Local opinion: United Way uses your donations locally
They don't think taxpayer money should go to nonprofits, which provide essential services on shoestring budgets that no government can match. The arguments amount to nonsense, to be honest, and show their lack of knowledge of how public and private partnerships can work to improve quality of life in Southern Middle Tennessee.
With such a volatile backdrop, it's reassuring to know the community has the
As in previous years, the
Instead, Truelove has been visiting with local businesses individually and making the
"I have been touching base with my known businesses and pushing out into places, such as
"We have people ask when the campaign starts, I tell everyone it has started now. I don't advertise it much, but I will be going into businesses and meeting with groups until December for 2020 funding."
"I want people to understand their money stays here in
I visited two of
"We are a faith-based, licensed, 12-step alcohol and drug treatment facility," Clinical Administrator
The facility treats an average of 35 people daily, including those who have sought the program voluntarily or have been referred by courts. It opened in
"We receive some grants from the state and have many local partners, such as churches and businesses," Clinical Associate
Sleadd was one of the former clients who came to work at the Place of Hope.
"It gave me a chance to start over," Sleadd said. "I got here in 2005 and went through the program."
The
"This used to be a nursing home," Admissions Coordinator
"People come from all over," Davidson added. "They're mostly people who don't have insurance, can't get in somewhere else or want a faith-based program."
The average client stays for three months, compared to 28 days for similar treatment programs, Gray said. The facility has eight full-time staffers and 14 volunteers, she said, and about 112 patients have come through the clinic per year since it opened.
"This job is like a puzzle," said Gray, whose father,
"It's cool to see them begin to change their lives from a holistic mindset. I really enjoy that part of it," she added.
The clinic treats walk-in patients for everything from coughs and allergies to other more serious ailments. A regular clientele comes from the Place of Hope, which houses the
"If it's something that's complicated or if we need a specialist, I call
"It's amazing," Peachey said. "He [
The
"The great thing about
It's hard to imagine
Even more, it's hard to think of the struggles nonprofits would face without
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