NASHVILLE, TENN. – Jan. 1, 2021 – Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville, has received a $2 million grant from the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to assist individuals, families, and business owners directly impacted by the bombing that occurred the morning of Dec. 25 in Nashville. The program is part of the Nashville Strong initiative […]

Welcome to the fourth and final day of Pathways to Possibilities presented by Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding, Bishop of Nashville, and the Diocese of Nashville Thank you to everyone who has participated in this event and helped spread the word about Catholic Charities of Tennessee throughout the community. Today, we want you to hear directly from […]

Catholic Charities is offering a new telehealth group to help people address negative feelings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. You will learn and practice useful strategies to address challenges such as stress and isolation. Best of all, you can participate in the group from home on your mobile phone or any device with an Internet […]

Nashville, TN, July 13) Conexión Américas today announced Catholic Charities has joined the Casa Azafrán familia. Catholic Charities will move its South Nashville Family Resource Center, which includes nine full- and part-time employees, to Casa Azafrán.“The addition of Catholic Charities to Casa Azafrán truly honors our community center’s spirit of uniting nonprofit organizations striving to build […]

From Judy K. Orr, Executive Director Catholic Charities, Conexión Américas announce new partnership South Nashville Family Resource Center has new home Success in the nonprofit world is often proportional to the partnerships you form. I am excited about our new partnership with Conexión Américas that will relocate our South Nashville Family Resource Center team to […]

Meet Andrea Dowlen-Pride, an AmeriCorps member and Catholic Charities volunteer, who shares her passion for helping people in need and her knowledge of nutrition to help feed the hungry in Nashville through the Loaves and Fishes program. “I have committed myself to a life of service,” said Dowlen-Pride. “I’ve always been inspired by ‘The Starfish […]

Read original story in The Tennessee Register Catholic Charities of Tennessee has partnered with the nonprofit World Central Kitchen to address two pressing problems: providing meals to people in need because of the March tornadoes and the COVID-19 pandemic, and helping restaurants keep their workers employed. “This is an incredible program that is a win-win […]

(Nashville, TN, July 13) Conexión Américas today announced Catholic Charities has joined the Casa Azafrán familia. Catholic Charities will move its South Nashville Family Resource Center, which includes nine full- and part-time employees, to Casa Azafrán. “The addition of Catholic Charities to Casa Azafrán truly honors our community center’s spirit of uniting nonprofit organizations striving to […]

NOTE: Catholic Charities is proud to partner with United Way of Greater Nashville and many other area nonprofits to assist with the distribution of COVID-19 Response Fund dollars to our neighbors in need. United Way Allocates Additional $1.17 Million Through COVID-19 Response Fund: More Donations are Needed to Help Neighbors in Need April 20, 2020, […]

March 2020 was an extraordinary month. Days felt like weeks, and weeks felt like months as the Catholic Charities team provided needed assistance to those impacted by the tornadoes and COVID-19. In nearly 60 years, Diocese of Nashville’s Catholic Charities has never faced the challenges of two crises of this type at the same time. […]