Help HomeSafe

Volunteer

At HomeSafe we are always looking for volunteers from the community to help with tasks ranging from checking in donations to fielding helpline calls from survivors of domestic violence.  Being a HomeSafe volunteer means making a difference in your community and the lives of those effected by domestic violence.  We are currently looking for passionate individuals to help with our helplines, shelter and resource liasons, and committee members who help us make policy and strategic decisions.  Click the links below to see a full description of each of these positions.

Helpline Volunteer

Shelter Resource Coordinator

Committee Members serve in a wide variety of ways. Contact Sherry Tolli at (615)452-5439 for more information.


Financial Support

HomeSafe has served over 1,600 survivors of domestic violence this year, up almost 50% from 09-10, but our funding has decreased despite the increased need for services. Please help us continue to provide support for victims of domestic violence through your generous donations. Contact Sherry Tolli at (615)452-5439 for more information, or give online at Giving Matters. Thank you.

Giving Matters

Donations and Wish List

Urgent Needs:

Thank you so much for everyone who gave so generously during the holiday season.  Your gifts and donations made a huge impact in the lives of many survivors of domestic violence and their families.  Providing them with gifts, food, and basic needs.
Now HomeSafe would like to ask you to go above, and beyond seasonal giving and begin thinking in terms of consistent year round donations.  The holidays always bring a world of new donors, and excitement to the idea of charitable gifts, but it is the year round giving that is instrumental in our program being effective in impacting the lives of survivors.

Our Ongoing Needs Include:

  • We continue to need cash donations in order to keep our office doors open.
  • $10 Kroger Gift Cards
  • Gift Cards from local businesses that can be redeemed by survivors for specific needs (Hair Cuts, Fast Food, Movies, massage, birthday parties, kid’s activities.)
  • Paper Products (toilet paper, paper towels, napkins)
  • Towel Sets
  • Personal Need Items (soap, shampoo, conditioners, razors, toothpaste, Kotex / tampax).
  • Pot and pan sets
  • Cleaning Products (laundry detergent, dish liquid, bleach, any Green Works cleaning products, rubber gloves, mops, brooms, scotch brite scrubbers).
  • Mixing bowl sets
  • Household Items (pillows, twin blankets, twin comforters, pillow cases).
  • Non-Perishable food (canned vegetables and fruits, canned tuna, skillet dinners, pasta and sauces, rice, ethnic foods, kid friendly meals)
  • 1st Aid / Medicine Cabinet supplies (Tylenol for adults and kids, cough syrup, band-aids, 1st aid cream, etc.)

Items needed for shelter and food boxes:

  • Dishwashing Soap for machines
  • Canned meats
  • Tuna/Hamburger helper
  • Pasta
  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Peanut butter
  • Jelly
  • Boxed meals
  • Sugar
  • Ramen noodles
  • Soup
  • Rice
  • Flour
  • Instant potatoes
  • Canned fruit
  • Frozen chicken
  • Shampoo/conditioner
  • Liquid detergent  (laundry/dish)
  • Hand soap
  • Paper towels
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash bags
  • Cleaners
  • Bleach
  • Diapers (size 2-5)
  • Walmart/Kroger/Target gift cards

We would appreciate help with some of our shelter bills.

  • Electric – $200
  • Gas/water – $200
  • Shelter phone – $42

For any additional and/or current needs, please contact a County Director at:

Sumner County Director: (615) 452-4315 or homesafesumner@bellsouth.net

Wilson County Director: (615) 444-6130 or wchsadvocate@bellsouth.net

Robertson County Director: (615) 384-8826 rcadvocate@bellsouth.net

Please do not leave comments on this page. Due to a high amount of spam, we probably won’t see it. If you need help, please contact one of the numbers above or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233).

 

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