Below is a listing of funding allocations and descriptions for those programs/agencies that are receiving funding from United Way of Cheatham County in 2007-2008.
Agency Allocations
- American Red Cross -- $1,887
- The ARK -- $2,761
- Bethesda Center -- $6,448
- Big Brothers Big Sisters - Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) -- $963
- Boy Scouts of America - Middle Tennessee Council -- $756
- Foundations - Early Intervention Services -- $629
- Girl Scout Council of the Cumberland Valley -- $1,887
- Homemaker Program by Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency -- $1,762
- Meals on Wheels by Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency -- $4,553
- Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency -- $629
- Ombudsman Program by Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency -- $1,884
- Pathways of Cheatham County -- $1,032
- Progress, Inc -- $944
- S.T.A.R.S. (Students Taking A Right Stand) -- $2,546
- Tennessee Poison Center -- $629
- United Methodist Safe House -- $3,343
- Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center -- $1,730
Total funding by United Way of Cheatham County -- $34,402
Agency / Program Descriptions
Designation codes are shown in parenthesis.
American Red Cross (207)
2201 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
(615)327-1931
Improves the quality of human life to enhance self-reliance and concern for others and to help people avoid, prepare for, and cope with emergencies. United Way supports the disaster relief services.
The ARK (3725)
P.O. Box 224
335 Oak Street
Kingston Springs, TN 37015
(615)952-2527
A new non-profit serving the residents of South Cheatham County by bringing together community resources to provide physical, spiritual, material and referral services to those in need. United Way supports the Faith in Action Program.
Bethesda Center (206)
108 S. Main Street
Ashland City, TN 37015
(615)792-1389
Provides assistance, including food, clothing, prescriptions, utilities, and rent within available resources to people in emergency situations. United Way supports all services
RSVP - Retired & Senior Volunteer Program by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee (1119)
Cheatham County Senior Center
104 Ruth Drive
Ashland City, TN 37015
A mentoring program for at risk children in Cheatham County schools. Senior adults 55 and over are matched with one at-risk child in the local schools for mentoring. Each child in meets with his or her mentor for one hour a week to play games, get help with academics, or just talk. These children are typically children who, for various reasons, do not have the support they need at home.
Boy Scouts of America - Middle Tennessee Council (1236)
3414 Hillsboro Road
Nashville, TN 37215
(615)383-9724
Fosters character development, citizenship training, and physical fitness of young boys through an emphasis on outdoor program experiences. United Way supports all services.
Foundation Early Intervention by Development Services of Dickson County (3726)
P.O. Box 201
296 Frey ST. Suite 2
Ashland City, TN 37015
615-792-5543
Home and community based services for family and children under the age of three who manifest significant developmental delays. Provides comprehensive assessment and educational services for young children with development delays, support for their families, and training and support for childcare providers serving young children with developmental delays.
Girl Scout Council of the Cumberland Valley (1308)
P.O. Box 40466
4522 Granny White Pike
Nashville, TN 37204
(615)599-4708
Inspiring girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service so that they may become happy and resourceful citizens. United Way supports all services.
Homemaker Program, by MCHRA (1313)
P O Box 17385
1001 Kermit Dr., Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37217
(615)850-3909
Assists elderly and handicapped adults with routine household tasks, household budgeting, shopping and personal care so that they may remain in the home as log as possible. The program works with the elderly and/or handicapped in the home as long as the services are needed.
Meals On Wheels, by MCHRA (1309)
P O Box 17385
1001 Kermit Dr., Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37217
(615)850-3912
Serves nutritious meals each weekday to people 60 and older at the Ashland City Senior Center and to the homebound elderly in Cheatham County. United Way supports the Homebound program.
Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency (1310)
296 Frey Street, Suite 4
Ashland City, TN 37015
615-792-3632
Provides services to families in Cheatham County, including emergency assistance with rent, mortgage, utility payments, food, and medicine. Provides commodities distribution and Head Start programs. United Way supports the Community Services Grant program.
Ombudsman Program by MCHRA (372)
P 0 Box 17385
1001 Kermit Dr., Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37217
(615)850-3922
Volunteer program that assigns representatives to nursing homes to provide assistance for elderly residents in long-term care facilities age 60 and over. United Way supports all services.
Pathways of Cheatham County (466)
By Development Services of Dickson County
P 0 Box 489
606-B North Main St
Ashland City, TN 37015-0489
(615)792-5543
Provides services for children with developmental delays and adults with disabilities, early intervention services for infants, and employment assistance for adults with disabilities. United Way supports all services.
Progress, Inc (2137)
296 Frey Street, Suite 4
Ashland City, TN 37015
(615)792-0021
Provides residences in Cheatham County that incorporate social relationships, recreation, project activities, learning skills in developing maximum independent living affluences (i.e., self-care and self-help,) and an opportunity for privacy for retarded and handicapped adults. United Way supports all services.
S.T.A.R.S. (Students Taking A Right Stand) (3724)
P.O. Box 24875
2416 Hillsboro Rd., Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37202
(615)279-0058 (ext 23)
Provides universal, selected, and intensive prevention programs for problems that impact Cheatham County high school and middle school students’ learning and/or development, which may be the result of alcohol, drugs, or violence. United Way supports all services.
Tennessee Poison Center (3723)
501 Oxford House
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-4632
(615) 936-0760
Hot Line: (800)222-1222
Provides clinical advice to the public and the healthcare community for the treatment of exposures to drug, chemical, plant or envenomation through telephone hotline intervention, public education, professional education and clinical research. United Way supports all services.
United Methodist Safe House (1314)
P.O. Box 324
Clarksville, TN 37041
(615) 648-9100
Provides free and confidential services to women and children victimized by abuse. Services include safe temporary shelter, food, clothes, 24-hour crisis line, and legal information. United Way supports all services.
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center (1306)
1215 21st Avenue South
Room 6310
Medical Center East – South Tower
Nashville, TN 37232-8105
(615)936-5016
A private, nonprofit corporation serving individuals with communicative and related disorders through service, education, and research. United Way supports all services.
