About Lipscomb
Registered agencies, click the logo above for Fair details
Local Service Opportunities
| AGAPE • agapenashville.org 4555 Trousdale Drive Nashville, TN 37204 • (615) 781.3000 |
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| AGAPE strives to serve the needs of children and families through foster care, adoption, unplanned pregancy counseling and complete out-patient mental health services. Agape occasionally needs volunteers to host group outings on Saturdays and also for general office work with mailings, etc. Contact Art Woods at awoods@agapenashville.org |
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| Alive Hospice • alivehospice.org 1718 Patterson Street Nashville, TN 37203 • (615) 327.1085 |
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| Volunteers are a vital part of the Alive Hospice team. They bring caring concern, comfort and compassion to patients and families. Volunteers can become sensitive to patients’ unique needs and are able to communicate those needs to Alive Hospice’s staff. A variety of volunteer opportunities are available, whether you have limited time to give or have a more flexible schedule. And, if you prefer, volunteer opportunities are available beyond working with patients and families. All volunteers help support the work and purpose of Alive Hospice, regardless of their specific duties. Contact Kayretha White at kwhite@alivehospice.org |
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| American Diabetes Association • diabetes.org 4205 Hillsboro Road Suite 200 Nashville, TN 37215 • (615) 298.3066 |
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| The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. To fulfill this mission, the American Diabetes Association funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and the public. The Association is also actively involved in advocating for scientific research and for the rights of people with diabetes. Contact Devin Bradford at dbradford@diabetes.org |
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| Arthritis Foundation • arthritis.org 421 Great Circle Road, Suite 104 Nashville, TN 37228 • (615) 254.6794 |
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| The Arthritis Foundation is the leading health organization addressing the needs of some 46 million Americans (1.3 million adults and 5,600 children in Tennessee) living with doctor-diagnosed arthritis, the nation's most common cause of disability. The foundation helps individuals take control of arthritis by providing public health education; pursuing public policy and legislation; and conducting evidence-based programs to improve the quality of life for those living with arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation can use volunteers in all areas of its programs and services listed above. Contact Leigh Ann Portale at lportale@arthritis.org |
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| Baptist Hospital Volunteer Services • baptisthospital.com 2000 Church Street Nashville, TN 37236 • (615) 284.6185 |
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| "Baptist Hospital is a caring community devoted to healing with love in the Christian tradition. Our vision is to be the premier, spiritually based healthcare ministry as seen through the eyes of the patient." Baptist Hospital needs volunteers in the following roles: Guest Relations, Patient Care, Women's Services, Clinical Support, Administrative Support. Contact Anne Layman at anne.layman@baptisthospital.com |
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| Bethlehem Centers • bcnash.org 1417 Charlotte Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 • (615) 329.3386 ext. 129 |
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| Bethlehem Centers of Nashville is a non-profit, social services agency that has been around since 1894. Located in North Nashville (as well as South Nashville and Downtown) our main location offers child development, youth development, adult development, senior development and community outreach programs. We focus on the total family and the community. Each of our program areas, as well as administration, can use volunteer assistance. Contact Janet Carter at janet_carter@bcnash.org |
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| Better Tomorrows Adult Education Center • better-tomorrows.com 908 Meridian Street P.O. Box 70750 Nashville, TN 37207 • (615) 228.6525 |
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| Better Tomorrows Adult Education is an educational program that focuses on helping students build up their computer skills, practical living skills and job preparation/job search skills. It is amazing how lives were positively changed by learning things that many of us take for granted. We opened our classroom doors at Ray of Hope in Autumn 2004, offering adult literacy, GED tutoring, life skills, job skills, and cultural learning opportunities. Since then, we have served over 200 adults with the help of hundreds of volunteers. We look forward to continuing this legacy of empowerment, and we ask that you join us. Contact Tammy Unruh at tammy@better-tomorrows.com |
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters • bbbsmt.org One Vantage Way, Suite C-250 Nashville, TN 37228 • (615) 329.9191 |
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| Since 1969, we have been fulfilling our mission to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with measurable impact. Big Brothers and Big Sisters make an annual commitment to help weekly in One-to-One Mentoring that serves children primarily from single parent families. We also utilize volunteers with many of our events held throughout each year. Event volunteers also help with check-in and registration, prize distribution, game organization, activities, and clean-up. Contact Anne Gallo at Anne.Gallo@bbbs.org |
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| Boys & Girls Club • bgcmt.org 67 Thompson Lane Nashville, TN 37222 • (615) 833.2368 |
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| The purpose of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee is to promote the social, educational, health, leadership, and character development of boys and girls during critical periods of their growth. We provide a safe place to learn and grow, an ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals, life-enhancing programs and character development experiences, hope, and opportunity. We need tutors and mentors, coaching and playing with our kids! Contact Jim Williamson at jwilliamson@bgcmt.org |
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| Room in the Inn • roomintheinn.org 532 8th Ave South Nashville, TN 37203 • (615) 251.9791 |
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| Through the power of spirituality and the practice of love Room in the Inn provides hospitality with a respect that offers hope in a community of non-violence. In assessing the needs of the homeless, we have a mission; a vision about humanity that is vested in a concern that we boldly claim is divine. Room in the Inn volunteers bring their own special skills to their work here. Whatever your interests and skills may be, they can be put to good use here at Room in the Inn. Contact Emily Stewart at emily.stewart@roomintheinn.org |
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| CASA • casa-nashville.org 601 Woodland Street Nashville, TN 37206 • (615) 425.2383 |
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| CASA -- Court Appointed Special Advocates -- provides trained community volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children who come to the attention of the court primarily as a result of abuse or neglect. These children find themselves in foster care or temporary situations, often bouncing from home to home to home. Juvenile Courts must make critical decisions about these vulnerable children's lives, often with a disturbing shortage of facts. Contact Cindy Johnson at cindyjohnson@casa-nashville.org |
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| Christian Community Services • christiancommunityservicesinc.org 601 Benton Avenue, Suite B Nashville, TN 37204 • (615) 297.4024 |
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| CCSI exists to create a community where families become motivated and empowered to reach independent and autonomous lives through the assistance of caring human beings. The uniqueness is the adult program's mentoring element. Each mentor's aim is to nurture the mentee to self-sufficiency. The mentees and mentors meet once a week at either Woodmont Hills or Schrader Lane meeting facilities to fellowship as a family and then to focus on daily living workshop material while the children attend tutoring sessions in neighboring classrooms. Contact Patrick Johnson at ccsi2@bellsouth.net |
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| Christian Women's Job Corps • cwjcmiddletn.org 128 8th Avenue South (5th Floor) Nashville, TN 37202 • (615) 244.3669 |
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| CWJC of Middle Tennessee provides the potential for transformation of body, mind, heart and spirit of the working poor and the volunteers who serve them. The purpose of Christian Women’s Job Corps is to equip women for life and employment with basic life skills necessary for self-sufficiency, within her culture, which may include: sustained employment; adequate income; housing; transportation; child care; and/or medical care. CWJC provides a loving environment where self-image can be restored and a place where women can develop life skills, set personal, educational and career goals and discover a realistic plan for accomplishing them. CWJC of Middle Tennessee does this by offering women in need "A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out." Contact Andrea Tatum at cwjcmiddletn.org |
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| Churches of Christ Disaster Relief • disasterreliefeffort.org 410 Allied Drive Nashville, TN 37211 • (615) 833.0888 • (888) 541.2848 |
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| The Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort immediately responds to any major disaster in the continental United States by sending truckloads of emergency food, water, cleaning, and other supplies to disaster victims. We need volunteers for sorting and pre-packing relief supplies in the warehouse AND load trucks at select times for disaster victims. Contact Joe L. Dudney at dsastrrlf@aol.com |
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| Country Music Hall of Fame • countrymusichalloffame.com 222 5th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 • (615) 416.2092 |
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| The mission of the Country Music Hall of Fame is to identify and preserve the evolving history and traditions of country music and to educate its audiences. Functioning as a local history museum and as an international arts organization, the Hall serves visiting and non-visiting audiences including fans, students, scholars, members of the music industry, and the general public - in the Nashville area, the nation and world. Contact Sandy Conaster at volunteer@countrymusichalloffame.com |
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| Croft Middle School • croftms.mnps.org 482 Elysian Fields Road Nashville, TN 37211 • (615) 332.0217 |
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| We believe every student should be challenged to reach his or her peak performance. To do this, we offer exciting educational opportunities and stimulating learning environments. We focus on students as individuals, each with unique needs and capabilities. We welcome and encourage volunteers to be involved. We seek community ownership and support. And we constantly pursue new initiatives to help all students reach higher goals. Contact Coby Davis at coby.davis@lipscomb.edu |
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If you are a not-for-profit organization that would like to get your information to potential volunteers, please contact Paul Stevens at paul.stevens@lipscomb.edu.
Lipscomb University Missions Program
One University Park Drive Nashville, Tennessee 37204-3951
missions@lipscomb.edu | 615.966.6049 | Ezell 238