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2-1-1 of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $75,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The United Way of Metropolitan Nashville is a nonprofit that partners with local businesses to run workplace campaigns in order to raise money which is then invested back into the community through programs in health and human service organizations.  In addition, UWMN works with community partners, like F&CS, to develop and implement solutions to pressing community issues.  2-1-1's mission is to maintain a comprehensive list of updated resources and provide accurate referrals to services via telephone information and referral. This grant is a collaboration between 2-1-1 and Health Assist Tennessee (HAT) to improve access to healthcare for low and moderate-income people in eight Middle Tennessee counties in and around Nashville through targeted education.  Through a community-wide education campaign, the agencies will increase knowledge about 2-1-1 and HAT and link clients with appropriate health resources through out the region.  2-1-1 anticipates receiving 11,824 calls from individuals who need to be linked to affordable, quality care in the Middle Tennessee region.  http://www.211tn.org

Alive Hospice
Amount: $45,515 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The mission of Alive Hospice is two-fold. First, they provide physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort and support to dying patients and their families. They continue their support during the time of bereavement after the patient's death. Second, they provide educational services and training to individuals and groups on the topics of life-threatening illness and grief.  This grant will provide increased access to comprehensive bereavement counseling and education to Alive Hospice patients and their families, and individuals from the community at large regardless of their ability to pay.  395 (74%) of the 534 clients will complete at least 60% of the goals outlined on action plan.  90% of support group respondents will indicate a 50% improvement from pre- and post-support group survey results. http://www.alivehospice.org

Alive Hospice
Amount: $11,600 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The mission of Alive Hospice is two-fold. First, they provide physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort and support to dying patients and their families. They continue their support during the time of bereavement after the patient's death. Second, they provide educational services and training to individuals and groups on the topics of life-threatening illness and grief.  This grant will continue the advancement of the loving care culture through Alive Hospice as they continue to expand.  This program will advance the message of radical loving care through the organization, provide an exquisite experience of loving care for every patient and family they serve, enrich the experiences of caregivers by awakening and renewing a spirit of love and healing, assist caregivers with programs and opportunities to enhance their own self-care, provide a safe environment for caregivers to share, to learn, and to develop spiritually and professionally and strengthen the chain of loving care throughout Alive Hospice. http://www.alivehospice.org

Baptist Hospital
Amount: $5,489,700 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Baptist Hospital was awarded a grant, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement between St. Thomas Health Systems and Baptist Hospital, to advance its ongoing initiative to support a culture of loving care throughout the organization. Current initiatives include special programs for seniors, innovative hiring and orientation programs, leadership and employee partner development, mission related education and community outreach.  The primary focus of the grant this year will be on new staffing initiatives.  http://www.baptisthospital.com

Catholic Charities
Amount: $40,027 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Catholic Charities provides a wide range of services under its six departments: Social Services (Hispanic family services, geriatric services, school counseling, etc.), Caring Choices (adoption/pregnancy counseling), Refugee/Immigrations Services, Bridges to Care, and Families First.  Catholic Charities' mission is to develop and provide human services which enhance and enrich the quality of life for people in need.  This grant targets the refugee elder population and will increase access to health services within their community and will sustain their health by giving them the skills necessary to overcome barriers placed by lack of acculturation, familiarity with surroundings and English language skills.   20 of 30 (67%) will show improved physical well being as demonstrated by basic health indicator tests after 6 months.  25 of 30 (83%) will show improved physical well being as demonstrated by basic health indicator tests after 12 months.  27 of 30 (90%) will self report feeling less isolated, more socially connected and more aware of community services available to them after 6 months. http://www.cctenn.org

Center for Women in Medicine
Amount: $9,705 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Center for Women in Medicine (CWM) is a non-profit organization formed in 2004 in response to the increasing numbers of women in medicine training and practice.  CWM's vision is to elevate the significance of a physician's emotional, relational and spiritual life within the medical training process.  CWM provides guidance and resources to women in medical training and practice to help them build a solid life foundation from which to live out their professional calling.  This grant will continue the expansion of the Let Your Life Speak program, which now will consist of two components, both taught at Vanderbilt: an elective course and a series of workshops. The course, offered as an elective to first and second year students, will be taught fourteen weeks per semester in both the spring and fall terms during 2008.   The workshops, titled VMS Live, are a series of two-hour workshops that are proposed to be required of all Vanderbilt medical students. In the 2008 pilot year only the first-year class (104 students) will participate. Students in the workshops and classes will complete pre- & post-class personal assessments.   http://www.cwmedicine.org

Centerstone
Amount: $143,600 Term: Three Years
Granted in Fall 2007

Centerstone is a non-profit behavioral health care agency, providing mental health services to individuals of all ages and their families.  Centerstone's mission is to create and sustain the highest quality behavioral health services that champion individuals, families and communities. They do that by offering a full range of services that help people conquer issues such as depression, addiction, persistent mental illness and more.  This grant will expand Centerstone's current Dual Diagnosis Program efforts by providing accessible, highest quality, and culturally sensitive mental health services within the community for local homeless individuals seeking assistance (food, shelter, care, etc.) from the Campus for Human Development.  80% (80 of 100) of participants will demonstrate improved health and quality of life (at 3 months, 6 months, and discharge) by achieving a Tennessee Outcome Measurement System rating of: average/above average/extremely high on improvement measures (i.e., work, social functioning, recovery, etc.); and average/below average/extremely low on impairment measures (i.e., depression, hostility, etc.).  http://www.centerstone.org

Cervical Cancer Coalition of Tennessee
Amount: $19,752 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Founded in 2001, the Coalition seeks to educate women about the risk of developing cervical cancer and the importance of annual screening.  The mission of the Coalition is to reduce the death rate from cervical cancer in Tennessee through education to women about HPV and cervical cancer.  This grant will increase access to breast and cervical cancer screenings in the African American population of Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery counties. 30 educational opportunities will be provided to African American women on the importance of cancer screenings.  Additional education opportunities will be provided for college-age women about the HPV vaccine and 40% of those women will receive the HPV vaccine. http://

Child Advocacy Center of the 23rd Judicial District
Amount: $15,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The Child Advocacy Center for the 23rd Judicial District was established in 2005.  The Center provides therapy, support service, forensic interviews, and victim advocacy to children who are victims of child sexual and severe physical abuse, as well as their non-offending caregivers.  The CAC also provides community outreach and child abuse prevention training to families, day care workers, school employees and law enforcement officers.  This grant will allow the CAC to be a catalyst in the healing process of child victims of abuse by providing  therapy sessions to 60 child victims of abuse as well as off-site therapy in Cheatham and Stewart Counties.  80- 90 % of the goals set in therapy will be met within appropriate time frames.  Therapy will result in a 10-point reduction of symptom severity on the Therapy Evaluation Form.  http://

Columbia CARES
Amount: $14,753 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Columbia CARES', founded in 1992,  mission is to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by providing social service case management to those infected and affected with HIV/AIDS and to educate the community regarding HIV, its transmission and prevention. This grant will allow Columbia CARES to offer Rapid HIV Testing for 250 high risk individuals and implement a publicity campaign to inform agencies that serve high risk individuals of CARES testing services and referral process for testing. 80% of individuals testing non-reactive (HIV negative) will identify one or more behaviors that will help them remain HIV negative.  80% of individuals testing reactive (HIV positive) will access one or more emotional, social, or medical care referrals. http://www.columbiacares.org

Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy Center
Amount: $45,480 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy Center, located in Hendersonville, was established in 1986 to support those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. The organization provides free pregnancy tests, prenatal and parenting classes, maternity and baby items.  Valuing all human life, the Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy Center ministers hope to those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, ministers healing to those who have experienced abortion, and upholds their truth to the community through abstinence education.  This grant will expand the ability of the center to provide free pregnancy tests, abstinence education, and options counseling for 910 clients and their families.  It will also allow the center to provide essential baby items, prenatal classes and parenting classes for 150 clients and their families. 80 (53%) clients will take Parenting and/or Prenatal Classes; 68 (85%) of those will increase their knowledge by 50%, making them better equipped emotionally and physically to raise their baby. 143 (95%) pregnant clients and 380 (95%)  parenting clients will receive material assistance for their baby and themselves.  http://

Cumberland University
Amount: $17,160 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Established in 1842, Cumberland University's mission is to create a learning community of distinction through a partnership among its students, faculty, staff, and the larger community.  The Jeanette Rudy School of Nursing is the university's largest undergraduate program with 160 students.  The development of the whole student is emphasized in preparation for successful and responsible personal living, for productive economic participation and for constructive citizenship.  This grant will fund the course Nursing: An Art of Caring will focus on teaching the student  the concepts of Radical Loving Care.  Nursing students will learn to create consistent experiences that honor their patients' vulnerability and how to treat them with compassion and dignity. By the time the students graduate they will be nurses with a Servant's Heart---that is they will be committed to "serve others above self."  Not only will these graduates be highly employable, but they will be highly valuable to their employers and patients. http://www.cumberland.edu

Dispensary of Hope
Amount: $106,558 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2007

Dispensary of Hope, established in 2004, helps obtain and provide pharmaceutical assistance to medically underserved populations.  The Dispensary provides short-term assistance for uninsured/underinsured populations and helps connect patients to long-term benefits.  This grant will provide additional capacity in the Dispensary of Hope's Middle Tennessee Distribution Center by employing at-risk youth transitioning out of the foster care system.  The Dispensary will increase the number of prescriptions dispensed to the uninsured/ underinsured by 10% in year one and an additional 15% in year two.  It will also allow the Dispensary to increase the number of dispensing sites by 2 in year one and an additional 3 in year two.  Currently there are three active dispensing sites.  The Dispensary aims to dispense 49,500 prescriptions in year one and 56,925 prescriptions in year two. http://dispensaryofhope.org/

First Steps
Amount: $31,097 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

First Steps, Inc.  has been serving children in the Nashville community with disabilities for nearly fifty years.  First Steps is a licensed organization for the development and education of children with special needs.  First Steps prepares young children for a successful start in life through early intervention and developmental programs.  They are committed to enhancing each child's potential to learn, to grow and to be healthy.    First Steps operates a Child Development Center providing early intervention and educational services for children with disabilities, who have developmental delays, who are medically fragile or who are typically developing.  This partnership grant will allow creation of a comprehensive professional development and retention program for teaching staff.  Two in-service days will be scheduled within the first quarter to address training that all staff need annually.  38 teachers will participate in a rotating schedule for all other trainings established by the program throughout one year.  Staff turnover percentages will be equal to or lower than the industry standard. http://www.firststepsnashville.org

Friends in General
Amount: $45,668 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Friends In General provides resources to support various programs for the Nashville General Hospital Community.  As Nashville General Hospital's charitable arm, Friends provides donor and grant support to NGH so that it may continue providing health care to patients who are uninsured, homeless and without means to pay.  Together with the hospital, Friends In General seeks to ensure that all patients regardless of their race, creed, age, insurability or economic status receive 100% access to health care without any disparities.  This partnership grant will advance the message and instill the concepts of radical loving care for all Metropolitan Hospital Authority staff.  In addition, the program will seek to provide a safe environment for staff members to share, learn and develop spiritually and professionally and improve employee morale, patient satisfaction and facility compliance with regulatory requirements. The program will also enrich the experience of employees, especially caregivers, who attend to patients' and families' needs and ensure that caregivers apply the RLC concepts to direct patient care. http://www.nashville.gov/General_Hospital/Aboutus_Friends.htm

Genesis House
Amount: $53,878 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2007

Genesis House, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 to provide shelter and services to victims.  Since then, the organization has grown into a comprehensive continuum of care to empower victims of domestic and sexual violence to move into safe self-sufficiency.  The mission of Genesis House, Inc. is to promote the general welfare of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault by providing shelter, goods, and services.   This grant will allow Genesis House to resume court advocacy in Clay and Pickett counties by hiring an advocate to assist victims in General Sessions Court and by conducting community outreach. 85% of 50 victims met in court will improve their safety by working with the Advocate. 50% of 50 victims will improve their safety, knowledge or skills by accessing additional Genesis House services. http://genesishouseinc.com

Haven of Hope
Amount: $26,749 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2007

The Haven of Hope, based in Coffee County, was established in 1985 to provide emergency shelter and support to victims of domestic violence.  Support is offered through crisis counseling, emergency food, transportation, shelter, individual assessment/service planning, counseling, advocacy, and court/legal assistance.   Its mission is to provide caring support and resources to strengthen and empower victims to resolve their own issues and problems.  This grant will allow Haven of Hope to provide an emergency housing/rental assistance component to aid victims of domestic violence in obtaining or maintaining safe housing, including emergency transportation and assistance with rental and utility deposits.   99% or 47  will report an increase in feelings of physical safety. 85% or 41 will report an increase in their ability to obtain housing to escape domestic violence. http://

Healing Hearts
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Healing Hearts of Tennessee was established in 2002 as a faith-based, nonprofit organization aimed at providing counseling and support services to children and families in Middle Tennessee.  They have served thousands of children and families through professional counseling, pregnancy care services, mentoring, parenting education, in-home services through DCS, and Camp Heal-a-Heart.  Healing Hearts' mission is to provide high quality, professional counseling and other specialized services for children and families in Tennessee seeking to overcome life-transition issues and life controlling problems.  This grant will expand access to mental health care and decrease barriers for children and families in the Upper Cumberland region of Middle Tennessee by providing 1,080 additional counseling sessions to children and families in need of mental health services in Dekalb County, Macon County, and the southern counties of the Upper Cumberland (Warren, Van Buren, Cannon). http://www.healingheartstn.com

Hope Clinic for Women
Amount: $60,000 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2007

Founded in 1983, Hope Clinic for Women is a faith based, safe, confidential place for anyone dealing with life choices related to past, present or future pregnancies.  They provide education, counsel and medical care regardless of age, race or religion.  This grant will ensure that the expectant mother receives proper medical care, nutrition, counsel, support, training, and loving care prior to and following delivery in a maternity home setting.  Of the 6 to 20 women who are housed at the maternity home, 60% will be self-sustaining when they transition to independent living after 6 to 12 months residency. 50% of the women housed at the maternity home will make healthier life choices after 6 to 12 months residency. 100% of those who choose to parent their child will be better prepared to do so.  http://www.hopeclinicforwomen.org

Kid's Place Child Advocacy Center
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Kid's Place, based in Lawerence County, officially opened in April 2000, to serve the sexually and severely abused children of the 22nd Judicial District by offering coordinated services to children and their families.  Its mission is to ensure that a cooperative, multi-disciplinary team delivers comprehensive services to child sexual abuse victims and their families in a child focused, neutral -based facility.  This grant will allow ninety children who are victims of child sexual/and or severe physical abuse to receive on average 20 counseling sessions each during 2008.  The victims will also increase their body safety skills and exhibit improved behavior at school.  90% or 81 out of 90 children will increase their body safety skills after four appointments. 85% of 77 of 90 children will exhibit improved behaviors at school after 2 months of treatment. http://

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $50,706 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The Legal Aid Society was established in 1968 to enforce, advance, and defend the legal rights of low-income and vulnerable families in order to obtain for them the basic necessities of life.  These necessities include healthcare, income, housing, safety from domestic violence, and relief from consumer fraud.  Legal Aid also administers the Nashville Pro Bono Program, which places cases with private attorneys who volunteer their services.  Legal Aid and Pro Bono are the only resources for free legal help in civil (not criminal) matters.  This grant will help low-income children gain or maintain access to healthcare coverage and services (including both physical health and mental health treatment), and access to disability benefits.  80% of the children represented during advocacy and negotiation with the administrative agency will have their case favorably resolved without litigation.  70% of the children represented during administrative hearings or judicial reviews will receive a favorable decision.  39 out of 50, or 78% of the children will gain or maintain healthcare coverage, services, and/or disability benefits. http://www.las.org

Martha O'Bryan Center
Amount: $50,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The Martha O'Bryan Center is a Christian family resource center that supports and empowers individuals and families in need living in the James A. Cayce Homes and the surrounding east Nashville community, as they strive to attain greater levels of well being and self-reliance.  This grant will fund a new program, TN Baby U, which focuses on parents developing positive relationships of healthy interdependence with their children.  By disseminating parenting knowledge through the TN Baby U program, the Martha O'Bryan Center will take steps toward creating a culture of caring in the Cayce Homes and surrounding east Nashville.  80% (96 of 120) families will show commitment to bettering their parenting skills by attending 8 of 9 sessions.  80% (96 of 120) families will increase their knowledge of the positive physical and psychological factors that foster healthy brain development among their children.  80% (96 of 120) families will increase their knowledge of positive home safety, health, and immunization practices. 80% (96 of 120) families will increase their knowledge of positive discipline, in responding to children's behavioral situations.  http://www.marthaobryan.org

Men of Valor
Amount: $72,464 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2007

Men of Valor was founded in 1998 as both a solution to the growing incarceration problem in our country and as a hands-on way for people of faith to practice Matthew 25:35-36. The organization serves inmates at the Charles Bass Correctional Complex, ministering to the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of offenders. Men of Valor is committed to winning men in prison to Jesus Christ and discipling them.  Their purpose is to equip the men to reenter society as men of integrity-becoming givers to the community rather than takers.  This grant will allow the expansion of their Aftercare program.  90% (27 of 30) of men seen by the Aftercare Minister will attend weekly Bible study/personal value classes.  90% (27 of 30) of men seen by the Aftercare Minister will attend weekly A&D recovery classes. 90% (27 of 30) of men seen by the Aftercare Minister will participate in community service projects.  http://www.men-of-valor.org

Monroe Harding Children's Home
Amount: $31,948 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Monroe Harding was established in 1893 to provide a home for orphaned children.  Throughout the years, Monroe Harding has served over 13,000 youth and currently have residential and non-residential programs.  The residential programs provide homes for at-risk youth ages 16-21 who have been removed from their homes.  The non-residential program pairs youth who have previously been in state custody with mentors and encourages healthy attitudes toward education.  Their mission is to partner with at-risk youth and families to provide a bridge toward independence and success.  This grant will allow the children's home to provide youth that are currently in  and aging out of foster care with the skills to heal from neglect and abuse and to live independently.  35 of the 50 youth (58%) participating in healing workshops will demonstrate steps toward healing.  35 of the 50 youth (58%) participating in self-care classes will abstain from using alcohol, drugs or tobacco for at least 3 months. http://www.monroeharding.org

Morning Star Sanctuary
Amount: $43,753 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Morning Star Sanctuary has provided emergency shelter for women and children since it opened as the Madison Domestic Violence Shelter in 1986.  Other programs include transitional housing, court advocacy, a 24/7 crisis intervention line, mentoring, and a community support group.  This grant will expand the Court Advocacy Program to include a Night Court Advocate in addition to the two current court advocates.  Ninety percent of victims who receive assistance with court procedures and appearances will be better prepared for court.  Ninety percent of victims whom the Night Court Advocate assists with Orders of Protection will have these orders granted by the courts.  Eighty percent of victims whom the Night Court Advocate assists with Safety Plans will follow the actions suggested in the Plan.  Ninety percent of the victims who participate in support groups and mentoring will remain self-supporting and make progress toward healing from abuse. http://

Operation Stand Down
Amount: $38,473 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Operation Stand Down began as a part time agency in 1993 and became full time in 1999.  The mission is to provide social services to honorably discharged veterans of the US Armed Forces who are homeless, including employment services, transitional housing or referrals and coordination of the activities of other agencies in the delivery of such services.  This grant will allow Operation Stand down to increase the effectiveness of their work by hiring an additional case manager to serve veterans.  With the employment of the case manager, the agency aims to connect more veterans with employment. 20 or 71% of 28 of formerly homeless veterans will maintain employment, permanent housing and responsible a lifestyle 90 days after completion of the transitional housing program. 16 or 57% of 28 of formerly homeless veterans maintain employment, permanent housing and responsible lifestyle 180 days after completion of the transitional housing program. http://www.osdnashville.org

Partners for Healing
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Partners for Healing is a primary health care clinic established in 2001 to provide free care to the working uninsured of Coffee and Moore Counties.  Their mission is to open their hearts and hands in love and understanding by providing compassionate health care and nurturing to the working uninsured of Coffee and Moore Counties.  In 2006, the Clinic served more than 2800 patients.  Approximately 15% of those patients are Latino/Hispanic.  This grant will expand access to at least 150 uninsured women of working families who reside or work in Coffee or Moore Counties to be a part of Well Woman Care. The Well Women Care program will provide prevention education, breast examinations, and pelvic examinations.  If problems are identified, women will be referred to appropriate resources for follow-up: i.e. - mammogram, ultrasound, and/or physician specialist.  Patient will be able to detect changes in breasts, and thus prevention, early detection and treatment of problems will occur.  http://www.partnersforhealing.org

PLAN of Tennessee
Amount: $27,337 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

PLAN TN was established in 2003 to help assure lifelong care for individuals with a disability.  Its mission is to provide, manage, and coordinate services and supports to enhance the quality of life for persons with lifelong disabilities. This grant will assist plan in educating the community about it's services and in creating a Personal  Plan of  Care for the individuals with disabilities in the event of the death of their caregivers. PLAN aims to present at least 40 presentations to community agencies, with a minimum of four hundred (400) individuals attending. 60 families will complete a written Personal Plan of Care and  be able to identify individualized strategies. Eighty percent of family members receiving PLAN services will report reduced stress levels, which will allow the caregivers to provide better care. http://

Renewal House
Amount: $33,200 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Founded in 1996, Renewal House provides Nashville's first, largest and most comprehensive residential recovery community in Middle Tennessee that makes it possible for low-income, often homeless addicted women to live with their children while in treatment.  To help fill a community need for gender-specific A&D treatment for low-income women, Renewal House offers the Women's Intensive Outpatient Program. In a community with addicted women and their children, Renewal House fosters healing, resiliency and continuing recovery to enhance family health.  This grant will improve access to licensed, gender-specific A&D addiction treatment for low-income women by improving support services for addicted women with little or no previous treatment experience, limited self-motivation for treatment, a history of non-compliance in treatment and/or are in denial of their need for treatment.  In addition, this grant will improve client understanding of dual-diagnosis symptoms and treatment. 39 (56%) of 70 IOP clients will complete the treatment program chemical-free, having complied with their individual treatment plans and with the tools to maintain a lifestyle free from chemical dependency. http://www.renewalhouse.org

Rocketown
Amount: $55,077 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Rocketown was founded in 1994 to give teens positive alternatives to the many negative pressures they face.  Its mission is to create culturally relevant environments that foster vital relationships between disconnected adolescents and mentors in order to meet their social, spiritual , and physical needs.   This grant will allow Rocketown to partner with two non-profit mental health organizations (Daystar Ministries and Centerstone) in order to provide counseling services for at-risk youth.  On-site counseling will be provided at Rocketown for 10-20 youth per week and 125 unduplicated youth per year. Sessions will help youth understand and deal with the issues they face.  A weekly group counseling session will be established for up to 20 youth per week, and 5 Rocketown students per year will be sent to Camp Hopetown - an offsite camping environment that is conducive for teens to explore feelings, communicate, and experience how their life can have a positive impact. http://www.rocketown.com

Safe Haven Family Shelter
Amount: $19,500 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The Nashville Safe Haven Family Shelter mission is to empower homeless families with children to live independently through spiritual, financial and social guidance.  Since 1984, Safe Haven Family Shelter has served Middle Tennessee as the only program of its kind that accepts homeless families as an entire unit, serving 15 families at a time between 2 shelters and 6 transitional houses.  This grant will  enhance and improve their Mended Hearts Program by providing quality services through professional counseling to the homeless families we serve through the addition of The LED Program.  60 out of 72 families will return to mainstream living, graduating from the Mended Hearts Program.  Ninety percent, or 65 out of the 72 families, are comprised of individuals in need of professional counseling, and will receive this service through The LED Program. http://www.safehaven.org

Salvus Center
Amount: $43,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Salvus Center opened its doors in March 2006.  Salvus Center is a faith-based health center that seeks to reclaim the Biblical and historical commitment to care for those who are sick and in need, so they might experience wholeness, wellness and healing.  All services are provided on a sliding fee scale, based on family income.  This grant will allow the Salvus Center to extend services to provide primary healthcare, health education and spiritual guidance on a sliding fee scale for uninsured, working residents of Hendersonville.  The center aims to provide primary healthcare for a minimum of 700 residents of Hendersonville who are working but uninsured (during the first twelve months of operation). Sixty percent of patients with chronic diseases will have a better understanding of their disease and how to monitor it.  Fifty percent of the patients with chronic health problems will make regularly scheduled visits to the clinic. http://www.salvuscenter.org

Siloam Family Health Center
Amount: $125,000 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2007

Established in 1991, Siloam Family Health Center is a faith-based ministry, which exists to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care.  Siloam is a volunteer-driven and student-mentoring organization that cares for the uninsured and those who are not able to access healthcare because of time, money and language barriers.  This grant will allow for further integration of behavioral and spiritual health care into the traditional clinic setting at the same level of excellence as their primary and specialty care.  In addition, Siloam will serve as a training center and resource for the integration of physical, behavioral and spiritual health care.  Greater access to pastoral care and behavioral health will be achieved through increased utilization of Pastoral Counselors and Behavioral Health Consultants by medical providers. http://www.siloamhealth.org

Special Kids
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Established in 1998 in Rutherford County, Special Kids is a Christian non-profit providing out-patient pediatric therapy (including occupational, physical and recreation therapy and speech language pathology), social services, and skilled nursing to special needs children ages birth to twenty-one years.  Special Kids' goal is that no family be denied services due to lack of funding or access to services.  This grant will allow Special Kids to expand its ability to provide a safe, positive, and loving Christian camp environment during the summer for children with special needs.  The camp promotes each child's self-esteem, social skills, and body image by providing a setting  that helps children to be better prepared for school and every day activities. Special Kids aims to serve 35 children during the 8 week camp and to include an RN on staff for the duration of the camp. http://www.specialkidstn.com

STARS
Amount: $30,554 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Founded in 1984, STARS exists to help students refrain from the use of alcohol, other drugs and violence and to enhance their academic achievement and character development. STARS specialists are housed onsite in the school building and work in conjunction with school administration and faculty to tackle those difficult issues that threaten the emotional, psychological and academic well being of students.  This grant will allow STARS to provide school based substance abuse and mental health  prevention, intervention and treatment services needed by students at 7 schools in Sumner, Williamson, and Davidson counties. STARS aims to provide brief intervention to 175 students with an average of two follow-up assessment and counseling sessions to students participating in brief intervention.  Of those, a minimum of 80% (140 of 175) of students participating  in brief intervention will complete follow-up sessions to assess student outcomes. 75% (105 of 140) of students will report progress on goals established during the 2 individual counseling sessions.  http://www.studentstakingarightstand.org

Tennessee Baptist Adult Homes
Amount: $48,092 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Established in 1974 by action of the Tennessee Baptist Convention to provide residential services to senior adults, BAH is a benevolent Christian ministry providing quality residential care for senior and developmentally disabled adults.  TBAH has 3 residential homes in Davidson and Wilson counties and seeks to improve the health and quality of life for residents by incorporating a wellness component to its programs that involves regular exercise and the expertise of a nutritionist.  This grant will permit 23 residents the opportunity to engage in a Wellness Program.  TBAH anticipates that 16 of 23 (70%) of residents will demonstrate measurable improvement in health and activities and 12 of 23 (52%) residents will demonstrate a  20% or more improvement in health and activity level. http://www.tnbaptisthomes.org

Tennessee Justice Center
Amount: $56,482 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The Tennessee Justice Center, established in 1995, is a non-profit public interest law and advocacy firm serving Tennessee's poor.  It gives priority to policy issues and civil cases in which the most basic necessities of life are at stake and where our advocacy can benefit families statewide. The TJC advocates on behalf of poor Tennesseans: 1.in areas of public policy having the greatest impact on their health and welfare, 2. by means which afford clients the opportunity to make their own voices heard, and 3. which emphasize collaboration across lines of race, class, and generation.  This grant will assist in improving the physical and mental health of foster children in Middle Tennessee by enhancing the ability of foster parents to advocate for their children and to hold TennCare accountable for providing the care their children need.  The TJC anticipates that within one year, 80% of foster families it works with directly will have received needed health/mental health care, often by successful navigation of the TennCare appeals process. http://www.tnjustice.org

The Next Door
Amount: $53,025 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The Next Door was established in 2003 as a faith-based organization which provides transitional housing, permanent housing and supportive services to women and children in need.     Participants enter the program from incarceration, rehabilitation centers and homelessness.  The Next Door exists to meet the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of women in crisis, equipping them to develop lives of wholeness and hope.  This grant will allow expanded access behavioral healthcare for the residents of The Next Door and The Freedom Recovery Community.  Medications and monitoring will be provided for 100 (75%) transitional residents of The Next Door and 50 (80%) permanent housing residents of Freedom Recovery Community in 2008.  In addition, quality professional counseling services will be provided for 100 transitional residents and 50 residents of permanent housing. http://www.thenextdoor.org

The Shelter, Inc.
Amount: $39,309 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Shelter, Inc. was established in 1986.  They provide a safe place for women and children fleeing domestic violence as well as food, clothing, transportation, counseling, support groups, and some financial assistance.  Their mission is to provide crisis care, counseling, and continuing support for victims of domestic violence, and to promote a change in social attitudes to end the cycle of abuse.  This grant will allow Shelter, Inc to establish a batterers intervention program for Lawrence, Lewis Giles, and Wayne counties.  The Shelter aims to conduct a 26-week program to serve 150 perpetrators of domestic violence.  80 of the 150 (53%) participates will complete the 6 month program and display a positive behavioral change. http://

Tony Rice Center
Amount: $76,119 Term: Three Years
Granted in Fall 2007

Established in 1990 in Bedford County, Tony Rice Center provides supportive housing and services, alcohol and drug abuse education and counseling, vocational rehabilitation and community advocacy for individuals suffering from the disease of addiction.  The Center's mission is to improve the quality of life for all people with addiction problems in Tennessee by implementing and promoting a comprehensive, community-wide strategy to significantly reduce the use of illegal drugs, including alcohol.  This grant will allow The Tony Rice Center to hire an additional substance abuse counselor to serve the women's program.  Of the 80 women receiving treatment, 64 (80%) will maintain abstinence and remain  in a stable living environment six months to one year after completion of program.  Of the 50 women receiving treatment that are involved in legal proceedings, 46 (92%) will not recommit a crime post treatment. http://www.tonyricecenter.com

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Amount: $32,871 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

Established in 1965, the mission of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development is to improve the quality of life of persons with disorders of thinking, learning, perception, communication, mood and emotion caused by disruption of typical development. They are dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities by embracing core values that include the pursuit of scientific knowledge with creativity and purpose; the dissemination of information to scientists, practitioners, families, and community leaders; the facilitation of discovery by Kennedy Center scientists; and the translation of knowledge into practice.  This grant will allow the Kennedy Center to strengthen families in Middle Tennessee who have a member with a disability recently diagnosed by promoting access to supports and resources.  The grant will also assist the center in training  the next generation of social workers in supporting families who have a member with a developmental disability.  75% of families with a member recently diagnosed with a developmental disability will enroll in service systems and supports. http://www.kc.vanderbilt.edu

Waves, Inc.
Amount: $54,350 Term: Three Years
Granted in Fall 2007

Established in 1973, Waves, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable individuals with developmental disabilities to progress toward their full potential. This is accomplished through services and activities directed to: facilitating community inclusion, encouraging personal choice and opportunities, enhancing a sense of personal value through successful employment or successful inclusion in community activities, and influencing quality of life in the community.  This grant will allow Waves to create a multi-disciplinary Diagnostic Team consisting of  a child psychologist, a speech pathologist, an occupational therapist, a developmental therapist, and a  social worker.  The team will provide timely multi-disciplinary evaluations for Austism Spectrum Disorder for 40 children, ages 24-59 months old. 80% of children (32) will receive evaluation within 45 days of referral.   85% of children receiving treatment for ASD (34) will show developmental gains in Communication and Social Skills within 12 months of diagnosis.  http://www.wavesinc.com

Williamson County Child Advocacy Center
Amount: $31,400 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The Child Advocacy Center opened in 2000 to serve children who have experienced severe physical and/or sexual abuse and their families in crisis.  Their mission is to combat child abuse by coordinating services to child abuse victims and their families in crisis and  by providing community education focused on prevention and early intervention.  This grant will allow the Child Advocacy Center to provide counseling  sessions to a minimum of 50 child abuse victims from 1/1/08 through 12/31/08 and to offer a series of support group sessions twice annually to all new clients who have experienced sexual or physical abuse.  At least 40 out of 50 clients will report an increased feeling of safety and/or reduced anxiety due to completion of most of their treatment goals on client surveys.  At least 20 out of 50 clients will have completed all goals on their treatment plan and will report a reduction of child abuse symptoms on client surveys.   http://www.williamsoncountycac.org

YWCA of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $35,797 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2007

The YWCA has served women and families in the greater Nashville area since 1898.  The mission charges the YWCA to develop and sustain community-wide efforts that impact core social issues: poverty, oppression, violence, especially as they relate to the health and well-being of women and girls.  The YWCA address this mission through the following programs:  Domestic Violence Services, Adult Education, NewStart and Youth Advantage job preparation program for teens.  This grant will impact the NewStart program, a 9-12 month addiction treatment and transition program at the Tennessee Prison for Women.  The program aims to  engage 120 women in the NewStart Therapeutic Community at the Tennessee Prison for Women in the next three years. 70% or 84 participants will graduate from the NewStart Therapeutic Community in the next three years. 80% of 84 (67) NewStart graduates will be granted release by the Parole Board and increase their understanding of how to live self-sufficient, sober and crime-free lives as evidenced by an increased score on the post-test. http://www.theyw.com

Alcohol and Drug Council of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $46,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

The Alcohol and Drug Council is a non-profit volunteer health organization.  Their mission is to offer help and hope to those adversely affected by drugs and alcohol.  The Council was founded in 1966 to address the devastating effects of drug and alcohol abuse on the individual, the family and the community.  This grant will allow the continued expansion of the Nashville Area Recovery Alliance program to help low income residents of Davidson County overcome substance abuse problems and prevent relapse.  118 of 216 of clients will see improvements in at least two recovery indicators such as continued abstinence from substances, employment, social connection, family reunification, legal status, access to treatment services, or mental well-being. 55% will report that they are clean and sober at the final interview. http://www.adcmt.org/

Aphesis House
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Aphesis House was founded in 2004 to provide transitional housing to men being released from incarceration and men seeking recovery.   Aphesis House seeks to promote self-esteem, self confidence and advanced training to empower each participant in changing their behavior and habits to enable the individual to reenter society as a productive, law-abiding citizen.  This grant will provide case management services to 90 men so that they can receive housing and support services to meet their needs, successfully re-engage with society and recover from substance abuse. http://www.aphesishouse.org

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $45,360 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters, founded in 1969, is to build confidence and direction in children from primarily single parent families and families where a parent in incarcerated through one to one Big Brother Big Sister mentoring relationships. Through family and volunteer development services, and preventive and interventive outreach program, we achieve our fundamental purpose: to make a positive difference in the life of every child in need.  This grant will strengthen the mentor support program to improve retention of one-to-one mentoring matches, thereby enhancing outcomes for the at-risk children served.  The 6-month match retention rate will increase to 80% for community-based matches.  The average match length for community-based matches will increase to 18 months.  75% of children for whom the Program Outcomes Assessment is completed will show developmental improvements in Confidence, Competence and Caring at 6-month and yearly evaluations. http://www.bbbsmt.org

CASA of Davidson County
Amount: $34,600 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Established in Davidson County in 1984, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recruits and trains community volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused, neglected children who find themselves in court primarily as a result of abuse and neglect.  The agency's goal is to get these vulnerable children out of foster care and temporary situations into safe, permanent homes as soon as possible so they do not languish in the child welfare system.  This grant will allow the expansion of the advocacy program to provide more culturally competent special advocates to serve abused, neglected children who come into Davidson County Juvenile Court.  284 of the 355 (80%) children who are either African-American, Hispanic/Latino or Bi-Racial will be assigned a Special Advocate with a personal understanding of their heritage, or have completed cultural competency and diversity training.  http://www.casa-nashville.org

CASA of Maury County
Amount: $8,250 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

The mission of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Maury County Inc. is to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the Maury County Juvenile Court through the services of specially selected and trained volunteers from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.  This partnership grant seeks to infuse the CASA leadership team, i.e., the staff, two board members, and two volunteers with the training methodology of Sacred Work and Radical Loving Care.  In addition, an Appreciation Event designed and implemented by CASA of Maury County which will be held in honor of all partners in this particular Sacred Work in the Child Welfare System in Maury County.  Pre- and Post-training questionnaires will be used and a subsequent Sacred Work Book Group will be formed to continue the work. http://

Discovery Place
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Discovery Place, a non-profit spiritual retreat for men suffering from alcohol and drug addiction, offers the environment and the means for men to refocus their lives on a path of recovery, spirituality and productivity through the methods outlined in the long-established Twelve Step tradition.  Established in 1997, Discovery Place views addiction as a spiritual malady.  Through a thorough self-examination process, a clearing-up of the past, and the practical application of spiritual principles in their daily lives, addicts are able to eliminate the roots of the obsession to drink and use.  This grant will provide an outreach program to help a greater number of suffering addicts and alcoholics get the help they need to recover from addiction and to cultivate community awareness of addiction, recovery and Discovery Place so that addicts will be able to find the help they need through Discovery Place.  The average number of clients served per month will increase by 50% in the first year and 75% in the second year. http://www.discoveryplace.info

Eye Research Foundation
Amount: $10,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

The mission of the Eye Research Foundation, originally founded in 1990, is the elimination of functional blindness in our community through the permanent correction of visual disorders enhanced through research and public education.  The Foundation is associated with Arrowsmith Eye Institute and Eye Surgery Center.  The Eye Research Foundation's programs include:  Subsidy Assistance Program, Vision Screening Program, Community Education Programs and the Research Program. This grant will expand the Subsidy Assistance Program to provide low-income individuals with vision correction so they have a viable alternative to suffering with vision limiting their activities and quality of life when their inability to afford correction was their only deterrent.  Through this expansion, at least 20 people will receive vision correction in the year http://www.arrowsmitheye.com

Family and Children's Services
Amount: $34,093 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Family and Children's Service's, founded in 1943, mission is to strengthen children, families and individuals of diverse cultures and experiences through counseling, adoption and education.  Family and Children's Service provides mental health counseling and related support services that foster equipping children and families to live productive lives.  This grant will start the MOMS program to provide in-home counseling and intervention services to help low-income mothers with identified mental and/or emotional health issues, improve their healthy functioning and establish nurturing mother-infant attachments with their infants/toddlers, as well as provide mental health services to over-stressed, anxious mothers with infants/toddlers who have chronic health conditions or disabilities and will provide 2 training sessions for Allied Professionals in detection and response to maternal depression/anxiety during home visits.  65-70% of 50 mothers will meet a majority of target plan goals, reduce the symptoms of stress, depression, addictions,
or other issues and experience improved functioning. http://www.fcsnashville.org

Fentress County Children's Center of the Cumberlands
Amount: $60,000 Term: Three Years
Granted in Spring 2007

The mission of the Fentress County Children's Center of the Cumberlands (FCCC) is to provide a place of comfort and safety for children who have been abused, to equip children and parents with the tools necessary to heal from devastating trauma, and to prevent child abuse in our community. FCCC, established in 2004, offers a single child-friendly place for the following services: forensic interviews and victim support, mental health counseling, medical examinations and expert testimony and prevention education.  This grant will expand the counseling program of the Fentress County Children's Center to a holistic Intensive Outpatient Therapy Program to better assist victims of child abuse to overcome their trauma and grow into successful adults.   The program will provide, over the course of three years, 1,800 individual counseling sessions to 900 abused children, 468 days of group sessions to 750 child abuse victims and 75% of participants (675 children) will exhibit desired change in targeted behavior (experience reduced frequency and/or intensity of abuse-related symptoms, increased feelings of safety, and empowerment). http://www.childrenscenterofthecumberlands.org/

Health Assist Tennessee
Amount: $52,650 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Health Assist's mission is to help Tennesseans overcome barriers to health care. Health Assist Tennessee was founded in 1994, as the TennCare Consumer Advocacy Program, a service of Crisis Intervention Center. The TennCare Bureau funded the program to provide advocacy services for TennCare enrollees, and those eligible for TennCare, statewide, especially those with urgent medical needs for whom a delay in receiving medical care could prove life-threatening.  This grant will allow the expansion of Health Assist's program to offer the Healthline to Middle Tennesseans, regardless of TennCare eligibility, and to provide information and aggregate data on the uninsured population and resources available to them, for health care planning in Middle Tennessee.  4,000 new clients will have a medical home. 2,000 new clients will have affordable, appropriate insurance.  90% of new clients will report increased knowledge and ability to solve future health care problems. 6,800 new clients will visit doctor for non-serious illness (instead of Emergency Dept). http://www.healthassisttn.org

Hope Family Health Services
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Hope Family Health Services' mission is to bring hope and healing to the most vulnerable in Macon, Trousdale and Sumner counties.  The clinic was established in January 2005 as a primary care health clinic offering sliding scale services for the uninsured.  They seek to restore hope and health in everyone they serve.  This grant will allow the expansion of the pharmacy assistance program and continued expansion of the clinic to provide over 8,552 total patient office visits, to provide 3,343 office visits for uninsured patients and to provide 200 patient assistance program interventions for Macon County residents in 2007.  http://www.maconcountytn.com/hope_family_health.htm

Interfaith Dental Clinic
Amount: $44,000 Term: Two Years
Granted in Spring 2007

Interfaith Dental Clinic is a faith-based organization founded in 1994 with a mission to restore, protect, and improve the oral health of uninsured low-income, employed persons and their children in the greater Nashville area through access to affordable quality dental care, oral disease prevention services and oral health education.   At Interfaith, all patients pay on a sliding fee scale according to income and family size.  The clinic provides all services including cleanings, root canals, extractions, fillings, reconstructive procedures, oral and periodontal surgery and oral hygiene training.  This grant will aid Interfaith, through additional staff, to provide 500 patients with a comprehensive exam and to develop a treatment plan with a dentist.  350 patients will be restored to their optimum oral health, both functionally and esthetically, and have the skills to maintain it. http://www.interfaithdentalclinic.com

League for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Amount: $75,705 Term: Two Years
Granted in Spring 2007

The League for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, established in 1927, services include interpreting, employment services, a youth program, classes in ASL and Speech/Lip Reading for the general public, information and referral services, and a family counseling program.  The mission of the organization is to unite the deaf, the hard of hearing, and the hearing communities through education, services and support. This grant will begin a wellness program to increase awareness in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community on a variety of issues related to physical, psychological, behavioral and spiritual health (nutrition, lifestyle choices, stress management and exercise) and to motivate and empower participants to be proactive in the pursuit of appropriate, adequate and preventive health care.  135 (90%) of those being assessed will indicate they understand their own health risks better and know more about how to control or reduce those risks as a result of the feedback they get after taking the HRA.  50% if the 60+ intervention participants will make significant progress toward their own program goals by the end of their class series. http://www.leagueforthedeaf.com

McMinnville Senior Center
Amount: $25,000 Term: Two Years
Granted in Spring 2007

The Warren County Senior Center's mission is to provide an atmosphere and opportunities for senior adults conducive to learning, teaching and applying which will enable them to meet their own personal needs. The Senior Center was established in 1975 to serve as a community focal point where older persons can come together for services and activities which enhance their dignity, support their independence, and encourage involvement in and with our local community. This grant will allow the expansion of the Faith in Action CARES program to improve the quality of life for individuals in Warren County with long-term health needs, including the elderly and disabled, to help guard against feelings of isolation by helping them live independently with dignity in their own homes for as long as possible.  95 care recipients will socially connect with program director; 80% or (76) care recipients will receive weekly in-home services through a coalition of faith based volunteers.  90% or (86) care recipients will receive health and wellness education. http://www.srctr.org

Mending Hearts
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Mending Hearts was established in 2004 as a transitional living facility committed to providing support to women who are seeking to overcome the consequences of alcoholism and drug addiction, including homelessness, unemployment and incarceration.  Mending Hearts can currently serve 37 women through their multi-staged program.  This grant will add an intensive early stage recovery program to improve overall recovery compliance and sobriety adherence above the industry average of just over 30% and the Mending Hearts average of 49%.  60% (or 54 women) of women entering the intensive early-stage recovery program at Mending Hearts will successfully reach the 90-day sobriety marker and have completed all requirements identified in their individual recovery plans and will graduate to middle-stage recovery support and care. http://www.mendingheartsinc.org

Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $19,474 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

The Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee, founded in 1946, promotes mental health for all people through advocacy, education and direct service.  The Association provides programming for English and Spanish speaking individuals offering support groups, advocacy, intake and referral for individuals seeking resources and assistance to caregivers caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's.  This grant will expand the Caregiver Education and Support Project to serve additional rural areas in order to increase the understanding of Alzheimer's disease by providing accurate and appropriate information to caregivers and to provide strategies to allow caregivers to deal more effectively with the daily demands of care giving. 100% or 40 caregivers will increase their knowledge about Alzheimer's disease and dementia, increase their awareness of available community resources, and increase their ability to care for their loved ones.  100% or 40 caregivers will reduce their stress level and decrease their feelings of social isolation. http://www.ichope.com

Nashville CARES
Amount: $20,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Nashville CARES's mission is to educate the community for increased understanding and prevention of HIV transmission, to advocate for responsible public policy, and to improve the quality of life for people living with HIV disease and their families.  CARES, founded in 1985, provides a full range of social services to more than 2000 men, women and children with HIV/AIDS and their families annually.  All services and education programs are provided without charge and without discrimination.  This grant will enhance CARES' substance abuse treatment program, which provides A&D treatment to individuals living with HIV/AIDS and family members/care givers to support sobriety, by expanding A&D Treatment Services using a structured multi-phase model, with performance recognition components.  63 of 125 (50%) of individuals will begin to improve sobriety, increase stability, and improve management of healthcare and HIV risk reduction.  http://www.nashvillecares.org

National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $28,740 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

NKF is a non-profit health organization founded in 1972 by a group of concerned physicians, businessmen, patients, and their families to face the challenge of the eradication of kidney disease. The Kidney Foundation's mission is to prevent kidney disease, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of organs for transplantation.  This grant will expand the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) and follow-up educational programs in the middle 40 counties of Tennessee.  60% (468) of participants screened will have results revealing a new health concern (diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease). 30% (234) of those screened will follow-up with own physician or facility within 6 months.  75% of those participants screened finding a new condition (350) will attend a follow-up educational program. http://www.nkfmdtn.org

Nurses for Newborns
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Nurses for Newborns exists to provide a safety net for families most at-risk to help prevent infant mortality, child abuse and neglect through in-home nursing visits which provide education, healthcare and positive parenting skills.  Nurses for Newborns was founded in 1991 in St. Louis, Missouri, and a Tennessee division opened in 2001.  This grant will allow Nurses for Newborns to expand to serve the infants and families in Sumner County.  Through nurse home visits, the Bridge to the Future program serves mothers who have medically fragile babies.  Safe Beginnings program offers a helping hand to mothers who have mental disabilities, mental illness or physical challenges.  90% of the 200 families completing program will not have a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect during his/her infant's first year of life. http://www.nfnf.org

Park Center
Amount: $44,840 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Park Center was established in 1984.  The Center provides job training and placement, housing, treatment, case management, a co-occurring disorders program and other support services to adults with mental illness in our community.  The Park Center's mission is to serve individuals with mental illness through comprehensive and integrative services that focus on needs, choices and strengths....Restoring Hope, Providing Opportunities and Promoting Recovery.  This partnership grant seeks to increase staff morale and productivity, develop a comprehensive new employee orientation including an organizational video, and increase communication and interaction between employees and board.  Staff turnover will decrease.  Staff retention will increase 50% over the grant period.  Job performance will improve due to better communication, morale and overall satisfaction with the organization http://www.parkcenternashville.org

Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee
Amount: $30,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee is a non-profit established in 1984 dedicated to preventing the abuse and neglect of Tennessee's children by working with other organizations to develop programs, services, and resources for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. PCAT's mission is to prevent the abuse and neglect of Tennessee's children by valuing children, supporting families and empowering communities.  This grant will allow the continued expansion of parent and pre-parent support services to include a greater number of Latino teen parents and expectant parents by providing in-home visitation program and 24 hour parent help line to reduce risk factors for abuse by building nurturing parenting skills, help parents substitute nurturing behavior for abuse behaviors and have immediate access to support and resources.   80 out of 100 (80%)  families served will receive an average of 40 home visits each year to strengthen the family as identified on the family service plan.  80 out of 100 (80%) of those families served will score an average of 10 points higher on their AAPI-2 from pre-test to post test. http://www.pcat.org

Senior Citizens
Amount: $70,443 Term: Three Years
Granted in Spring 2007

Founded in 1956, Senior Citizen's mission is to promote dignity and self-worth in aging by assisting senior adults to remain as independent, safe, and comfortable as possible.  SCI combats loneliness/depression in active and homebound seniors through socialization, educational and volunteer activities through the Living at Home program or at our seven centers.  This grant will expand services to maintain or improve physical health, mental and emotional wellbeing, access to resources and benefits and community involvement of older adults (55 years of age and above) residing in northwest Davidson County.  75% or 45 of the participants will report improvement of their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.  80% or 48 of the participants will experience improved dental health.  80% or 48 will utilize knowledge of better food preparation, dietary needs and issues addressing adult health.  85% or 51 will reduce stress, develop interpersonal skills, learn to relax, and become more comfortable interacting with others. http://www.scitn.org

St. Thomas Family Health Centers
Amount: $58,240 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

St. Thomas Family Health Centers are a faith-based ministry committed to fulfilling the mission set forth by the Daughters of Charity of service to the community with a special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable.  The health ministry began in 1898 rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer.  The grant will allow the Family Health Centers to become more intentional about treating patients in a holistic manner - body, soul and spirit.  The grant will also improve mental health status of patients referred to Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  70% of patients will demonstrate mental health improvement through individual counseling.  80% will demonstrate improvement through group counseling. http://www.sths.com

Stephens Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
Amount: $33,600 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

The mission of The Stephens Center, established in 1988, is to prevent child abuse and neglect while promoting healthy, non-violent families through appropriate home-visitation, parenting groups, and community education programs. Programs target families at-risk of abuse and/or neglect and services are provided free of charge to families in Overton, Putnam, Cumberland, Jackson, and White Counties.  This grant will allow staff to become certified in the Positive Parenting Program to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect in families assessed as "at-risk" of abuse or neglect and to increase the number of children the Center is able to serve per year.  Through this program, 180 families and 450 at-risk children will be assessed and assigned to Positive Parenting home-visitation program for weekly visits.    95% of parents completing the home-visit program and 95% of those completing group parenting classes will:  reduce level risk of abuse, increase knowledge/use of positive parenting skills, increase generalization of skills across target behaviors, increase anger management skills and express Satisfaction with program services. http://

Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Amount: $94,139 Term: Three Years
Granted in Spring 2007

Established in 1983, the Tennessee Coalition is composed of diverse community leaders who share a common vision of ending violence in the lives of Tennesseans through public policy advocacy, education, and activities that increase the capacity of programs and communities to address violence.  The Tennessee Coalition provides training, curriculum development, public policy advocacy, regional educational opportunities, resource library, speaker's bureau and a toll-free information line.  This grant will seed the Boys Against Violence project to encourage and support middle school boys to intervene when they witness behavior that promotes or condones violence against women or girls, and to improve the capacity of  domestic and sexual violence programs to do violence prevention work with young men.  30 of 45 middle school boys will report decreased acceptance of behavior that promotes or condones violence against women and girls and 15 will report engaging in behavior that rejects violence against women and girls.  The Curriculum will be created, tested, and disseminated to 21 programs in middle Tennessee. http://www.tcadsv.org/

Tennessee Voices for Children
Amount: $47,120 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

Tennessee Voices for Children was established in 1986 at a time when Tennessee needed better mental health services for children and youth.  TVC became a parent support and advocacy organization for families of children and youth with mental, emotional, and behavioral problems.  Today, TVC, is a statewide non-profit recognized as a leading advocacy organization for the development of family driven children's mental health policies and services.  The mission is to speak out as active advocates for the emotional and behavioral well-being of children and their families.  This grant will expand the Statewide Family Support Network to increase and enhance family support and advocacy for families of children with a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) in Middle Tennessee.  100% of callers will receive follow-up and if appropriate, be assigned to a staff w/in 48 hours.  80% of 450 (or 360) callers will demonstrate appropriate planning and advocacy skills.   80% of 450 (or 360) callers will feel equipped to prepare for and attend future meetings w/o Outreach support. http://www.tnvoices.org

Urban Housing Solutions
Amount: $79,920 Term: Two Years
Granted in Spring 2007

UHS, established in 1991, owns 15 properties that provide 600 units of housing for 1,000 people.  In addition to housing, UHS services include on-site counseling, clean and sober properties, educational classes, health related classes, a resident's association, a resident run business, a van service and a matched savings program.  The mission of the organization is to provide affordable, permanent housing and supportive services for low-income and special needs residents of Middle Tennessee.  This grant will provide for a health advocate to serve the resident population at the Mercury Courts property.  50 residents per year will participate in health advocacy services, 65 residents per year will complete health screenings, 50 residents per year will attend health workshops/classes and 30 residents per year will participate in behavioral health group sessions.  100% of residents with negative health screening results will receive follow-up by health advocate.  35% of residents attending classes practice increased disease management and prevention activities.  50% of residents completing exercise classes will demonstrate improved fitness. http://www.urbanhousingsolutions.org

Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics & Society
Amount: $83,720 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

The Center for Biomedical Ethics mission is to provide leadership in education, research, and clinical service at VUMC concerning the ethical, legal, and social dimensions of medicine, health care, and health policy.  The Center is committed to multi-disciplinary exploration of the individual and social values, cultural dynamics, and legal and professional standards that characterize and influence clinical practice and biomedical research.  This grant will build upon a previous grant which examined the practices that contributed to physicians being leading "healers" in their communities.  This grant "Competence in Healing Relationships and Compassionate Care:  Toward a New Model for Medical Education" will allow for a comprehensive literature review and white paper to be written around healing and compassionate care.  The second phase of the project will be to build a consensus around the new model of medical education, and to probe its implications for Vanderbilt's educational efforts as well as in the wider medical education community.  http://www.medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/cbmes/

Vanderbilt Center for Health Services
Amount: $33,761 Term: One Year
Granted in Spring 2007

The mission of the Center for Health Services is to facilitate community based solutions to problems that impact health.  In senior health, the Center has provided prevention, health screening and health promotion services to more than ten thousand senior citizens in thirteen Tennessee counties since 1995.  Other programs address environmental education and assistance, maternal and child health and medical education. This grant will promote utilization of breast cancer early detection methods and risk reduction among underserved senior and minority women in middle Tennessee and will enhance the ability of health care professionals to provide loving care to this vulnerable population.  50 out of 550 (82%) of minority and senior women participating in the program will improve self-advocacy by seeking screening and care within 12 months.  40 out of 50 (80%) of participating health care professionals will report improved capacity for effective and loving care of minority and senior women within 6 months. http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/chs

YMCA of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $135,000 Term: Two Years
Granted in Spring 2007

The YMCA of Middle Tennessee, established in 1875, is dedicated to building strong kids, strong families and strong communities through numerous programs and services.  The YMCA of Middle Tennessee reaches more than 194,000 in the community annually.  The Y's mission is to be a worldwide charitable fellowship united by a common loyalty to Jesus Christ for the purpose of helping persons grow in spirit, mind and body.  This grant will partially fund the Med Corps, which targets urban young women for training and work in the medical field.  Utilizing a case management methodology that includes a career development plan as well as loving care training, Med Corps participants will have the necessary support and structure that makes the attainment of employment in the medical field possible. In the first year, 36 women between the ages of 18-24 will participate with 31 of the 36 (or 85%) graduating the program within the year.  Additionally, the program will keep 85% or 31 of the 36 students on the career development plan leading to further education and/or further gainful employment in the medical field. http://www.ymcamidtn.org

2-1-1 of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $28,974 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

The United Way of Metropolitan Nashville is a nonprofit organization that partners with local businesses to run workplace campaigns in order to raise money which is then invested back into the community through programs in health and human service organizations.  In addition, United Way works with community partners, such as the Mayor's Office of Children and Youth, to develop and implement solutions to pressing community issues.  This partnership grant targets the Information & Referral (I&R) Specialists at United Way's 2-1-1 Helpline, who field over 100,000 calls from Middle Tennesseans in need health and human services assistance. Effective training strategies will be developed to improve the level of empathy and concern shared with helpline callers.  The I&R Specialists will also learn more about the agencies in the referral database, especially the top 100 agencies that receive the majority of referrals, through a series of site visits and cross training. http://www.unitedwaynashville.org

Alive Hospice
Amount: $30,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

The mission of Alive Hospice is two-fold. First, they provide physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort and support to dying patients and their families. They continue their support during the time of bereavement after the patient's death. Second, they provide educational services and training to individuals and groups on the topics of life-threatening illness and grief.  This grant will allow the continued expansion of the Grief Center program, which seeks to provide, with the spirit of enriching lives, comprehensive bereavement counseling and education to Alive Hospice patients and their families, and individuals from the community at large regardless of their ability to pay, so that they can more effectively manage their grief due to the death of a loved one.  In 2007, this program will counsel 1035 individuals who call and/or inquire about support groups and/or individual counseling. http://www.alivehospice.org

Alive Hospice
Amount: $16,850 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

This partnership grant will allow Alive Hospice to continue to advance the message of radical loving care through the organization, to provide an exquisite experience of loving care for every patient and family they serve, to enrich the experiences of caregivers by awakening and renewing a spirit of love and healing, to provide a safe environment for caregivers to share, to learn, and to develop spiritually and professionally, to strengthen the chain of loving care throughout Alive Hospice and to further improve employee morale, patient satisfaction & organizational compliance. http://www.alivehospice.org

Aquinas College
Amount: $22,300 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Aquinas College is a private, Catholic, non-residential four year liberal arts college owned and administered by the Dominican Sisters of the Congregation of St. Cecilia.  The mission is to provide an atmosphere of learning permeated with faith, directed to the intellectual, moral and professional formation of the human person; and to foster intellectual achievement and personal growth in a socially and economically diverse population.  Through this Impacting Education grant, Aquinas College will conduct a six-part seminar series titled, "Inspiring the Values of Life and Love in Health Care."  The goal of the program is to elevate the importance of ethical and compassionate nursing care, to strengthen the faculty's knowledge and understanding, and to enhance their ability to teach and model holistic, loving care to students.  This program will be institutionalized through the offering of one-credit hour course on ethical, compassionate care in the ASN & RN to BSN curriculum in the 2007 academic year. http://www.aquinascollege.edu

Ashley's Place
Amount: $20,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Ashley's Place (Sumner Child Advocacy Center) was established in Sumner County to provide therapy, support services and victim advocacy to children and families who are victims of child sexual abuse and severe physical abuse.  The mission is to ensure that a cooperative, multi-disciplinary team delivers comprehensive services to child physical and sexual abuse victims and their families in a child friendly and neutral based facility. This grant will provide healing to child abuse victims and their families through the expansion of their therapy program.  An additional 50 child victims in need of therapy will be assisted in becoming mentally and emotionally healthy adolescents and adults through individual therapy. In addition, this program assists family and caregivers by providing education and support in dealing with child sexual abuse and the family's role in a healthy recovery through the Non-Offending Family Member Support Group. http://

Baptist Hospital
Amount: $9,175,200 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Baptist Hospital was awarded a grant, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement between St. Thomas Health Systems and Baptist Hospital, to advance its ongoing initiative to support a culture of loving care throughout the organization. Current initiatives include special programs for seniors, innovative hiring and orientation programs, leadership and employee partner development, mission related education and community outreach.  The primary focus of the grant this year will be on new staffing initiatives.  http://www.baptisthospital.com

Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $102,166 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2006

Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee provides after-school and summer programming for all youth ages 6 to 18.  The mission of the organization is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potentials as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.  In partnership with Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, this grant will increase awareness and promote healthy behaviors in youth ages 6-18 and their families through health education, physical activity, and good nutrition through the Commit to be Fit collaboration.  525 youth will complete the program.  75% of participants will achieve at least 3 personal goals over 12 months. Participants and their families will increase their practice of healthy behaviors, i.e. physical activity, healthier food choices and safe practices. http://www.bgcmt.org

Caregiver Relief Program of Bedford County
Amount: $15,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

The Caregiver Relief Program offers free nursing care to families of persons suffering with memory loss and their caregivers.  The mission of the organization is to provide a balance of physical, social, emotional, and spiritual care, along with the knowledge that the community is concerned about their welfare.  This grant will enhance the quality of life for both the caregiver and their loved one with dementia. Caregivers of persons with memory impairment will be provided health assessments, support, education, respite, and referral sources.   The outcomes of this program include lowering caregiver burnout, education around communication with someone with memory loss, accident prevention, safety, setting up the home environment as well as education about diet, nutrition, and eating problems.  Caregiver satisfaction, confidence and lower stress levels will be tracked.  http://

Center for Women in Medicine
Amount: $7,800 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Center for Women in Medicine was formed in response to the increasing numbers of women in medicine training and practice.  CWM's vision is to elevate the significance of a physician's emotional, relational and spiritual life within the medical training process.  CWM provides guidance and resources to women in medical training and practice to help them build a solid life foundation from which to live out their professional calling.  This Impacting Education will support the Let Your Life Speak class at Vanderbilt University Medical School.  The class is offered as an elective for first and second year medical students at Vanderbilt University.  Let Your Life Speak is not a lecture class, but an intensive seminar designed to draw students into the realm of self-discovery and facilitate an awareness of the student.  Students also receive free coaching by the Center for Women in Medicine.  http://www.cwmedicine.org

Centerstone
Amount: $36,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Centerstone's mission is to create and sustain the highest quality behavioral health services that champion individuals, families and communities. They do that by offering a full range of services that help people conquer issues such as depression, addiction, persistent mental illness and more. This grant will allow the continued expansion of Centerstone’s Immigrant and Refugee Program by providing accessible, highest quality, culturally sensitive mental health services for the underprivileged, underserved population seeking primary care at Siloam Family Health Center.  This program will provide mental health assessments and/or evaluations for not less than 260 immigrants and refugees (adults and children) during year 2 of the service expansion and will provide assessments, diagnostics, evaluations, treatment, and other mental health and support services/linkages in Siloam Family Health Center. http://www.centerstone.org

Comprehensive Care Center
Amount: $67,200 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2006

The Comprehensive Care Center (CCC) is the largest HIV/AIDS primary care provider in the state of Tennessee.   The mission of the CCC is to provide quality medical care for men and women with HIV/AIDS by providing comprehensive, cost-effective, state of the art medical procedures, treatment and services to individuals with HIV/AIDS; caring for individuals with HIV and AIDS with dignity, compassion and hope; helping these individuals and their caretakers access related medical and social support services; collaborating with healthcare institutions and organizations to care for individuals with HIV/AIDS through research, clinical evaluations and teaching opportunities.  This grant will allow the expansion of services to the non-English speaking community, through the addition of a bilingual patient care coordinator.  70 additional non-English speaking people living with HIV/AIDS will have access to a Spanish speaking, bilingual care coordinator.  http://www.compclinic.org

Cool Springs Christian Ministries
Amount: $10,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Cool Springs Christian Ministries was established as a tutoring and mentoring ministry.  Programs have grown to include a senior services (transporting to medical appointments) and a senior day care.  Counseling programs are offered through collaborative partnerships in the community.  The mission is to assist individuals and families in developing healthy relationships and lifestyles that will reflect the character of Jesus Christ.  This grant will expand mental health counseling services to underserved residents of Williamson County.  In 2007, group counseling services will be provided for a total of 124 clients. http://www.coolspringschristianministries.org

Exchange Club Family Center
Amount: $25,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Exchange Club Family Center's mission is strengthening families through education and support to prevent child abuse in Middle Tennessee.  The Family Center serves both Davidson and Rutherford Counties. The Family Center's comprehensive child abuse prevention services equip at-risk and underserved parents and children with the skills that strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect.  The grant will provide In-Home Family Counseling to high risk families in order to decrease the risk of potential or further child abuse.   103 high risk families will receive, on average, 24 home visits and will create and achieve family goals which will significantly increase their practice of age appropriate discipline, effective family communication, and parent child bonding. http://www.familycentertn.org

First Steps
Amount: $35,000 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

First Steps is a licensed Child Development Center for the development and education of children with special needs.  They are committed to enhancing each child's potential to learn, to grow and to be healthy.  First Steps provides early intervention and educational services for children with disabilities, who have developmental delays, who are medically fragile or who are typically developing.  This grant will expand the Family Centered Services for Medically Fragile Children program, which identifies each child and their family's priorities and needs throughout their natural routines, activities and environments to promote the emotional, mental and physical wellness of the entire family.  80% of the families served will report a reduction in the family's sense of isolation and stress, an increase in the family's sense of well being and sense of accomplishment of the goals of their child, as well as independence in daily routines and an increase in the family's independence in seeking supports and services for their child based on their priorities. http://www.firststepsnashville.org

Hope House
Amount: $75,000 Term: Three Years
Granted in Fall 2006

The Hope House, Maury County Center Against Domestic Violence, provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence and their children to help them obtain a peaceful living environment.  The mission of the agency is to provide shelter, advocacy, support and other direct services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in or around Maury County.  This grant will allow Hope House to expand its program to serve all adult clients reporting they have experienced sexual assault with the following services:  crisis intervention, advocacy, safety planning, support and follow-up.  Hope House anticipates providing crisis intervention, advocacy, safety planning, support and follow-up to 60 adult victims of sexual assault.  http://www.hopehouseofmaury.com

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee
Amount: $38,294 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

The Legal Aid Society enforces, advances, and defends the legal rights of low-income and vulnerable families in order to obtain for them the basic necessities of life.  These necessities include healthcare, income, housing, safety from domestic violence, and relief from consumer fraud.  Legal Aid also administers the Nashville Pro Bono Program, which places cases with private attorneys who volunteer their services.  This grant will allow for a Legal Aid Attorney to ensure and increase the safety, stability, mental and physical health of children whose unmarried parents appear in Juvenile Court for an Order of Protection.  Additionally, the Program will increase the number of trained volunteer attorneys to advocate for children in court.  The Attorney will advocate for an estimated 450 children whose unmarried parent is granted an Order of Protection in Juvenile Court in 2007.  The children's symptoms and health behaviors as they relate to the domestic violence situation will be tracked and reduced.   http://www.las.org

Mercy Children's Clinic
Amount: $125,000 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2006

Mercy Children's Clinic is a faith-based pediatric healthcare ministry located in downtown Franklin, TN serving over 4,000 children from 17 counties in Middle Tennessee.  The mission of MCC is to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing complete primary healthcare to children from all socio-economic backgrounds.  The grant will provide access to high-quality healthcare for underprivileged children in a loving, child-focused environment.  In addition, access to high-quality healthcare for Hispanic children in their own language will be provided through the addition of a bi-lingual physician.  The addition of this physician will allow Mercy Children's Clinic to serve an additional 1,000 TennCare and uninsured patients. http://www.mercychildrensclinic.org

Nashville Alliance for Public Education
Amount: $27,500 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

The Nashville Alliance for Public Education is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to secure private sector dollars to fund programs and initiatives that align with the public schools' priorities but fall outside the scope of the regular school budget.  By working closely with the Metro Public School system, the Alliance is able to focus on strategic initiatives and priorities that have the opportunity for immediate impact and measurable accountability.  This Impacting Education grant will provide crisis training for Metro Nashville Public School Counselors, Psychologists and Administrators.  268 Metro Nashville Public School mental health professionals and administrators will receive crisis training on the subject of dealing with death in schools.  http://www.nashvillealliance.mnps.org

Nashville Child Advocacy Center
Amount: $37,500 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2006

The Nashville Child Advocacy Center seeks to reduce the traumatization of child abuse victims and their families by facilitating a comprehensive multidisplinary team approach to detection, investigation, persecution and treatment of child abuse.  This grant will expand the Therapy Program to ensure that children who have been traumatized by abuse, or witnessed violence, begin to heal and are provided with the skills and understanding to resume normal lives. (72%) Seventy-two percent of the abused children who are served by therapists will function at home and at school with fewer clinical symptoms at the conclusion of treatment.  http://www.nashvillecac.org

Oasis Center
Amount: $68,250 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2006

Oasis Center has been dedicated to working in partnership with youth, their families, and the community to meet, master and embrace the challenges of adolescence.  The Oasis Center's work is rooted in the vision that we must hold each other accountable to promote a community where all young people experience safety, dignity and growth; relationships are based on caring, compassion and respect; and equality and justice are valued and promoted.  Oasis Center's mission is to help youth grow, thrive and create positive change in their lives and our community. This grant will increase Crisis Services' capacity to address the social, emotional and therapeutic needs of youth in-shelter.  Outcomes will be improved for 200 youth/families each year, by increasing the presence of trained counseling staff throughout the majority of waking hours.  In addition, this grant will allow an increase in staff training, connections and teamwork, and institutionalizing effective practices throughout shelter-based care. http://www.oasiscenter.org

Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee
Amount: $22,180 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee is a faith-based, non-profit providing counseling, enrichment, and clergy and caregiver clinical training through pastoral counselors’ services.  Pastoral Counseling Centers provides mental health and personal counseling for persons without regard for their ability to pay the cost of services.  This partnership grant will allow the PCCT to continue the "Transformation Through Loving Care" training process.  Through continued work with the leadership team and board of PCCT, the goals of the grant include decreased turnover of staff and increased levels of loving care displayed to clients, co-workers, board members and all constituents served by PCCT. http://www.pastoralcounselingctrs.org

Progress, Inc.
Amount: $35,061 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2006

Progress is the largest provider of residential supports in the region and also makes available employment opportunities, community integration and day services to adults with developmental disabilities/mental retardation.  The mission of Progress Inc. is to enhance the lives of teens and adults with developmental disabilities and encourage their full participation in community life by providing compassionate, effective supports unique to each individual.  This grant will provide timely, appropriate medical attention for aging clients with developmental disabilities by training direct-care staff to observe and discriminate among indicators of dementia.  This project will use the train-the-trainers model to present training sessions on recognition of indicators of dementia to management staff and direct-care employees.  Progress clients whose score falls outside of normal range on this screening tool will be referred for medical assessment. http://www.progress-inc.org

Renewal House
Amount: $27,100 Term: One Year
Granted in Fall 2006

Renewal House is the only non-profit, long-term residential recovery community in Middle Tennessee that makes it possible for low-income, often homeless addicted women to live with their children while in treatment.   This grant will improve access to licensed, gender-specific drug and alcohol addiction treatment for low-income women,  improve staff and client understanding of dual-diagnosis symptoms and treatment and improve support services for clients with little or no previous treatment experience or limited self-motivation for treatment.  Renewal House will serve 75 Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) clients in 2007.  In addition, enhanced support services through pre-treatment will be offered for 40% (30) of 75 clients prior to admission to the IOP. http://www.renewalhouse.org

S.A.V.E./ Domestic Violence Intervention Center
Amount: $25,000 Term: Three Years
Granted in Fall 2006

S.A.V.E. (Survivors Against Violent Environments) advocates and supports victims of domestic violence by providing crisis intervention, resource information, mentoring and other services, such as community support groups, 24 hour crisis telephone line and transitional housing.  In October 2006, S.A.V.E. merged with and became a program of the Domestic Violence Intervention Center.  This grant will assist survivors of domestic violence and their families in reaching self-sufficiency, independence and emotional healing through the S.A.V.E. Transitional Housing program.   This program is the only Transitional Housing program for domestic violence victims in Davidson County where adolescent boys can live with their mothers.  http://www.dvictn.org

Tennessee Respite Coalition
Amount: $169,100 Term: Three Years
Granted in Fall 2006

The Tennessee Respite Coalition (TRC) is an organization dedicated to grassroots advocacy and education. Their philosophy is to allow families the choice of Respite while providing them support, guidance and funding.  The current mission is to ensure the quality of life for family caregivers through Respite.  This grant will allow TRC to increase respite support services to family caregivers of loved ones with Parkinson's Disease, Spinal Cord Injury “SCI” (or related disorder), and parents of medically fragile children under 5.  Family directed respite will be provided to 20 families with a loved one with Parkinson's, 20 to those with SCI related diseases and 10 families with children that are medically fragile.  Additionally, this grant will also allow TRC to provide education and activities related to self care to 90% of caregivers in the program. http://www.tnrespite.org

United Neighborhood Health Services
Amount: $113,360 Term: Two Years
Granted in Fall 2006

United Neighborhood Health Services is dedicated to ensuring the access of the poor and uninsured to primary healthcare and to ending the health disparities based on income, race/ethnicity, gender, country of origin, language, area of residence and other measures.  UNHS carries out its mission and goals through establishing family-based community health centers and related health programs.  The grant will allow the addition of "Southside Smiles," the oral health services that would be added at the expanded UNHS Southside Family Clinic (in the Napier-Sudekum public housing development).  Dental Services will be provided by a dentist and a dental assistant.   Services will include dental services for ages 4 years old through elderly.  Special emphasis will be on services for children and prenatal and diabetic patients.  900 residents of the area will receive dental services in year 1.