Here is where your donation will have the most impact, but if you prefer a specialty fund such as the Borum Teen Counseling Fund, click here to see a full list.
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Basic Needs Campaign
Reynaldo and his wife Silvia both work two jobs to earn enough to make a home for their young sons. They juggle work shifts to share parenting duties. Despite stretching every dollar, they struggle every month to make ends meet. They just found out their rent went up. And inflation is making even the basics unaffordable.
When they found out their one car needed new tires, they were about to give up hope. A Christmas meal and toys for the children now seemed impossible. Even so, they are grateful for the many blessings that they have. And then their friend told them about Catholic Charities.
Reynaldo is one of our neighbors.
This is how our case managers and counselors helped families like Reynaldo’s every day this year:
- Paid utility bills and rent so that they could put their cash towards unexpected expenses like car repairs
- Found housing that was better suited to their family’s needs and financial resources
- Provided life-skills counselors who coached them on how to overcome the anxiety and stress that comes with a busy
working family - Scheduled financial literacy classes where they learned that they are not the only ones with money woes and got
helpful training on managing their household budget
Inflation, the affordable housing shortage, and transportation issues are just a few of the hardships that chip away at people’s buying power. Through your support, you will make a profound impact on those who are served in our community.
We can’t do this work without you. Please consider supporting your neighbors by making your charitable contribution.
As we all prepare for celebrations of Thanksgiving and Christmas, we hope you will join us in sharing your gifts to ensure that essentials, including food, are available to those in need.
Support Teen Counseling
Catholic Charities provides mental health counseling for teens in several Catholic schools across the Diocese of Nashville. Our counseling team has expertise in many fields, including depression, trauma, victims of violence, and much more.
Catholic Charities is honored to be a beneficiary of the Vaughn-Thomas Borum Teen Counseling Fund. Vaughn-Thomas Borum was a vibrant, healthy 17-year-old and student at John Paul II High School. In December 2021, he passed away from fentanyl poisoning. We are grateful to the Borum family for choosing our organization and supporting this important endeavor to save the lives of teens.
Your contributions will be added to those raised by the Vaughn-Thomas Borum Teen Counseling Fund through local community events.
Donate to Support for New Americans
An important part of Catholic Charities’ work is helping those who have been displaced — whether from their homes or their home countries. It has been part of our mission since our founding nearly 60 years ago.
Catholic Charities is Tennessee’s lead agency for resettling refugees, Asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, victims of trafficking, Amerasians, and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV). Anyone eligible to be resettled has been vetted by the Department of State and purposefully placed in our programs.
We often receive notice of 24 hours or less that a new family will be resettled in Tennessee. Your donations will ensure our team is able to help New Americans acclimate as quickly as possible and become productive citizens here in their new country.
Love, Hope, Healing Fund
Catholic Charities welcomes and loves all people, just as Christ did. Through our efforts, we find ways to support the dignity of all and serve our neighbors just as He would.
We also strive to do so while focusing on what we call the three E’s: Emergency Assistance, Emotional Support, and Employment Services, also known to us as giving Love, instilling Hope, and providing Healing.
Catholic Charities is establishing the Love, Hope, and Healing Fund – a fund that will enable our organization to continue to support the needs of our neighbors in Middle Tennessee, whoever they may be. We need your help to do so!
Donate to Emergency Assistance
Catholic Charities is often the place people call when they have nowhere else to turn. Our Emergency Assistance program is all about creating stability so people can begin piecing their lives back together.
The most requested Emergency Assistance items are diapers for infants, assistance with overdue rent, and assistance with overdue utilities. Beyond that, we help our neighbors in need grocery cards so they can provide for their families and even bus passes so they can get to work.
It’s impossible to think about much when you in crisis. Emergency Assistance provides that lifeline.
Much of the support for Emergency Assistance comes from individual donations like yours.
Family Resource Center Maury County
Catholic Charities of Columbia City has experts ready to help with housing, utilities, meals, medical care, job training, and much more. We want all of our neighbors to have a safe home, positive feelings about their future, and a job that supports them and their families.
Please prayerfully consider a gift that will help Catholic Charities of Columbia City to increase the number of families that we can serve. Supporting families, whether it is a family of one or many, is a hallmark of Catholic Charities. Your gift will directly impact your neighbors in Middle Tennessee who need assistance. You become the hands and feet of Christ, giving hope and ensuring that more are being reached and that services are being provided.
Thank you for considering support for this county in great need.
You can visit our Catholic Charities of Columbia City office any time between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
1501 Hatcher Lane
Suite A
Columbia, TN 38401
Family Resource Center Montgomery County
Catholic Charities of Clarksville County has experts ready to help with housing, utilities, meals, medical care, job training, and much more. We want all of our neighbors to have a safe home, positive feelings about their future, and a job that supports them and their families.
Please prayerfully consider a gift that will help Catholic Charities of Clarksville County to increase the number of families that we can serve. Supporting families, whether it is a family of one or many, is a hallmark of Catholic Charities. Your gift will directly impact your neighbors in Middle Tennessee who need assistance. You become the hands and feet of Christ, giving hope and ensuring that more are being reached and that services are being provided.
Thank you for considering support for this county in great need.
You can visit our Catholic Charities of Clarksville County office any time between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
523 Madison St Suite B
Clarksville, TN 37040
Family Resource Center Coffee County
Catholic Charities of Tullahoma City has experts ready to help with housing, utilities, meals, medical care, job training, and much more. We want all of our neighbors to have a safe home, positive feelings about their future, and a job that supports them and their families.
Please prayerfully consider a gift that will help Catholic Charities of Tullahoma City to increase the number of families that we can serve. Supporting families, whether it is a family of one or many, is a hallmark of Catholic Charities. Your gift will directly impact your neighbors in Middle Tennessee who need assistance. You become the hands and feet of Christ, giving hope and ensuring that more are being reached and that services are being provided.
Thank you for considering support for this county in great need.
You can visit our Catholic Charities of Tullahoma City office any time between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
103 S.E. Atlantic Street
Tullahoma, Tenn. 37388
Donate to Housing Stability
Housing security has the potential to be the next big crisis to hit Nashville.
Rental assistance is the #1 reason that people call Catholic Charities for help. There are nearly 2,000 Nashville evictions cases pending in court. When the national moratorium on evictions ends on March 31, Nashville could see a flood of evictions.
Your donation to Housing Security ensures that families, especially those with school-aged children, maintain a stable home even through difficult circumstances.
Donate to Family Resource Centers
Family resource centers are locations where individuals and families can find most of the help they need in a single place. The staffs at Catholic Charities’ family resource centers are experts at helping clients navigate a short-term crisis and find long-term support to enrich their lives.
Catholic Charities has operated family resource centers for more than 20 years. Our flagship family resource center is Catholic Charities at C. E. McGruder in North Nashville. We also have the Catholic Charities Family Resource Center at Casa Azafrán in South Nashville.
In 2021, Catholic Charities opened new family resource centers in surrounding counties as part of the Tennessee Serves Neighbors program.
Donate to Hunger Relief
Hunger relief is one of Catholic Charities’ vital ministries.
In 2020, Loaves & Fishes did not miss a single meal despite the pandemic thanks to great creativity by the team and community partnerships.
Hunger relief efforts also include food pantries at multiple locations where families experiencing food insecurity can pick up nutritious staples. Catholic Charities is also exploring the expansion of to-go meals served prepared in partnership with local restaurants.
Your support will allow Catholic Charities to help more individuals, older adults, and families experiencing food insecurity.
Donate to Emotional Support
Counseling is one of the least known yet most important programs at Catholic Charities.
Every year, we help thousands of people of all ages understand and heal from trying situations. We offer program for adults, families, and children as well as counselors who specialize in the trauma counseling for victims of crime.
The last 12 months have been difficult for many people for many reasons beyond their control. The healing in some cases could take years.
You support for Catholic Charities will make sure our counseling staff are ready and available when needed.
Donate to Disaster Relief
Catholic Charities must always be prepared for the next disaster.
Whether the catastrophic floods in 2010 or the destructive tornadoes in 2020, our team will always been available to help our neighbors in need through a disaster.
We know from experience that disaster recovery comes in two phases. There is the immediate relief, repair, and replacement of lost possessions. Then there is the long-term recovery of helping people recover emotionally and psychologically from the impact of a disaster. Catholic Charities has the team and expertise to provide both short-term assistance and long-term recovery.
Donate to Job Training
A new job provides not only economic security but a sense of meaning.
Catholic Charities supports three job-training programs that prepare people for in-demand careers:
The Sewing Training Academy teaches industrial sewing so student can work in the garment industry or become an entrepreneur.
Latinos in Finance prepares students for careers in banking
The Culinary Training Institute places students in commercial kitchens throughout Nashville’s hospitality industry
Your support provides opportunities for students who might otherwise have difficult affording courses the chance to start a new a meaningful career.
Sewing Training Academy Scholarship
The Sewing Training Academy teaches student industrial sewing so they can find a job in Nashville’s growing fashion industry or become an entrepreneur.
Your donation to the The Sewing Training Academy Scholarship Fund will help provide scholarships to students who cannot afford the classes.
Love Hope + Healing Aprons
Treat your loved ones (or yourself) to a yummy, plummy colored 100% heavyweight cotton duck apron, hand-made in Nashville by students of The Sewing Training Academy (STA), a workforce development program of Catholic Charities. This unique program teaches students the skill of industrial sewing for the purpose of employment and entrepreneurship; all apron proceeds directly benefit STA.
The aprons feature our tagline, “Love, Hope, Healing.” Adjustable neck strap, long tie waist strap, and a lap pocket for your many tools, kitchen or otherwise. One size fits most.
$50 each (plus $5 shipping and handling on each order)
Dimensions
Length: 33″
Waist straps: 2 at 34″ each