Community Services

Dial 211
You may dial 2-1-1 from any phone in Tennessee, and a trained operator will help you find the assistance you need. You may also click on the link below and search by Zip code:
http://www.resourcehouse.com/en/tn/cgi-bin/location.asp

ClinicCARE, L.L.C.
575 E. Bledsoe Street, Suite 6B
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 451-6296 (Voice)
(615) 451-6297 (Fax)
ClinicCARE provides quality medical care to area residents who are uninsured or covered by TennCare or Medicare. Click Here for More Information

Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County
Habitat for Humanity is not a charity or give-away program. Habitat For Humanity builds houses with Sumner County families in need. Volunteer labor is used to build houses to keep building costs low for Habitat families. Families make a small down payment on their homes and pay a monthly no-interest mortgage payment. In addition, families contribute up to 500 hours of "sweat equity" in building their home. Please see http://www.habitatsumnercounty.org for more information.

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee
650 North Water Avenue
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615) 451-1880 (Voice, Sumner County)
(615) 444-5221 (Voice, Wilson County)
(615) 451-1880 (Voice, Trousdale County ... Call Collect)
Click Here for More Information

Special Riders of Sumner
P.O. Box 131
Cottontown, TN 37048
Christi Carter, Executive Director
(615) 452-4960 (Voice)
Provides free horseback riding sessions to Sumner County youth and adults with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. SRS was founded in Portland by Ed Troxler and the SRS program operated from Ed's farm in Portland for many years. After Ed's death in 2001, the SRS riding program moved to Hendersonville.

Sumner County Foster Care Association
President: Tina Brown
(615) 325-4251 (Voice)
Email: brown1904@bellsouth.net
A quote from a foster parent: "My husband and I are among a growing population of foster parents in Portland. We have been foster parents for two years now. We have seen a lot of kids come and go in our home. The main goal is to have children reunited with their families. Sometimes this is possible. In cases where it is not, the State of Tennessee works to find the children an adoptive home. While children are in our home, we want them to know that they are safe and loved."

Our organization meets every third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the First Methodist Church on Main Street in Gallatin. We provide training and a support group for our foster parents, and we all work together to help meet the needs of all the children. Please call or e-mail Tina for more information. Thank you.

The Alliance for Native American Indian Rights
The Alliance for Native American Indian Rights, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is a non-profit, all-volunteer, intertribal organization dedicated to preserving and protecting Native American burial grounds and other culturally significant places.
For more information, please click here.

United Way of Sumner County
625 East Main Street, Suite 5
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 826-2977 (Voice)
(615) 826-2933 (Fax)
Web Site: www.unitedwaysumner.org
The United Way of Sumner County provides a wealth of services which you or someone you know might need.
For a list of the current programs, please visit their web site at: www.unitedwaysumner.org and click on "Agencies".
You may also contact United Way of Sumner County at the address below. They will be happy to refer you to one of their agencies.

Lyme Disease Support Network of Middle Tennessee
http://www.tnlyme.org
This organization provides information and support for people who have (or might have) Lyme Disease and other tick-borne related illnesses. Lyme Disease is becoming more and more common in Tennessee. The disease is spread by tick bites, but it can be hard to diagnose and treat. Early symptoms can include rashes, fever, malaise, fatigue, headache, muscle and joint aches, and others. Later symptoms (which can occur a month or more after the tick bite) can include fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain with or without arthritis, numbness, tingling, burning, itching, tremor, muscle twitching, Bell's palsy, vision problems (e.g., double vision), sensitivity to light or motion or sound, balance problems, short-term memory loss, sleep disturbance, nausea or vomiting, and others. The support group holds monthly meetings. Please click on the link above for additional information, including dates, times and location of meetings. The photo above is of a deer tick, one of the major carriers of Lyme Disease.

Journeys of Hope, Inc.
Journeys of Hope Inc. is a non-profit faith-based organization serving the Middle Tennessee rural Counties, We serve individuals and families who suffer from substance addiction as well as offer wide spectrum of services for the adult and adolescent population. Fees are on a sliding scale according to income, to better serve those below median income or who do not have insurance. Services are provided free for those who do not have income.
Individual Counseling Services
Group Therapy sessions/relapse prevention program
Mental Health services/referrals
Co-occurring Disorders
Adolescent Counseling
Anger Management
Crisis Intervention
Marital Counseling
Drug testing with laboratory confirmation
Referrals for In Patient Treatment
Placement/homeless individuals/families
A&D clinical assessments
Psychological evaluations
Probation/Parole compliance-non compliance reports
Workshops/Retreat
Consultant Service

All drug test are also followed up with a laboratory confirmation by a toxicologist.

Call for an appointment or information at 615-218-7094

Cynthia Malone MS, MA.
Executive Director
Journeys of Hope
615-218-7094
journeysofhope1@aol.com