Renewal House

Thank You to our volunteers in our newest program: Celebrating Families!

Renewal House has launched a new program...Celebrating Families!™, a 16-week evidence-based program designed to address the needs of young families in early recovery. The program takes place on Wednesday nights at Renewal House. Each week the program opens with a sit-down family meal provided and served by a group of community volunteers. The staff and families at Renewal House wish to thank all of the volunteers for their time and the spectacular meals they have provided for the spring session so far.

"As a small business owner, we believe it’s important to be “good citizens” in the communities we operate in. The Celebrating Families initiative gave us an opportunity to do just that. By providing food and service to nourish these courageous women and their children we in turn nourished our souls. Bravo to Renewal House for expanding the “family” by including the community. It was a privilege and an honor."

Terri Woods, Owner / Operator

City Limits Bakery & Café

Contact Tricia Reinhard, Director of Development and Community Partnerships at 615-255-5222 ext. 106 or treinhard@renewalhouse.org to learn more about the program or to discuss opportunities to volunteer in the Summer/Fall 2012 session.

Renewal House provides a continuum of services for women affected by substance use and co-occurring mental disorders including: licensed women's-only addiction pre-treatment and treatment; residential wrap-around services for mothers and their children; substance abuse prevention and early intervention for children; and affordable housing. We help women and families make a fresh start in life and break the cycle of addiction for future generations.

Our Values
Renewal House operates under 5 key Values:
Responsibility
Honesty
Respect
Spiritual Connection
Desire for Continuing Development

Our History
In August, 1994, Davidson County Juvenile Court heard over 40 abuse and neglect petitions each week. More than 60% of the mothers named in these petitions reported addiction as their primary challenge. Addiction was resulting in nearly 120 children a week facing the trauma of being separated from their mothers, close to half of those children were under the age of six.

Renewal House was formed in 1996 after Nashville community leaders saw families being torn apart day after day. The foster care system couldn't handle the load, the jails were overcrowded, and taxpayers were shouldering the burden. From this crisis, Renewal House was created. Renewal House was the first place in Middle Tennessee where mothers and their children healed together from the wounds of addiction. Families are helped at Renewal House, we are there to create new beginnings and work to break the cycle of addiction for future generations.

Since it's inception, Renewal House has expanded its services to include Intensive Outpatient Services and Recovery Rental Apartments. Web site visitors can read out more about these programs under “What We Do".

Freda's Story
"I had nothing. I had lost my job, I had been evicted, and I absolutely had no dignity about myself at all; I had lost that too, all because of my drug addiction. My kids had become accustomed to a lifestyle of darkness; no lights, no food, and no water had become the norm for them. My oldest son should not have had to walk to the nearby college campus just to get water for us to use." Go to the What We Do page to hear more of her story.
---Freda, Renewal House graduate

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Donate Now
Renewal House accepts cash, in-kind gifts, planned gifts and stocks. Click below to make a donation through the Network for Good: