Empowering Homeless Families
Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.~ Joel A Barker At least once a week I have been visiting our new facility – usually to take a donor, potential donor or volunteer on a tour. Many people have passed by [...]
Our feet are sore, our backs ache, but after a night of dinner, dancing, and festivities that is Dancing for Safe Haven, our hearts are full and our spirits soar with gratitude for an event that proved once again to be the most fun, uplifting, and meaningful! Thank you to our guests, our sponsors and [...]
We are excited to announce that one of our own Safe Haven Board of Directors received the Tennessee Titans Community Quarterback Award. Renee Bobb a U.S. Veteran, business-owner and Safe Haven volunteer received the annual award during a luncheon Wednesday, February 6 hosted by the Titans at LP Field. As an added bonus, Bobb earned [...]
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Our “Widening Our Welcome” project and campaign has been and remains an act of faith. I am very big picture, a strategic thinker and I tend to make decisions (at work [...]
Reposted from January 2012. Still relevant January 2013. “Now is the time to make an adequate income a reality for all of God’s children, now is the time for city hall to take a position for that which is just and honest.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today our nation and community celebrate Martin [...]
This year, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, we are part of a call to action and national movement that will change the calendar and help make history. We are celebrating a new day dedicated to giving ‐‐when charities, families, businesses, community centers, students, retailers and more will all come together to create #GivingTuesday – a [...]
Thanksgiving is this week. This week means different things to different people: food, families, football, shopping, rest, tradition, history. At Safe Haven Family Shelter, we are grateful all year for our families, volunteers, donors, board, staff and for the community in which we work. During this week of reflection and gratitude, we thought it would [...]
The 8th Annual Hike for the Homeless was a wonderful event! More than 500 people were in attendance to enjoy the hiking, live music, food, children’s activities and more. The dogs all looked pretty happy too! We are so thankful for all those who came out to the event to hike, to volunteer and to [...]
Last summer, Safe Haven submitted a grant request to HUD for additional funding for our transitional housing program. With budgets tight, we were unsure whether our request would be granted. This past spring, we were honored to find out that Safe Haven and Urban Housing Solutions were the only agencies in Nashville granted additional funds [...]
Editor’s Note: One of our goals of our Safe Haven blog is to tell the story of our agency, our families, our staff and our volunteers. The Safe Haven Board of Directors are not only the policy leaders of our organization, they are our key volunteers, our biggest supporters and those who lead our vision [...]
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