+ St. Vincent de Paul Society

SVDP Society at Saint Henry Church provides assistance to parishioners and non-parishioners with a variety of needs. Staffed by members of Saint Henry and supported by a monthly collection at the church, and once a month food collections at the school, the local St. Vincent de Paul Society helps those in need with necessities such as food, utilities and rent.

+ Room in the Inn - Main Campus

An interfaith agency for the homeless that supplies daycare, food stamps, and job and housing assistance.

+ St. Henry Room in the Inn

St. Henry Room in the Inn houses homeless guests at Saint Henry 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 dining hall, drive vans, prepare dinners and sack lunches, spend the night as innkeepers, or clean up in the morning. Volunteers are always needed and welcomed!

+ Reconciliation Guest House

Creats an environment where families can suppport one another and meet their emotional and spiritual needs through the crisis of the incarceration of a loved one. Services offered includ a guest-house where family members may stay while visiting a loved on in prison, a support group for adults as well as tutoring and special programs for children.

+ Mulier Care

Mulier Care was founded in Nashville in 2013 as a 501c3 non-profit organization. We provide assistance to pregnant women facing crisis and unplanned pregnancies. We assist these women in their initial decision to make an informed choice for themselves and their children. We help women prepare to care for themselves and their children. Mulier Care means women’s care. In Pope Saint John Paul II’s Mulieris Dignitatem he explains the importance of women and encourages everyone to acknowledge and affirm the true genius of women. Our mission is to uphold the dignity of women and help them to become champions for their children.

+ Open Arms Ministry

Open Arms Ministry serves special needs young adults by pairing them up with a sponsor through the Catholic Church.

+ Nashville Rescue Mission - Women's Campus

Nashville Rescue Mission—Women’s Campus is an intense, comprehensive, Christ-centered program designed to help women (18 and over)understanding the reasons behind their struggle with addiction, homelessness, and other broken lifestyles-and what steps they need to take to rebuild their life on a solid foundation rooted in God's Word and long-lasting solutions. The Mission's program does not focus on just one part of a person's life, but believes that it is important to affect a person's entire life-physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and social. The rescue mission is committed to restoring the whole person through a Christian approach that helps the homeless and addicted learn how much God loves them and gain the Biblical insight they need to lead a productive life in and for Christ.

+ Matthew 25

Matthew 25 is a partner agency working 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.

+ North Nashville Outreach

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.

+ Safe Haven

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 people.

+ 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.

+ Preston Taylor Ministries

PTM believes that for youth at-risk to overcome inherent obstacles, they need to be practicing connectedness by being connected to a caring adult, a positive peer group, a purpose, and educational opportunity. PTM offers a variety of programs to build connectedness including educational after-school programming for K-8th grade, one-on-one mentoring for students in K-12th grade, life-skills and leadership training for 6th-12th grade youth, and job development through job-shadowing, summer employment opportunities, and seminars and workshops. PTM also offers weekend retreats, field trips, campouts, and camp opportunities to further build the crucial positive peer groups and relationships with mentors needed to pursue healthy dreams. The result of these efforts is that children are equipped to have abundant life in the face of difficult circumstances

+ Ladies of Charity

The Ladies of Charity is an organization of Catholic women who volunteer their time and talent in many areas of charitable work in the community. For over 119 years we hve been a beacon of hope for the needy. No exclusion is made with regard to religion, race or ethnicity of the people we serve. Our primary source of income is the operation of our volunteer consigment clothing sale. We provide scholarships to 4 girls to attend area Carholic high schools. Our welfare program assists with rent,utilities, and food assistance. We welcome any ladies to join our mission to "serve, rather than be served."

+ The Renewal House

The Renewal House recognizes that separating a mother, or mother-to-be from her children during addiction treatment is not effective. So, they keep the mother and her children together throughout the recovery process recognizing that this is effective for both the mother and the child in developing healthy and productive lives.

+ Nurture the Next

NTN works in homes of young families, living in poverty, helping them break cycles of violence and hardship. We walk alongside parent on their parenting journey. NTN runs the statewide domestic violence helpline and the parent helpline. Advocacy and education work happens across the state in order to better support children and families.

+ Thistle Farms

Thistle Farms offers a comprehensive support system for women, starting with safe housing and a 2-year rent-free Residential Program that includes healthcare and therapy. The organization provides outreach and resources for women in prisons through Thistle on the Inside. To promote stability, Job Readiness training in their social enterprise helps women gain employment and skills. Global Shared Trade creates fair-trade opportunities with women-led organizations in over 20 countries. Graduate Services ensure lifelong access to financial assistance, counseling, and education. Additionally, advocacy efforts aim to raise awareness and push for systemic change to end violence against women, empowering women to thrive as leaders and advocates.