle Tennessee through access to affordable quality dental care, oral disease prevention, and oral health education. Interfaith offers comprehensive and emergency treatment by appointment only.
Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency
1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 300, Nashville 37217
(615) 331-6033 www.mchra.com
Homemaker Program
(615) 850-3909
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Provides services to homebound seniors. Services include cleaning, meal preparation, cooking, budgeting & bill paying, shopping, errands, personal care & bathing assistance and emotional support.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
(615) 452-5259 or (615) 452-1687
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Works to protect the rights and dignity of senior residents of long-term care facilities through investigation and resolution of their complaints.
Meals on Wheels and Senior Dining Program
Gallatin: (615) 452-4022
Hendersonville: (615) 824-0811
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Provides nutritious noon meals each weekday to persons 60 and above at a group site or to homebound seniors.
Nurses for Newborns
50 Vantage Way, Suite 101, Nashville 37228
(615) 313-9989 or (888) 654-7427 www.nfnf.org
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Services provided to teen mothers, medically fragile infants, and mothers who have medical or mental challenges. Individually scheduled RN home visits focus on promoting healthy pregnancies and infant health through assessments, education, and positive parenting skills. Service may begin during pregnancy and infant may be followed up to two years.
Portland Senior Citizens
114 Main Street, Portland 37148
(615) 325-0922
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Provides recreational activities and health screenings to senior citizens. WeCare Telephone Outreach Program, as well as senior service provider information available in our library.
Pure Life Abstinence Education Program - Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy Center
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1037, Hendersonville 37077
Physical Address: 2229 Nashville Pike, Gallatin 37066
(615) 451-1717
Hours: Monday - Friday, School hours and by appointment for evening and summer events
Provides accurate abstinence education in the community and to 6th - 12th grade students in public and private schools, and other settings. Purpose of the program is to raise awareness of and reduce teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, through engaging and creative classroom presentations and assemblies.
Salvus Center, Inc.
556 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin 37066 (615) 451-0038
107 Imperial Blvd. Suite 3, Hendersonville 37075
(615) 822-0804 www.salvuscenter.org
Hours: (By Appointment Only)
Gallatin Location: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: 12:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. and Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Hendersonville Location: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m, Tuesday: 7:30a.m. - 2:30 p.m. & Thursday: 12:30 -7:30p.m.
Provides health care to uninsured, working individuals and families. Services include: primary health care, diagnostic services, disease prevention, and prescription assistance. Services provided to those who work or live in Sumner County. Fees are on sliding scale based on income and number of dependents living in household.
Senior Citizens of Hendersonville
223 Campus Drive, Hendersonville 37075
(615) 822-8758 www.hendersonvilleseniors.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Provides the facility, equipment, and programming necessary to enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of persons 60 years and older. Also provides reassurance calls and home visits to homebound seniors through its Outreach Program. Prearranged transportation is provided for medical appointments, physical therapy, or other needs.
Tennessee Poison Center
Poison Help Hotline: (800) 222-1222
Administrative: (615) 936-0760 www.tnpoisoncenter.org
Admin. Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Provides a 24-hour telephone hotline for emergency poison treatment advice, as well as promoting poison prevention through education and community outreach programs. All calls are free of charge.
Rebuilding Lives
Providing assistance in times of crisis or disaster, youth and family-focused counseling and reducing child abuse and domestic violence.
American Red Cross
2201 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville 37203
(615) 250-4300 www.nashvilleredcross.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Provides emergency services to those affected by disaster; helping people prepare for and respond to emergencies; health and safety training; and work with families of deployed military personnel on communication.
Ashley's Place - (Sumner Child Advocacy Center)
315 West Smith Street, Gallatin 37066
(615) 451-2169 www.ashleysplace.net
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Provides child abuse victims with a child-friendly environment in which to be interviewed by a trained Forensic Interviewer as part of the child abuse investigation. Provides specific trauma focused therapy free of charge to families for any child who has a disclosure of abuse. Also offers support groups and an educational program about child abuse prevention and other related issues for children, teachers, law enforcement officials, day care providers and others throughout the community.
Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy Center
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1037, Hendersonville 37077
Physical Address: 2229 Nashville Pike, Gallatin 37066
(615) 451-1717
Hours: Wednesday: 1p.m. - 5p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9a.m. - 5p.m.
Provides confidential counseling services to women and families involved in crisis pregnancies. Also provides pregnancy tests, adoption information, Prenatal and Parenting classes, support groups, abortion recovery counseling, maternity clothes, diapers, formula and infant material assistance.
HomeSafe
331 South Water Avenue, Gallatin 37066
(615) 452-5439 or Hotline: (615) 452-4315 www.homesafetn.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Provides assistance to survivors of domestic violence. Offers emergency shelter for women and children, 24-hr. crisis intervention services, referral system, legal and social advocacy, community prevention, school presentations, as well as limited transportation.
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
650 North Water Avenue, Gallatin 37066
(615) 451-1880 www.las.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Provides free legal advice, representation, and community education in civil legal matters to low income individuals and families, and to persons over 60 regardless of income who have no other way to obtain legal assistance. LAS handles a wide variety of civil legal matters, but focuses upon protecting victims of domestic violence, assistance with unfair housing and mortgage lending practices, special education and disability issues, and access to health care.
Parents Reaching Out
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 121806, Nashville 37212
Help Line: (615) 646-1796 www.ParentsReachOut.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Provides counseling to families facing the challenges of high-risk pregnancies or with an infant/child in critical care. Services are provided at Baptist Hospital, The Women's Hospital at Centennial and Monroe Carrell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Student Assistance Program - STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand)
1704 Charlotte Pike, Suite 200, Nashville 37203
(615) 279-0058 www.starsnashville.org
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
School-based program to help students refrain from the use of alcohol, other drugs, and violence and to enhance their educational achievement and character development. Core service includes school-based student assistance programs to address social and emotional barriers to learning students (K-12) experience including substance use, co-occurring mental health issues, violence/bullying, suspensions, and poor attendance. Also offers outreach, assessment, and individual and group counseling.
Sumner County CASA
393 Maple Street, Suite 400, Gallatin 37066
(615) 451-1688 www.sumnercasa.net
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Program trains and supervises diverse volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children who are involved in court proceedings primarily as a result of abuse and neglect.
YouthSafe - HomeSafe
331 South Water Avenue, Gallatin 37066
(615) 452-5439 or Hotline: (615) 452-4315 www.homesafetn.org
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Provides teen dating violence prevention education in the Middle and High Schools in Sumner County Schools and to youth within the community. | |
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