Deanna Dibin’s family immigrated to the United States from Azerbaijan with the help of several organizations, including Catholic Charities. Her story reflects what many of the 50,000 Afghan families coming to the United States as part of the Afghan Placement Assistance Program are feeling and experiencing right now. Catholic Charities expects to help 150 individuals […]

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville expects to resettle 150 or more Afghans into local communities. You can support help these individuals and families arriving to America.

Catholic Charities is proud to support the Community Resource Center’s efforts to help our neighbors impacted by the severe flooding in Waverly and across Humphreys County.

From Judy K. Orr, Executive Director Support for Pathways to Possibilities I want to express a sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported our virtual fundraiser Pathways to Possibilities presented by First Horizon. Just a few short weeks ago we shared the stories of Demetrius, Deanna, and Linda, each of whom told their […]

From Judy K. Orr, Executive Director Love, Hope, Healing Your support has made the difference What a year! Last year’s March 3 tornados set off a momentous chain of events. Our commemoration of the tornado anniversary was highlighted by a public art project. We visited four locations with plywood “canvases,” and invited neighbors to express […]

Catholic Charities is proud of our work over the last 12 months helping Nashvillians recover from the devastating tornadoes that tore through North Nashville, East Nashville, Mt. Juliet, Hermitage, and Donelson in 2020. We are pleased to share some stories from staff who worked on many aspects of the recovery – from food assistance to […]

Catholic Charities’ counseling effort were featured in a recent Tennessee Register article. The article focused on the value of counseling given the number of crises that have struck Middle Tennessee in the last 12 months. Here is just part of the article: Responding to the unprecedented events of the past year — a global pandemic, a deadly […]

Executive Director Judy K. Orr was a guest on SiriusXM The Catholic Channel’s “JustLove” radio program last week where she discussed Catholic Charities’ role in the recovery following the bombing that occurred on the morning of December 25 in Downtown Nashville. A recording of the program is available on the JustLove show blog. The interview with […]

From Judy K. Orr, Executive Director Recovery Is Just the Beginning From Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville Serving our neighbors—whenever and however they need it—is unpredictable work. This was abundantly clear in 2020, with tornados, Covid-19’s myriad tragedies, and now a bomb explosion that devastated the heart of Nashville. I am proud to share with […]

From Judy K. Orr, Executive Director Catholic Charities Receives $7.3 Million State Grant to Create Tennessee Serves Neighbors Five new Family Resource Centers planned in 2021 Catholic Charities has received one of the largest grants in our history to expand services into 10 additional counties that are part of the Diocese of Nashville. The Most […]