United Way of Cheatham County
Through the generous contributions received from citizens of Cheatham County, the United Way of Cheatham County has actively funded non-profit health and human service agencies operating in Cheatham County for over 20 years. Funds for these grants are obtained through pledges and donations received during the United Way campaigns conducted in the fall of each year both in the county as well as those held in other counties. Through this process residents of Cheatham County working outside of the county are able to directly support the services offered to all residents of the country through theses agencies.
The fall campaign season of the United Way of Cheatham County usually opens with a three-day series of meetings with employees of A. O. Smith Water Products. A. O. Smith is a strong supporter of United Way and, as the largest employer in the Cheatham County, is the ideal company to begin the campaign season.
Below is a list of funding allocations and descriptions for those programs/agencies that are receiving funding from United Way of Cheatham County in 2009-2010.
Agency Allocations
Alive Hospice—$269
American Red Cross—$499
The ARK—$950
Bethesda Center—$13,033
Big Brothers Big Sisters - Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)—$1,315
Boy Scouts of America - Middle Tennessee Council—$511
Cheatham County Imagination Library—$1,000
Family and Children’s Service—$77
Girl Scout Council of the Cumberland Valley—$40
Homemaker Program by Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency—$2,000
Meals on Wheels by Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency—$10,795
Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency—$1,680
Ombudsman Program by Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency—$2,000
Pathways of Cheatham County—$88
Progress, Inc—$1,000
Senior Citizens Center Ashland City—$672
S.T.A.R.S. (Students Taking A Right Stand)—$2,000
Tennessee Poison Center—$1,000
United Methodist Safe House—$5,263
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center—$2,008
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital—$337
Vanderbilt Center for Child Development—$52
Family and Children’s Service—$77
Total funding by United Way of Cheatham County—$46,591
Agency / Program Descriptions
Designation codes are shown in parenthesis.
Alive Hospice (2138)
1718 Patterson Street
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 327-1085
24-hour crisis line: (615) 327-1084
Alive Hospice provides physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort and support to dying patients and their families, continuing through the time of bereavement.
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.
Cheatham County Imagination Library (1522)
P.O. Box 430
Kingston Springs, Tennessee, 37015
(615) 383-3142
A completely volunteer non-profit organization that furnishes every child in Cheatham County, from birth to five years of age, with a brand new, age appropriate book in their own mailbox every month, at no cost, regardless of income, religion or ethnicity. There are no administrative costs.
Family and Children’s Service (1213)
201 23rd Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 327-0833
Provides one on one counseling services to families in the Family First program with the objective of enabling the individual to achieve self-sufficiency. Provides the staff for the 211 Call Center. In Cheatham County operates through the Department of Human Services at 286 Frey ST. Ashland City, TN United Way supports all of these services.
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. United Way supports all services.
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.
Senior Citizens Center Ashland City (506)
104 Ruth Drive
Ashland City, TN 37015
(615) 792-3629
Provides services to men and women, 60 and older, including discussion and interest groups, crafts, entertainment, and information. 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 hot line 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.
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital (7156)
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
2200 Children’s Way
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 936-1000
Regularly provides a broad spectrum of services, some of which can be found nowhere else in the region, to sick and injured children involving highly specialized pediatric surgery from transplants to orthopedic surgery.
Vanderbilt Center for Child Development (11)
11204 Doctors’ Office Tower
2200 Children’s Way
Nashville, TN 37232-9003
(615) 936-0249
Clinical services and outreach for the Division of Developmental Medicine are provided at the Center for Child Development for developmental screening medical evaluation and treatment psychological assessment and intervention.
