Book’em creates a more literate Nashville and ignites children’s passion for reading through book ownership and enthusiastic volunteers. We envision a future in Nashville where all children own books and know first-hand the joy and value of reading.
In 1993 a group of people organized the Bordeaux Advocates to specifically provide extras for the people who lived at Bordeaux Hospital that were not in Metro Nashville’s budget. When Metro Nashville stopped the day to day operations at Bordeaux in 2015, we then worked with lessee Nashville Community Care & Rehabilitation Center at Bordeaux (formerly Bordeaux Long-Term Care and Bordeaux Hospital). With the recent complete closure of Bordeaux by Metro Nashville at the end of 2020, we are now working with the J.B. Knowles Assisted Living and Adult Day Care facility which is located in the same complex as Bordeaux Hospital. We look forward to providing some of the same kinds of activities and extras that we did at Bordeaux for so many years.
Both Hands’ mission is to fulfill James 1:27 by serving orphans, widows, and Christian adoptive families. Both Hands’ purpose is to help Christian adoptive families fund their adoptions by coordinating a service project fixing up a widow’s home. The top reason families do not adopt in the United States is due to the high cost of adoption, and we are here to eliminate that financial barrier. Both Hands’ vision is to see the day when finances are not an obstacle for Christian families who are led to adopt, while simultaneously serving every widow in need of help around their home.
Throughout our more than 70 years of service, our mission has remained constant and clear: To serve the Men and Women of the Nashville Fire & EMS Department, Metro Police, Office of Emergency Management, as well as other are Municipalities First Responders on request.
The mission of the Middle Tennessee Council, Boy Scouts of America (MTC, BSA) is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The mission is accomplished through programs that provide adventure, leadership, and a sense of accomplishment.
