EDUCATION
Big Brothers Big Sisters
415 N Maple Street, Suite 301
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring professionally
supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever; serves Rutherford County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County
820 Jones Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Murfreesboro: (615) 890-2582 Smyrna: (615) 984-4087
www.bgcrc.netUses planned programs for youth ages 6-18 to guide development of citizenship and leadership in Murfreesboro and Smyrna; serves Rutherford County
Boy Scouts of America – Middle Tennessee Council
3414 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential. Serving boys 6 -20 and girls 14-20 years of age; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Cannon County 4-H*
614 Lehman Street
Woodbury, TN 37190
The mission of Cannon County 4-H is to provide research-based extension
educational experiences that will stimulate young people to gain knowledge, develop life skills, and form positive attitudes to prepare them to become capable, responsible and compassionate adults; serves Cannon County
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
502 Southeast Broad Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Discovery Center is a hands-on museum and nature center that inspires
exploration, enhances learning, and builds confidence through diverse programs and exhibits; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee
4522 Granny White Pike
Nashville, TN 37204
Works with girls ages 5-17 to build character, conduct, patriotism and service so they may become confident and contributing citizens; serves Rutherford and
Cannon Counties
Holloway Harbor Child Care Center*
615 Rock Springs Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
The mission of Holloway Harbor Child Care Center is to graduate productive citizens by providing affordable childcare for teen parents; serves Rutherford County
Kids on the Block of Stars Nashville
1704 Charlotte Ave. Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
Uses puppets to educate children from grades K-6 as well as the broader
community about health and social concerns that affect their lives; serves
Rutherford and Cannon Counties
MCHRA Youth Can
204 Uptown Square
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Provides assistance to help young people enter the workforce; academic and
occupational skills training, as well as the attainment of a healthy work ethic; serves Rutherford County
MCS Franklin Heights Tutoring and Homework Help
2552 S. Church Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
A program of Murfreesboro City Schools; provides tutoring and homework help to children within the Murfreesboro City school system; serves Rutherford County
Project Help
206 No. Baird Lane
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
An inclusive early intervention preschool for families of young children. Children with delays or disabilities as well as those who are developing typically or above receive a stimulating, progressive education; serves Rutherford County
Read to Succeed*
P.O. Box 12161
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Develops & provides literacy programs, fosters the awareness of the importance of reading, and offers one-on-one tutoring for adults (18 years & older) who want to develop their literacy skills for personal and/or career development; serves Rutherford County
Rutherford Books from Birth*
P.O. Box 331235
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
Strives to make free books available to all Rutherford County children
between birth and age 5. Through this effort, Books from Birth
strengthens the family bond and encourages children to develop reading skills; serves Rutherford County
Rutherford County Schools Charity Fund
2240 Southpark Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
Provides clothing and shoes for needy students enrolled in the Rutherford County School System; serves Rutherford County
STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand)
1704 Charlotte Ave, Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
Provides prevention and intervention programs for Rutherford County students that help them make healthy lifestyle choices; serves Rutherford County
Wee Care Day Care Center
510 South Hancock Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(615) 890-4317
Provides childcare for children 6 weeks old to school age, serving two nutritious meals and a snack each day. Fees are determined by household income; serves Rutherford County
INCOME
Community Helpers
1453 B Hope Way
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(615) 898-0617
Provides emergency assistance with rent, utilities, medicine, wood, kerosene, and emergency tooth extractions; serves Rutherford County
Greenhouse Ministries*
309 South Spring Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Greenhouse Ministries offers life transformation as volunteers make themselves available to encourage and motivate the clients, to inspire them to dream, to make better choices and needed changes in their lives, to promote wholeness, and to give back to others in the community; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
The Guidance Center – Path Program
118 N. Church Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Provides outreach and case management to persons who were homeless and have a severe/persistent mental illness or co-occurring disorder (mental illness and drug or alcohol addiction); serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
MCHRA Meals on Wheels Program
325 St. Clair Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Murfreesboro: (615) 895-1870 Smyrna: (615) 459-2227
www.mchra.comProvides hot, nutritional meals to the elderly in Rutherford County as a means of assisting persons age 60 years and older in maintaining their dignity, health, and independence; serves Rutherford County
Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank
211 Bridge Avenue
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Relieves hunger in south Rutherford County by serving persons who are temporarily unable to provide for themselves; serves Rutherford County
The Salvation Army
1137 W. Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
The Salvation Army provides aid to persons in need in Rutherford County including shelter, food, hygienic items, clothing (as donations allow), disaster relief, and other emergency assistance as funds permit. Special assistance is provided during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Back-to-School for individuals and families in need. The Salvation Army also conducts weekly youth character building programs to teach children essential core values.; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
331 Great Circle Road
Nashville, TN 37228
Provides food to agencies that feed senior citizens, poor children,
struggling parents, the homeless, the disabled, and those recovering from
addiction, allowing the agencies to devote more resources to caring for people and fewer resources on food; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Smyrna-LaVergne Food Bank
130 Richardson Street
Smyrna, TN 37167
Provides emergency food to people in the northern part of Rutherford County, specifically households where children are zoned for Smyrna or La Vergne schools; serves Rutherford County
West Main Mission
1400-B West College St.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Provides aid to needy people in Rutherford County through the distribution of food, clothing, household items, furniture, and Christmas gifts. Assistance is also provided for meals, gasoline, and bus tickets for transients as funds permit; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
HEALTH
Alive Hospice
1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 202
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Provides loving care to people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives; serves
Rutherford and Cannon Counties
American Red Cross, Heart of Tennessee Chapter
501 Memorial Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Provides blood services, first aid, CPR, disaster relief, and services to armed forces; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Cannon County Senior Citizens Center
609 Lehman Street
Woodbury, TN 37190
Provides activities, opportunities, and services for the senior population of Cannon County to promote independence, self-sufficiency, health, and the overall quality of life; serves Cannon County
Interfaith Dental Clinic*
210 Robert Rose Dr., 2nd Floor
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
The mission of the Interfaith Dental Clinic is to restore, protect, and
improve the oral health of uninsured low-income, employed persons, their children and the elderly in Middle Tennessee through access to affordable quality dental care, oral disease prevention services, and oral health education; serves Rutherford County
MCHRA Homemaker Program
1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37217
Provides assistance for elderly and disabled adults to help gain or maintain self-sufficiency and independence, prevent or remedy neglect, abuse or
exploitation of those unable to protect their own interests; serves Rutherford County
MCHRA Long Term Care Ombudsman Program*
1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 300
Nashville. TN 37217
The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program’s mission is to improve the quality of life for residents living in long term care facilities; serves Rutherford County
Nurses for Newborns of Tennessee
50 Vantage Way, Suite 101
Nashville, TN 37226
Focuses on medically fragile babies, teen moms and mothers with medical/
mental challenges. Nurses provide support and education to families to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing is maintained for both caregiver and child.
Supporting services include nurse assessments, positive-parenting education, and referral assistance; serves Rutherford County.
Primary Care and Hope Clinic
1453 A Hope Way
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
The Primary Care and Hope Clinic is a not-for-profit health care center providing quality, affordable family health services for medically uninsured, underserved, Medicare and TennCare families in Rutherford and Cannon Counties. The clinic
operates on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size. Private
insurances are also accepted; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
St. Clair Street Senior Center
325 St. Clair Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Offers services designed to promote fellowship, encourage artistic and social development, and promote physical well-being for seniors over 60 years of age; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Tennessee Poison Center
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232
Operates a 24-hour, 7 days-a-week medical hotline for any type of poison
emergency and information regarding poisons. All calls are confidential and free of charge; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center*
1215 21st Avenue South
Room 6310 Medical Center East- South Tower
Nashville, TN 37232
The Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center is dedicated to serving persons with
communication and related disorders through treatment, education, and research; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
REBUILDING LIVES
Cannon County SAVE*
301 West Main St, Suite 227
Woodbury, TN 37190
Cannon County SAVE is committed to stopping the cycle of domestic violence in the community; serves Cannon County
CASA of Rutherford County
1815 Lascassas Pike
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Provides trained volunteers to serve as objective third parties in court cases of child abuse and neglect to advocate for the child's best interest in court; serves Rutherford County
Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County
1040 Samsonite Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Murfreesboro: (615) 867-9000 Woodbury: (615) 563-9915
The Child Advocacy Center works as a multidisciplinary team with
Department of Children's Services, law enforcement, mental health counselors, and the District Attorney's Office to investigate and prosecute child abuse, child sexual abuse, and drug endangered children cases, and help children and their families heal from the trauma; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
The Domestic Violence Program
2106 E. Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Provides services to victims of domestic violence and elder abuse
including emergency safe shelter, crisis hotline, walk-in crisis
counseling, court advocacy and support groups;serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Exchange Club Family Center
115 Heritage Park Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Provides supervised visitation for children and non-custodial parents in a safe environment; teaches parenting skills & child development; educates the community on types and aspects of child abuse, and provides support services; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Family and Children’s Service
201 23rd Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
Family and Children's Service provide a continuum of child welfare, counseling, mental health, crisis intervention, and school based services. In addition, they operate the United Way 2-1-1 Information and Referral Service; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Journeys in Community Living
1130 Haley Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Provides vocational training and placement; occupational therapy,
physical therapy, and speech therapies; social work services; training in
community living skills and supervised living settings for adults with
intellectual disabilities; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Legal aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
526 North Walnut Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Provides legal advocacy and education to obtain basic necessities or
protection from family violence for persons of low-income and elderly people; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties
Rutherford County Drug Court Support Foundation, Inc. *
303 North Church Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615) 217-7124
The mission of the Support Foundation is to financially support the
Rutherford/ Cannon County Drug/ DUI Court Programs and provide community education about addiction, as well as identifying community resources that will enhance the Drug/DUI Court participants’ ability to
succeed in their recovery program; serves Rutherford and Cannon
Counties
Sexual Assault Services of the Domestic Violence Program
2106 E. Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Provides services to victims of sexual assault including crisis hotline, hospital accompaniment, counseling, court advocacy and emergency safe shelter; serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties