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Big Brothers of Nashville has had the good fortune in securing strong community partners to deliver these programs. We are grateful for the support of the following benefactors: The Ansley Fund of The Frist Foundation
Exchange Club of Nashville
First Tennessee
The Memorial Foundation Metropolitan Nashville Community Enhancement FundSertoma Club of Nashville |
Programs
All year round, Big Brothers offers assistance to families to make sure their electricity is not turned off, avoiding freezing in the winter or extreme heat in the summer.. Nashville Electric Service contracts with Big Brothers to administer Project Help, funds donated by generous NES customers to help the needy with their electric bills. Priority is given to persons 60 years of age and older, families with disabled adults or children, and single mothers with minor children.
December is a time to share and to work together. Each December, Big Brothers' volunteers pack and distribute 1,500 food boxes for low-income families, seniors and disabled adults on fixed incomes. Each huge box contains approximately 40 pounds of staple nutritious foods to last a few days: beef stew, peanut butter, a canned ham, juice, milk, rice, potatoes, soup, canned vegetables, beans, corn bread and cake mixes, and more.
Families get behind on rent or utilities because of a large medical bill, a job change, an unexpected car repair. Big Brothers can step in to provide the band-aid that makes all the difference.Big Brothers offers yearly one-time rental or utility assistance to families in financial crisis. For low-income working families, homelessness may be one missed paycheck away.
Each year, for the last 97 years, Big Brothers of Nashville has been joined by volunteers from a variety of civic and community organizations who help distribute a special printed message and solicitation around Nashville during a few select weeks in December. Commonly referred to as the "Annual Paper Sale," this effort raises significant money for the agency which is used to provide emergency food and financial assistance to thousands of needy families in Nashville. We could not do it without our partners and volunteers who deliver the Paper Sale throughout individual communities and among their congregations and members.
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Thank you to our partners and friends for your good work and for all who respond so generously with their gifts.
American Legion Post 5
Donelson Hermitage Rotary
Downtown Kiwanis
Ephesians Baptist Church
Exchange Club of Nashville
15th Avenue Baptist Church – Bordeaux Area
Inglewood First Baptist Church
Joelton Community
Mt. Calvary Madison
Nashville City Civitan
Schrader Lane Church
Sertoma Club
St. John United Methodist Church
Sugartree
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"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill |
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"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." - Maya Angelou |
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"No one has ever become poor by giving." - Anne Frank |
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"The love we give away is the only love we keep." - Elbert Hubbard |
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"Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege." - John D. Rockefeller Jr. |
How Can I Help?
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You may also donate to Big Brothers of Nashville through Giving Matters.
Donate to Project Help through the NES website.
If you have any questions about donating, please contact us by email at bbnashvl@bellsouth.net.
You can find more ways to donate on our Support Us page!
