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Catholic Charities of Tennessee

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2806 McGavock Pike, Door #7, Nashville, TN 37214, USA

EIN Number: 62-0679520

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Phone: 615-352-3087

Hours: Closed

Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (EST)

Sat Closed

Sun Closed

Website: http://www.cctenn.org

Email: contact@cctenn.org

NTEE Code: P60: Emergency Assistance

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

As a living example of Christ, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville, is widely recognized and respected as a leading charitable organization, delivering sustainable impact throughout Middle Tennessee. Our Mission: Catholic Charities of Tennessee advocates for and provides services to people in 38 counties of Middle Tennessee, without regard to religious, ethnic, cultural and racial background. Since 1962, Catholic Charities has assisted those in need discover paths to self-sufficiency and a better quality of life.

VISION - GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

Our Vision: A community where respect, dignity and quality of life enable all people to thrive. Our Purpose: To perform acts of love, goodwill and kindness. Our Values: -Service to the Poor: We have a preferential option to serve poor and vulnerable people, as we are called to do by Sacred Scripture, Catholic traditions, and our own over riding sense of justice and the unity of all humanity. -Respect: We honor the serenity of human life from conception to a natural death, knowing that every person, at every stage of his or her life, deserves to be treated with love, civility, courtesy, dignity, acceptance and tolerance. -Integrity: We demonstrate a steadfast commitment to the highest standards of quality in all that we do, thereby promoting trust, confidence, and faith between us and everyone we collaborate with or serve. -Compassion: We recognize that we are the same as the people we serve in the eyes of God, no matter what their circumstances or faults, or ours, and so we treat all people as ourselves would want to be treated.Diversity: In everything we do, always mindful of staff, volunteers and all who seek assistance, we honor, respect and include all of God’s children, regardless of their religion, race, sect, language, differences or special needs.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

Refugee and Immigration Services: Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program, a local affiliate of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Migration and Refugee Services, provides core resettlement services to newly arrived refugee individuals and families. Basic Needs Assistance: This program has many sub-programs including:South Nashville Family Resource Center and the McGruder Family Resource Center. These centers, operated in partnership with United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, offer wrap-around basic needs services to their respective community, as well as higher level skills, such as workforce development, entrepreneurial training, and art-focused initiatives. Social Services: -FOCUS: a program designed to ask families to consider the possibility of adopting an older child in foster care. -Living at Home: offers assistance for elderly low income Davidson County residents. Individual and Family Counseling offered on a sliding fee scale. -HOPE: Trauma-focused groups and individual counseling for youth ages 5-18 who have been traumatized by violent crime, some of which include: Neighborhood violence, murder, domestic violence and assault. -CHAP: Individualized parenting education, crisis intervention and case management for families with children 0-8 desiring assistance. -Family Empowerment: assists families experiencing homelessness or on the brink of experiencing it, as they move towards financial stability and stable housing. Pregnancy Counseling/Adoption Services: provides professional guidance in prenatal and postnatal decision-making and support for those involved in unplanned pregnancies or family growth/expansion. Tennessee Office for Refugees: Through contracted services, technical assistance, and administrative support, TOR partners with refugee resettlement agencies, mutual assistance associations (MAAs), and other partner agencies that provide direct services to refugees, asylees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, victims of trafficking, Amerasians and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders who make Tennessee their home.