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 […]

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 […]