Social Action




 Social Action Committee
The responsibility of the Social Action Committee is to support the needs of parishioners and the community through new and existing social action programs, to promote charitable works, enlist human resources and publicity for social assistance. The members of this committee work to raise the awareness level of the parish as a whole, and to educate all as to the Catholic Church’s teachings on the wide variety of issues surrounding peace and justice.

Contact:
Mike Catalano or Claire Gonzalez: socialaction@sthenry.org

 


The Campus for Human Development
is an interfaith agency for the homeless, that supplies daycare, food stamps, job and housing assistance.

For more information please visit:  www.chd-nashville.org


 

Caring Choices offers free pregnancy counseling to anyone experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. They provide material assistance (diapers, formula, clothing), free pregnancy tests, and adoption services. Volunteers provide supportive counseling and clerical duties.

For more information please visit:  www.caring-choices.com

 

 

Charitable Constructors (CC) is a program to provide volunteer construction labor services to eligible candidates in St. Henry parish, as designated by the St. Henry Social Action Committee, and to especially target those who have urgent needs and are financially unable to procure the needed services.

Click here for Volunteer Form

                        Click here for CC Information sheet

                   Click here for CC Application for Home Repair

 



The Hope Clinic for Women
offers abstinence education as well as free pregnancy testing and advice. This non-profit organization provides Christian alternatives to abortion. Besides providing advice, volunteers do some post-abortion counseling. Baby items and maternity clothes are needed as well.



For more information please visit:
  www.hopeclinicforwomen.org

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The House of Mercy
is a facility for mothers and children. It accommodates eight families in two houses in West Nashville. Each family has their own bedroom and share living spaces. Mothers live there for about 18 months while attending substance abuse treatment programs, GED programs and job training programs. The purpose of the program is to keep Moms with their children while gaining self-sufficiency.

For more information please visit:  www.houseofmercynashville.org

 


The Interfaith Dentistry Program
is a non-profit organization providing affordable dental care for low-income, working families who do not have dental insurance.

For more information please visit:  www.interfaithdentalclinic.com
 

Matthew
25 is a partner agency with the United Way and Veterans Administration that provides a supportive and non-threatening environment, including counseling, room and board, and job assistance, for up to eight months, to men who make a commitment to remove themselves from the addiction that has made them homeless and unable to support themselves. Parish members and groups can assist by preparing dinner for 35 men one night, donating magazines, paperback books, bus tickets, supermarket gift certificates, durable men’s work clothes or supporting the job needs of an enrollee. This agency has shown itself to be very effective in accomplishing its mission. 

Contact: Alex Kelso  info@matthew25help.org

 


Mediation Works seeks to create a more peaceful community through collaboration, education and mediation skills. This program fosters principles of mutual respect, education through mediation, active listening, conflict resolution, anger management, communication skills, and other activities.
 

North Nashville Outreach
assists the most in-need of North Nashville. Volunteers provide home visitation, tutoring, help with finding employment, and assistance to the elderly.

For more information please visit:  www.cctenn.org

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Parish Twinning Program of the Americas is a ministry that pairs Haitian parishes with their American and Canadian counterparts. Since 1978, contributions from St. Henry Church have provided educational, medical and economic supplies to our brothers and sisters in Haiti.

For more information please visit: www.parishprogram.org
 

Project Reflect is designed for minority and other disadvantaged elementary school-aged children from public housing who are not succeeding in school. A six-week summer program teaches reading and math with year-round follow up.

For more information please visit: www.projectreflect.org
 

Reconciliation Guest House creates an environment where families can support one another and meet their emotional and spiritual needs throughout the crisis of the incarceration of a loved one. Services offered include a guesthouse where family members may stay while visiting a loved one in prison; a support group for adults as well as tutoring and special programs for children.
 

Room in the Inn houses 25 homeless guests at St. Henry’s: from the first Sunday night in November to the last Sunday night in March. Volunteers can help in any one of a number of ways: Set up in the gym and dining hall, drive vans, prepare dinners and sack lunches, spend the night as innkeepers, and clean up in the morning.

To get involved at St. Henry parish email: roomintheinn@sthenry.org

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St. Vincent de Paul Society provides assistance to parishioners and non-parishioners with a variety of needs. The more common needs are food, clothing, shelter, utilities, transportation and medical care. Assistance with utilities and rent are the most common requests. Our basic source of funds is the monthly collections after each Mass on the second Sunday of each month.
 

Safe Haven Family Shelter is an overnight shelter for five homeless families. Volunteers from St. Henry help on the first Thursday of each month by staying overnight as innkeepers, by preparing and serving a dinner for 20-25, and by contributing nonperishable breakfast foods for 20-25.

For more information please visit: www.safehaven.org

 


Ulster Project serves Catholic and Protestant teenagers from Ireland who are brought together in American homes for one month each summer to enjoy a variety of activities in spiritual fellowship together.

For more information please visit: www.ulsterproject.org

 

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