About Lipscomb
Local Service Opportunities
| Safe Haven Family Shelter • safehaven.org 1234 3rd Ave South Nashville, TN 37210 • (615) 256.8195 |
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| Safe Haven is the only local homeless shelter that houses families as a unit. We also provide job training, food, clothing and opportunities to advance in becoming successful in mainstream society. Safe Haven can use volunteers around the clock for various duties, including but not limited to cleaning, answering phones, spending time with residents, staying overnight, cooking meals, and childcare. Contact Stefanie Tinnell at stinnell@safehaven.org |
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| Second Harvest Food Bank • secondharvestnashville.org 331 Great Circle Road Nashville, TN 37228 • (615) 329.3491 |
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| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee collects food that would otherwise be wasted, inspects and sorts this food, and distributes it to soup kitchens, pantries, and shelters serving the hungry. Second Harvest’s mission is to feed hungry people in 37 counties of Middle Tennessee and reduce food waste through an efficient system of collection and distribution. Volunteers are vital to the success of Second Harvest, including food sorting volunteers and special events volunteers. Contact Elisabeth Patton at sshumate@secondharvest.org |
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| Siloam Family Health Center • siloamhealth.org 820 Gale Lane Nashville, TN 37204 • (615) 298.5406 |
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| Siloam is a faith-based medical clinic offering care to over 7000 patients who lack insurance and who have difficulty accessing health services. The mission of Siloam Family Health Center is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care. Affordable health care is made possible because of community financial support and more than 500 dedicated volunteers. There are opportunities for both clinical and non-clinical Volunteers at the clinic, including: Physicians, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Pastoral Care Volunteers, Interpreters, Hospitality Volunteers and those who serve behind the scenes, doing special projects and administrative work. Contact Kate Tanis at kate.tanis@siloamhealth.org or (615) 298.5406 ext. 112 |
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| St. Luke's Community House • stlukescommunityhouse.org 5601 New York Ave Nashville, TN 37209 • (615) 350.7895 |
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| St. Luke’s offers programs to the residents of Old West Nashville which are holistic in their approach, bringing in numerous community agency partners to provide specialty services. The overall goal is to empower residents to improve their lives and their community by involving them in the process of determining the community's needs while eliminating the duplication of services. All of our core programs were started by volunteers, and many of them are still staffed by volunteers, or have significant volunteer participation: preschool and school age child care, mobile meals, food box, senior friends (previously called seniors’ club), toy store, and adopt-a-family. Contact Callie Johnson at callie.johnson@stlukescommunityhouse.org |
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| Tennessee State Parks • tnstateparks.com 401 Church Street (7th Floor) Nashville, TN 37243 • (615) 532.5249 |
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| Tennessee State Parks has numerous opportunities for volunteers to work on the state's environment. Of special importance in Nashville: every 4th Saturday of each month is Volunteer Day at Radnor Lake State Natural Area. You can participate in trail work, planting natives, exotic plant removal and other park projects. To participate, there is no need to RSVP, just meet at the Radnor Lake Visitor Center at 8am. Just bring work gloves and water! Contact Nancy Schelin at Nancy.Schelin@state.tn.us |
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| Tennessee Voices for Children • tnvoices.org 701 Bradford Ave Nashville, TN 37204 • (615) 269.8914 |
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| Tennessee Voices for Children is a not-for-profit statewide advocacy agency for families whose children have emotional, behavioral, and/or mental health issues. Our mission is to bridge the gap between professionals and family members so that they can work as a team to do what is best for the child and family. Tennessee Voices for Children speaks out as active advocates for the emotional and behavioral well-being of children and their families. Contact Kim Fyle at kfyle@tnvoices.org |
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| ThriftSmart • thriftsmart.com 2611 Grandview Ave Nashville, TN 37211 • (615) 833.8200 |
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| ThriftSmart is a chain of thrift stores in Middle Tennessee that provides value to customers, opportunities for employees, and support to locally based charities. ThriftSmart turns donated items into sales and profits, providing an ongoing revenue stream to help fund the important work of our chosen local ministries (New Hope Academy, Mercy Children's Clinic, African Leadership, Belize Project). It is our belief that over time our contribution to these ministries will have an impact on our community long after we are gone. Volunteer opportunities exist at both our Nolensville store and our warehouse.
Contact Bruce Kapf at bruce@thriftsmart.com |
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| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs • va.gov 110 9th Ave South Nashville, TN 37203 • (615) 741.1863 |
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| Our mission is to serve, and provide the highest quality services to veterans and their dependents, and other customers, and to provide these services in an accurate and timely manner. Our vision is to provide service second to none and to create an atmosphere in which we will have earned the trust of veterans and their families and realized our own potential. Volunteers are an invaluable resource for the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is impossible to calculate the amount of caring and sharing that VAVS volunteers provide to veteran patients. Contact Rosetta Fisher-Oliver at rosetta.fisheroliver@va.gov |
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| Wayne Reed Christian Childcare • waynereedchildcare.org 811B Lindsay Avenue Nashville, TN 37210 • (615) 244.9311 |
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| The Wayne Reed Christian Childcare Center enables inner-city mothers to return to work or school by providing high-quality childcare and other services for their families. We need volunteer for clean-up, reading aloud, helping with special parties such as FallFest, playing sports, drama, and helping raise funds. Contact Trisha Simpson at trisha915@gmail.com |
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| YMCA • ymcamidtn.org 900 Church Street Nashville, TN 37203 • (615) 259.9622 |
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| The YMCA of Middle Tennessee has been a place where people can find hope, fellowship and healing. The YMCA has always stayed true to its mission of helping persons grow in spirit, mind and body. With 20 centers and 259 program locations in seven counties, the YMCA of Middle Tennessee is helping to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Y volunteers are on the front lines, serving as youth sports coaches, mentors, policy-making board members and fundraisers. Contact your nearest YMCA to find out how to volunteer! |
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| Young Life Nashville • www.nashville.younglife.org P.O. Box 120681 Nashville, TN 37212 • (615) 248.6646 |
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Young Life brings the good news of Jesus Christ into the lives of adolescents with an approach that is respectful of who kids are and hopeful about who they can be. It starts with volunteer leaders who are concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. These relationships don't happen overnight - they take time, patience, trust, and consistency. Young Life Nashville serves in public and private high schools in Davidson County, works with inner city students (Urban Young Life), ministers to children with disabilities (Capernaum), and also works with middle school students around Nashville (Wyld Life). Contact Holli Peterson at hollipeterson@gmail.com |
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| Youth Encouragement Services • youthencouragement.org 521 McIver Street Nashville, TN 37211 • (615) 315.5333 |
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| Youth Encouragement Services (YES) strives to enrich the lives of children in inner city Nashville by encouraging them to reach their full potential. Through daily programs such as tutoring, Bible camp, a basketball league, job skills training, and other recreational and cultural activities, low-income children are given a positive alternative to the streets and opportunities for a bright future. Our programs are offered after school, on weekends, and all day during the summer months. Volunteer opportunities include, but are not limited to, the following: tutor a child, prepare activities, teach a skill, coach basketball, chaperone field trips, mentor a child and more! Contact Chris Barnhill at info@youthencouragement.org |
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| Youth Villages • youthvillages.org 3310 Perimeter Hill Drive Nashville, TN 37211 • (615) 250.7200 |
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| Youth Villages is one of the leading private providers of help to children with serious emotional and behavioral problems and their families. The nonprofit organization offers an array of research-based programs, designed to help children in the least restrictive setting -- preferably their own homes. Volunteers are needed for help with special events and various other acitivities in our residential campuses. Contact Candias Sadler at sadlercl@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