Community Outreach Partners
African American Heritage Society
Mission: The African-American Heritage Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts pertaining to Williamson County’s African American culture and increase understanding and appreciation of our heritage for future generations.
Contact:
P.O. Box 1053
Franklin, TN 37065
615-305-0904
info@aahswc.org
www.aahswc.org
Alive Hospice
Mission: We provide compassionate care to individuals and families navigating the complexities of serious illness, end-of-life, or grief—enriching our communities through guidance, education, and service.
Contact:
1897 General George Patton Drive, Suite 116
Franklin, TN 37067
615-327-1085
intake@alivehospice.org
alivehospice.org/
Angel Heart Farms
Mission: Angel Heart Farm serves children and their families facing chronic and life threatening illnesses using Equine Assisted Therapy in conjunction with their medical treatment – at no cost.
Contact:
angelheartfarm@gmail.com
615-566-4976
angelheartfarm.com/
Boys & Girls Club of Williamson County
Mission: To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
129 West Fowlkes St. #1000
Franklin, TN 37064
615-794-4800
Bridges Domestic Violence Center
Mission: Dedicated to helping victims and survivors find a pathway to safety and independence. Offer life-changing services and programs free of charge to anyone who has experienced physical, mental, or sexual abuse.
BrightStone
Mission: To provide a comprehensive work, social support, and residential community for adults with special needsm, expanding their potential and helping them develop mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
Build-Her-A-Bridge
Mission: Based on bringing together young women through all walks of life in a creative, artistic, and safe space. We explore through creativity, journaling, and small group/ break out sessions. Exist to build up and bridge out with one another and the community. A foundation and resource guide for tween and teen girls and their families.
Cooper Trooper Foundation
Mission: The Cooper Trooper Foundation’s mission is to support the fight against childhood cancer in two tangible ways: 1) distribution of courage kits to the well siblings of children diagnosed with cancer; 2) financially investing in the Cooper Trooper Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Endowment Fund.
Contact:
P.O. Box 682172
Franklin, TN 37068
info@coopertrooper.org
coopertrooper.org/mission/
Davis House
Mission: To provide investigative, advocacy, family support, and therapeutic services to children who have experienced sexual or significant physical abuse or other traumatic events, as well as trauma-informed community education, designed to guide our towns and civic spaces to be safer and more resilient for children.
Contact:
1810 Columbia Ave Suite 28
Franklin, TN 37064
615-790-5900
www.davishousecac.org
Door Step Project
Mission: Door Step Project provides affordable housing and support so survivors can rebuild independent lives after leaving shelter.
Episcopal Relief & Development
Mission: Works with partners worldwide to alleviate hunger, create economic opportunities, respond to disasters, promote health and strengthen communities.
Contact:
855-312-4325
www.episcopalrelief.org
Erika’s Safe Place
Mission: Works with partners worldwide to alleviate hunger, create economic opportunities, respond to disasters, promote health and strengthen communities.
Contact:
615-403-5556
Franklin Community Development (Natchez Social Community Center)
Mission: The Natchez Social Community Center serves as the hub for many Franklin Community Church ministries. The center is open before and after school as a safe place for the neighborhood students to spend time. Students meet for fellowship, games, and Bible study. Seniors engage in fellowship, laughter, crafts, and Bingo. In addition to these activities, breakfast is served one Saturday a month and they have regular cookouts and block parties for the community.
Contact:
254 Natchez Street
Franklin, TN 37064
615-440-7553
kevin@franklincommunitychurch.org
franklincommunitychurch.org/natchez-social
Franklin Special School District Food and Culinary Services
Mission: Our vision is to serve every student a fresh, colorful, well-balanced quality meal every day in a safe, positive and welcoming environment. Through promoting good nutritional habits for a lifetime and being inclusive of all cultures, we will ensure all students a chance to excel in their education and well-being.
Contact:
205 Eddy Lane
FranklinTN37064
615-794-6624
www.fssd.org/resources/fcs
FrankTown Open Hearts
Mission: Provide Christ-centered mentoring to Franklin’s inner-city youth through weekly vocational education and experiences that prepare our underserved youth for the future.
Freedom Reigns Ranch
Mission: Partner clients with horses during counseling sessions. Walk with clients to empower growth, healing and restoration personally and relationally.
Contact:
1725 Barker Road
Thompsons Station, TN 37179
615-721-2550
www.freedomreigns.net
Friends of Williamson County Animal Shelter
Mission: Our mission is to promote quality of life for all animals and the humans who care about them by supporting a compassionate environment and humane treatment for the animals of Williamson County and to advocate for animals throughout our region. We are committed to maintaining a best-in-class Animal Center and a community where animals are valued and live in harmony with an enlightened and responsive government and citizenry.
Contact:
PO Box 1163
Brentwood, TN 37027
contact@friendsofwcac.org
www.friendsofwcac.org/
Gentry’s Educational Foundation
Mission: To assist and prepare young people in our community for school, work and life.
Contact:
4221 Warren Road
Franklin, TN 37067
615-925-1033
www.gentrysed.com
Gigi’s Playhouse
Mission: Down Syndrome Achievement Centers. Educate. Inspire. Believe.
GraceWorks Ministries
Mission: Neighbor serving Neighbor, by the power of God’s grace.
Hard Bargain
Mission: To preserve the Hard Bargain neighborhood by renovating existing homes, building high quality affordable housing, and enriching the lives of our neighbors.
Contact:
P.O. Box 545
Franklin, TN 37065
615-591-0504
www.hardbargain.org
High Hopes Development Center
Mission: High Hopes Development Center equips children, youth, and their families with the skills necessary to achieve success through education, therapeutic services, and loving support.
Contact:
301 High Hopes Ct
Franklin, TN 37064
615-661-5437
www.highhopesforkids.org
Kindred Spirits
Mission: Kindred Spirits Farm is a therapeutic riding facility that works alongside of special needs, terminally ill and battered children/adults.
Love On Wheels
Mission: Love on Wheels provides new suitcases filled with basic necessities for children entering the foster care system. Our goal is to provide stability and a stronger sense of self-worth to children in crisis as they transition into new homes.
1331 Kittrell Road
Franklin, TN 37064
615-791-9148
loveonwheels@gmail.com
www.love-on-wheels.org
Mercy Community Healthcare
Mission: To reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing excellent healthcare to ALL as well as aid to their families.
Contact:
113 Murfreesboro Road, Suite 319
Franklin, TN 37064
615-790-0567
www.mercytn.org
My Bag My Story
Mission: My Bag My Story is on a mission to improve the lives of children in foster care, elevating their sense of dignity and self-worth. Children in foster care often travel with nothing more than a trash bag to hold their belongings; My Bag My Story provides high-quality bags to foster care children.
Contact:
PO Box 1033
Brentwood, TN 37024
Phone: 615-669-1430
Email: info@mybagmystory.com
mybagmystory.com
My Friend’s House
Mission: To serve neglect, abused, or at-risk boys, ages 12-18, in State custody by offering a home-like environment with a balance of safety, structure, encouragement, care and expectations. Our mission continues in advocating for each resident that they be given the opportunity to recover from the adverse situation and become successful young adults.
Contact:
626 Eastview Circle
Franklin, TN 37064
615-790-8553
www.myfriendshousetn.org
Needs of Our Kids (NOOK)
Mission: To support school staff in the Franklin Special School District and the schools of Williamson County as they work to ensure that all students enter the classroom ready to learn and succeed by achieving their individual potential.
Contact:
810 Oak Meadow Drive
#681334
Franklin, TN 37064
www.needsofourkids.com
Oak Cottage
Mission: The Oak Cottage for Women exists to provide a safe residential home to formerly incarcerated women to re-enter society as a productive citizen. We seek to create a balanced spiritual, physical, vocational and emotional foundation for daily living through Christ centered, compassionate care.
Contact:
2020 Fieldstone Pkwy
Ste. 900-259
Franklin, TN 37069
615-403-6324
officeadmin@oakcottage.org
oakcottage.org/
One Gen Away
Mission: Everyone in America should have access to healthy food. OneGenAway rescues high-quality food from grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, and farms. Then we give that food to our neighbors in times of need — no questions asked.
Contact:
320 Premier Court, Suite 218
Franklin, TN 37067
844-642-4673
contactus@onegenaway.com
onegenaway.com/
Sanctuary International
Mission: Sanctuary International is a Christian ministry that uses heavy metal culture and music as a platform to reach people who may not feel at home in traditional churches. They reach the metal community with the message of Christ, build community and discipleship, care for vulnerable people and provide resources and connections.
Contact:
Special Olympics Williamson County
Mission: The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Contact:
5115 Maryland Way, Suite 300
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-329-1375
Info@SpecialOlympicsTN.org
www.specialolympicstn.org/middle-tennessee-region/williamson-county-area-26
Tennessee Resettlement Aid
Mission: Tennessee Resettlement Aid seeks to fill the gaps in the current resettlement system with critical aid and integration services to refugees in middle Tennessee. We provide culturally appropriate food, clothes, and home-goods to new arrivals, as well as facilitate access to community resources through partner organizations.
Contact:
2355 Alteras Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
info@tennesseeresettlementaid.org
tennesseeresettlementaid.org/
21st District Recovery Court
Mission: The mission of the 21st District Recovery Court is to end the cycle of addiction and crime in our community by providing accountability and compassion to non-violent offenders in the criminal justice system. In doing so, lives are saved, families are restored and communities become safer and more productive.
Contact:
370 Natchez St.
Franklin, TN 37064
615-595-7868
21stdc.org/
The Big Backpack Giveaway
Mission: Our mission is to empower Williamson County students by ensuring they have the essential tools and resources they need to thrive academically and personally. Through our annual giveaway event, we strive to alleviate the financial burden on families and promote educational equity, fostering a community where every student has the opportunity to succeed. We are committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of students and building a brighter future for our community.
The Well Outreach
Mission: The Well provides food for the hungry in our community. We do this in a manner that fully recognizes the dignity of each person who comes to us with this need. We welcome them, listen to them, pray with them and provide personal accompaniment and client choice as they shop for food.
Contact:
P.O. Box 1329
Spring Hill, TN 37174
615-302-9355
info@thewelloutreach.org
thewelloutreach.org/
Tucker’s House
Mission: Our vision is to see all families of children with disabilities have access to the necessary resources needed to make their homes both safe and accessible and fully equipped for immediate, intermediate and long-term needs.
Contact:
PO Box 682086
Franklin, TN 37068
615-310-5224
info@tuckershouse.org
tuckershouse.org/
Waves
Mission: Empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to progress toward their full potential.
Contact:
1325 W Main St
Suite 104
Franklin, TN 37064
615-794-7955
www.wavesinc.com
Williamson County CASA
Mission: Advocate for abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system.
Williamson County Homeless Alliance
Mission: To develop and maintain a permanent transitional sanctuary that meets the needs of people experiencing homelessness in Franklin/Williamson County TN by partnering with local government, non-profits, businesses, individuals, and churches.
Contact:
200 Devrow Court
Franklin, TN 37064
615-440-7553
www.wilcohomeless.com