There are hundreds of nonprofits in the Nashville area in need of donations, volunteers or connections with agencies to provide year-round assistance. Here’s a list of nonprofit agencies that help others.

Alive Hospice

Provides compassionate, loving care to people with life-threatening illnesses while supporting their families and loved ones, and providing service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives. www.alivehospice.org

American Cancer Society

Dedicated to helping persons who face cancer. Supports research, patient services, early detection, treatment and education in Nashville. www.cancer.org

American Red Cross – Tennessee Red Cross

Serves all 95 counties in Tennessee, they seek volunteers to lead the Red Cross mission in preparedness, prevention, and response to emergencies. No matter the interests, skills or schedule, volunteers can make a significant contribution to the community and help people in their moments of greatest need. www.redcross.org/local/tennessee

Angel Tree – Salvation Army of Nashville

Angel Tree gives individuals and partnering corporations an opportunity to adopt less fortunate children and seniors who would otherwise receive very little or nothing during the holiday season. Donors can be confident that their gifts go directly, and without excessive overhead, to those who are truly needy as all Salvation Army Angels are not served by other holiday assistance programs. www.salvationarmytennessee.org/nashville/donate-empty-page/events-2/angel-treeabout

Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville

Leverages and unites the unique resources of the arts and business communities to create a thriving, sustainable creative culture in Nashville with mutually beneficial partnerships between arts and business and providing direct services, key opportunities and education to the creative community to help them master the business of art. www.abcnashville.org

Bellevue Edible Learning Lab

Provides practical learning opportunities for residents of the community in a setting that promotes physical activity, healthy eating, environmental stewardship, and multi-cultural connections for all generations. www.bellgardennashville.org

Begin Anew

Empowers individuals in Middle Tennessee to overcome obstacles caused by poverty by providing education, mentoring and resources. www.beginanew.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee

Provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better. www.mentorakid.org/site/c.flKYIcOSIiJ6H/b.9192325/k.BDF6/Home.htm

Book’em

Works to create a more literate Nashville by helping economically disadvantaged children, from birth through high school, discover the joy and value of reading through book ownership and enthusiastic volunteers. www.bookem-kids.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee

Works to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. www.bgcmt.org

CASA Nashville

CASA volunteers are advocates for abused and neglected children, making sure they are heard in an over-burdened child welfare system. www.casanashville.org

Catholic Charities of Tennessee

The social service arm of the Diocese of Nashville, they assist more than 60,000 people each year in 38 counties across Middle Tennessee through more than 50 different programs. www.cctenn.org

Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

Volunteers play an important role at Cheekwood, from leading tours and greeting visitors to caring for the gardens, assisting with events and programs. They offer a variety of short and long-term assignments, flexible scheduling, weekend opportunities, and opportunities suitable for families and groups. www.cheekwood.org

Christian Community Services, Inc.

CCSI provides the resources, tools and encouragement to move from government dependency to self-sufficiency through its financial literacy programs. Volunteers needed to mentor, tutor, lead classes and handle weekly meals. www.ccsinashville.org

Conexión Américas

Promotes the integration of immigrant families into their new community by providing comprehensive services, from information and referrals, to assistance in buying a home, and opportunities for developing leadership skills. www.conexionamericas.org

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Seeks to collect, preserve, and interpret the evolving history and traditions of country music. Through exhibits, publications, and educational programs, the museum teaches its diverse audiences about the enduring beauty and cultural importance of country music. www.countrymusichalloffame.org

Dismas House

With the support of funders, volunteers and partner businesses Dismas is the first critical step for former offenders in healing, learning and re-entering society after incarceration. In addition to a loving and supportive home, Dismas provides holistic, client-specific services that empower self-sufficiency. www.dismas.org

Family and Children’s Services

Serves all people in crisis and transition by meeting them where they are, understanding their needs, and connecting them to the resources they need. FCS fills in the gaps in social services, creating a safety net for children and families to be safe and healthy. Each year they provide services to more than 30,000 Tennesseans. www.fcsnashville.org

Fannie Battle Day Home for Children

Created in 1891 by Miss Fannie Battle, the Fannie Battle Day Home for Children is the oldest child care center in Middle Tennessee, providing affordable, high-quality child care for at-risk children in a nurturing environment, while empowering families to reach their potential. www.fanniebattle.org

FiftyForward

Enriches the lives of adults 50+ by providing pathways to health, well-being and lifelong learning. www.fiftyforward.org

Fisher House

Provides military families housing close to a loved one during hospitalization for an illness, disease, or injury. www.fisherhouse.org

Girls on the Run – Middle Tennessee

Inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. www.gotrmiddletn.org

Friends Life Community

Creates an opportunity for teenagers and adults with disabilities to develop socially, grow personally, and enjoy community as they experience life together as they age out of high school and other traditional support programs. www.friendslife.org

Friends of Warner Parks

Dedicated to the preservation, protection, and stewardship of Percy and Edwin Warner Parks, the organization works to protect the natural and historical integrity of the area by supporting appropriate recreational activities, maintaining and enhancing its features, and promoting programs that inspire appreciation and conservation of the Parks. www.warnerparks.org

Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Presents and originates high-quality exhibitions with related educational programs and community outreach activities. www.fristcenter.org

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee

Aims to empower girls and to help teach values such as honesty, fairness, courage, compassion, character, sisterhood, confidence and citizenship through activities including camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning badges by acquiring other practical skills. www.gsmidtn.org

Hands on Nashville

Recruits, educates, and coordinates a network of volunteers for diverse community service projects in Nashville. www.hon.org

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville

Since it was established in 1985, Habitat of Greater Nashville has built or recycled more than 1,060 homes, more than 770 locally, and served more than 2,600 family members including 1,700 children. www.habitatnashville.org

Hope Clinic for Women

A faith-based, safe, and confidential place for anyone dealing with unplanned pregnancies, prevention, pregnancy loss and postpartum depression. Hope Clinic provides medical care, professional counseling, education, mentorship and material support regardless of age, race, religion or ability to pay. www.hopeclinicforwomen.org

Hospital Hospitality House of Nashville

Provides housing for families and patients receiving medical treatment in Nashville hospitals. www.hhhnashville.org

Interfaith Dental Clinic

Nonprofit organization that provides affordable dental care to low-income, working families. www.interfaithdentalclinic

Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee

Dedicated to educating young people about business, economics, and free enterprise through programs spanning grades K-12. www.janash.com

Junior League of Nashville

Works on community projects including the Junior League Home at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Our Kids and the Nashville chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, among others. www.jlnashville.org

KORE Foundation

Kore provides sustainable solutions to extreme poverty for the people of Haiti utilizing a “business as ministry” model. KORE’s approach is to create business opportunities in agricultural development to promote food security, educational opportunity, economic development and community health in Haiti. www.korefoundation.org

Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee

Grants wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. www.middletennessee.wish.org

Martha O’Bryan Center

On a foundation of Christian faith, Martha O’Bryan Center empowers children, youth, and adults in poverty to transform their lives through work, education, employment and fellowship. www.marthaobryan.org

Nashville Adult Literacy Council

Teaches adult Americans to read and teaches adult immigrants the English language. Also provides classes to adults that improve writing skills and prepares learners for their high school equivalency or citizenship tests. www.nashvilleliteracy.org/about

Nashville CARES

Community-based AIDS service organization providing education, advocacy, and supportive services to anyone affected by HIV and AIDS. www.nashvillecares.org

Nashville Conflict Resolution Center

Empowers individuals and families to resolve and move beyond conflict through mediation. With the support of volunteers and donors are able to provide an alternative to litigation, steering clients away from conflict and toward collaborative resolution. www.nashvilleconflict.org

Nashville Humane Association

Protects the well-being of animals in Davidson County as one of the oldest service organizations in Nashville. The roots of NHA can be traced back to a society founded in 1887 to protect children from inhumane working conditions and draft horses from mistreatment. www.nashvillehumane.org

Nashville International Center for Empowerment

Aims to increase clients’ abilities to effectively read, write, and speak English, facilitating long-term independence and stability by leading to sustainable employment and self-sufficiency for adults and ongoing academic achievement for children. Programs are offered to legal permanent residents with refugee or immigrant statuses. www.empowernashville.org

Nashville Public Library

Inspires reading, advanced learning and connections in the community. www.library.nashville.org

Nashville Sports Council

The mission of the Nashville Sports Council is to positively impact the economy and quality of life of the Greater Nashville Area by attracting and promoting professional and amateur sporting events. www.nashvillesports.com

Nashville Wine Auction

Annual benefit for the American Cancer Society, consisting of an auction, tastings, and dinners. www.nashvillewineauction.com

Noah’s Ark Society

No kill animal adoption center. www.noahsarksociety.org

Operation Stand Down Tennessee

Organization assisting all honorably discharged veterans with reintegration, with a particular focus on homeless veterans. www.osdtn.org

Park Center

Empowers people who have mental illness and substance use disorders to live and work in their communities. www.parkcenternashville.org

PENCIL Foundation

Nonprofit organization promoting community involvement in public education. www.pencilfoundation.org

Project C.U.R.E

The largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world. www.projectcure.org

Project Reflect Inc.

Serves children living in poverty to transform urban America through education and education reform. Project Reflect began with a summer tutoring program called PREP which quickly grew to a year-round effort. www.projectreflect.org

Project Return

Works with people who have been convicted of felonies or serious misdemeanors and were released from incarceration within the preceding 12 months. www.projectreturninc.org

Room In The Inn

Provides programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, centered in community and long term support for those who call the streets of Nashville home. www.roomintheinn.org

Safe Haven Family Shelter

The only shelter-to-housing program of its kind in Middle Tennessee that accepts the entire homeless family, they keep the family together and provide comprehensive services that empower them to achieve lasting self-sufficiency. www.safehaven.org

Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee

Provides programs for feeding hungry people and reducing food waste through collection and distribution. www.secondharvestmidtn.org

Sexual Assault Center

Dedicated to providing counseling to child and adult sexual assault victims. www.sacenter.org

Siloam Family Health Center

Non-profit health care clinic serving patients who lack insurance or who have difficulty accessing health services. www.siloamhealth.org

St. Luke’s Community House

Helps low-income families, seniors and individuals in West Nashville achieve their potential and prevent problems that threaten the stability of families and community. www.stlch.org

Susan G. Komen Central Tennessee

Local source for funding programs that provide breast health services, breast cancer education and outreach in our 25 county service area. Provides residents in the service area with information about the importance of early detection and breast health. www.komencentraltennessee.org

Tennessee Voices for Children

Speaking out as active advocates for the emotional and behavioral well-being of children and their families. www.tnvoices.org

The Jason Foundation

Works to educate communities about the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide through a grass roots effort. www.jasonfoundation.givecorps.com

Thistle Farms

Thistle Farms is a community of women survivors who are healing from prostitution, trafficking and addiction. www.thistlefarms.org

The Nashville Food Project

Bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating the community and alleviating hunger in our Nashville. www.thenashvillefoodproject.org

The Next Door

Provides a continuum of evidence based services for women and their families impacted by addiction, mental illness, trauma and/or incarceration with Christ-centered compassionate care in the Nashville and Chattanooga areas. www.thenextdoor.org

The Salvation Army – Nashville

Extends a resourceful hand of assistance to families in greatest need, so that they may lift themselves from crisis to stability and independence. www.salvationarmytennessee.org/nashville

Toys for Tots - Nashville

The U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program collects new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community. www.nashville-tn.toysfortots.org

W.O. Smith Music School

Since 1984, the School has introduced thousands of interested and deserving children to the world of music. The School is supported by gifts and grants from foundations, arts councils, individuals, and corporations. www.wosmith.com

Your Heart On Art

Offers unique art classes and workshops that help all people regardless of age, race, gender or religion process their feelings visually through painting. www.yourheartonart.org

Youth Encouragement Services

Supports inner-city families in Nashville by providing daily care for children, tutoring services, drug prevention classes and more. www.youthencouragement.org

Youth Villages

Private nonprofit dedicated to helping thousands of emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families live successfully. www.youthvillages.org

YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee

Helps people transform their lives through safety, counseling and education services. www.ywcanashville.com