YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee

Description

Provides a 24-hour crisis and support helpline for survivors of domestic violence.

Hours

24/7

Required Documents

No documents required

Eligibility

Anyone experiencing domestic violence (women and children, men, LGBTQ+ survivors)

Fees

No free

Intake Procedure

Call 800-334-4628 for more information or text 615-983-5170

Languages

Spanish speaking staff and Language Line for translation of other languages

Service Area

Residents of Middle Tennessee

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Description

YWCA's Weaver Domestic Violence Center provides temporary emergency shelter for women and their children and pets who have experienced domestic violence. Women and children are able to remain in the shelter for up to 45 days. Clients are referred to transitional housing options through the Metro Coordinated Entry System. One on one case management and counseling services are available to women and children while at the shelter. Male clients are housed at a separate facility and the same wrap-around services are also provided. At the Weaver Center, victims (both individuals and families) receive food, basic living accommodations and an array of trauma-informed services including mental health counseling; safety planning; support groups; children’s educational programming (including a Weaver Center Summer Camp); and wrap-around case management support for linkages to housing, transportation, legal assistance, employment, childcare, government assistance, health services, and more. In addition to the services provided at the Weaver Center, YWCA Nashville also operates a 24/7 Crisis and Support Helpline, and a 24/7 Text Line which victims can call/text for help. The Helpline is one of the primary entryways into the shelter.

Hours

24/7

Required Documents

None required

Eligibility

Anyone experiencing domestic violence (women and children, men, LGBTQ+ survivors)

Fees

No fee

Intake Procedure

Call 800-334-4628 for more information or text 615-983-5170

Service Area

Residents of Middle Tennessee

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Description

Provides emotional support, information and resources to survivors of domestic violence.

Hours

Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Required Documents

Call for more information

Eligibility

Anyone experiencing domestic violence (women and children, men, LGBTQ+ survivors)

Fees

No fee

Intake Procedure

Call for more information

Service Area

Residents of Middle Tennessee

Geography Served

Description

Provides free classes to help individuals prepare to take the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET). The majority of these classes are now online, but students will need to come to Nashville for some programs/events. 1. Their adult education program consists of free, high-quality, culturally-sensitive and family-focused programming in English and Spanish which helps adult learners earn their high school equivalency (HSE) diploma and obtain the skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency. Twelve adult education classes are taught each week – six (6) in English, six (6) in Spanish. Classes are virtual except for Math which is held in-person at the Hispanic Family Foundation. New student orientations, study halls, practice test days, and official HiSET® (High School Equivalency Test) test days are all held in-person every month. The 'FLC' promotes sustainable income, a positive sense of self-worth, and increased community participation. The program helps families break intergenerational poverty and illiteracy by increasing their access to quality education and economic opportunities.

Hours

Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

Open to all individuals 17 and older

Fees

No fee

Intake Procedure

For GED/HiSet and Employment Preparation, please call the main office (615) 269-9922 and ask to speak to the director of the Family Learning Center

Languages

Spanish

Service Area

Residents of Middle Tennessee

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Description

YWCA Nashville’s Family Learning Center (FLC) provides adult education and workforce development activities. Theirr workforce development activities include: helping clients create resumes, conduct job searches, prepare for interviews and secure job placements. Agency also offers 4 seasonal job fairs per year, bi-annual career workshops, 3 financial literacy classes and 3 legal aid clinics in partnership with legal and financial service providers.

Hours

Class hours vary

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

Adults seeking to improve their employment status

Fees

No Fee

Languages

Spanish

Service Area

Nashville and surrounding areas

Geography Served

Description

YWCA Nashville’s Family Learning Center (FLC) provides adult education and workforce development activities. For information about our HSE (high school equivalency) program, see the Education & Training section of 2-1-1. Our workforce development activities include: helping clients create resumes, conduct job searches, prepare for interviews and secure job placements. We also offer 4 seasonal job fairs per year, bi-annual career workshops, 3 financial literacy classes and 3 legal aid clinics in partnership with legal and financial service providers.

Hours

Class hours vary

Required Documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

Adults seeking to improve their employment status

Fees

No Fee

Languages

Spanish

Service Area

Nashville and surrounding areas

Geography Served

Description

YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee builds the skills of tomorrow’s leaders by providing two nurturing, hands-on youth programs – Girls Inc. and AMEND Together – for youth in under-resourced elementary, middle and high schools across Metro Nashville. Girls Inc. inspires girls ages 8-18 to be ‘strong, smart and bold’ through life-changing experiences that develop through In-school Clubs, Summer Camp, Spring Break Camp, and more. Girls Inc. utilizes a hands-on, evidenced-based curriculum to help girls achieve healthy lives, succeed academically, and acquire the life skills needed to prepare them for adulthood and the workforce. AMEND Together, YWCA’s second youth program, serves boys ages 8-18 through In-School Clubs, Spring Break Camp, a Summer Camp partnership with 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, and more. Boys in AMEND Together explore topics such as healthy masculinity; healthy relationships; ways to prevent dating abuse and the importance of ending violence against women and girls.

Hours

Hours vary by group and school

Required Documents

Call for details

Eligibility

Students 8 -18 in MNPS schools that partner with YWCA of Nashville & Middle TN

Fees

No Fee

Intake Procedure

For the Summer Camps, please call the main office (615) 269-9922 and ask to speak to the director of the Youth Programs director to see which schools participate

Service Area

Nashville

Geography Served