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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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 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
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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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