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Nashville Rescue Mission Charity Profile
Serving the physical and spiritual needs of the city's hurting and homeless has long been the commission of the Nashville Rescue Mission. Since the beginning it has desired to provide not only meals and beds, but also support and long-term treatment for men with addictions and other debilitating problems. Throughout the years, the Mission's recovery programs developed and expanded to include a specialized program for young men, called the Anchor Home.
Moreover, a little over a decade after the Nashville Union Mission opened, the ground works were laid to extend services to women and children. In 1967, a Ladies Auxiliary gathered to discuss their concern for the growing number of women and children found on the streets of Nashville. The women worked with the Men's Ministry and in 1968, through bake sales, garage sales and the sale of homemade Christmas ornaments, a women's division opened up on the second floor of the Men's Mission.
Within a year of opening, however, it became clear that there was just not enough room on the second floor of the Men's Mission to care for the women and children. Seeking space for the children to play, and having privacy for the women as a major concern, the Women's Mission moved to a location on Demonbreun Street. Four years later, the Ladies Auxiliary was well on its way to providing food shelter, clothing and spiritual counseling to women and their children. In May 1987, this women's ministry formally evolved into the Mission's Family Life Center.
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Nashville Rescue Mission Volunteer Information
Volunteers are an essential part of the Nashville Rescue Mission's team. Since 1954, Mission volunteers have helped change lives in every capacity from serving meals and building playgrounds to providing medical care and tutoring to Recovery Program clients.
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Nashville Rescue Mission
