Emergency Shelter
Day Shelters
Community Care Fellowship (Ken & Carol’s)
Services Provided: Day shelter. Wi-fi, Mail services (1 p.m. mail call), Clothing, Laundry, Meals, Hygine. Laundry: Max 25 loads per day (9-11 am). Showers: Daily showers are available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to a shower, a person who only has the clothes he/she is wearing may launder those clothes while taking a shower because bath robes are provided for those also doing laundry. Meals: An 11:30 a.m. meal is available every day of the week and Monday through Friday a breakfast is provided at 9 a.m. Pastoral counseling and career counseling services are also provided
Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Nashville Rescue Mission
Services: NRM provides immediate needs such as hot showers, personal hygiene, restrooms, and hygiene supplies; including diapers and formula at the Women’s Campus. Separately enclosed courtyards and spacious indoor assembly areas provide a safe environment for hundreds of men, women and children to spend their daylight hours when environmental factors (too hot, too cold, rain, snow) might otherwise put them at risk. NRM also provides supportive services & long-term transformation programs that lead to healing and wholeness while addressing the complexities of homelessness.
Hours: Shelter is 24/7. We have designated times when showers, personal hygiene and clothing requests are filled for current guests. New intakes are given access to these basic needs upon intake.
Men’s Mission:
www.nashvillerescuemission.org
Women’s Mission:
www.nashvillerescuemission.org
Room in the Inn
Services: Provides showers and personal care services (6-8 a.m. every morning), telephone and computer access, free storage, transportation services, food stamp assistance (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7 a.m.), Laundry (Monday-Friday at 6 a.m.) Mail services, foot clinic, legal clinic (9-11 a.m. on third Wednesday of each month) haircuts (every Tuesday from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.)
Hours: Monday – Friday 6 a.m.- 2 p.m.
The Quiet Place at West End UMC
Services: This ministry gives neighbors in homelessness the dignity of a place to use the bathroom, use the phone, cool off in the summer, warm up in the winter, and, maybe most importantly, a listening ear.
Hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 11:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
https://www.westendumc.org/ministries/mercy-justice/
615-321-8500
Emergency Shelters
Launch Pad Winter Shelter (Youth 18-24 years)
Services: Shelter, showers, meals, wifi, hygiene and first aid supplies in a young adult focused community, open and affirming to LGBTQIA+ and their allies. Nov. 1 – Mar. 31.
Application: Visit www.NashvilleLaunchPad.com ; If unable to reserve online Nov. 1 – Mar. 31, email shelter@NashvilleLaunchPad.com
Metro Nashville Overflow Shelter
Services: Emergency shelter that opens during periods of inclement weather. Opens in winter months when the temperature drops to or below 32 degrees F for three or more consecutive hours. Check website or call to confirm shelter is open. Food, showers, and bus pass to leave provided.
Hours: Any night the temperature drops to or below 32 degrees F. Open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. (Take Bus 23B Free from downtown WeGo station)
Nashville Rescue Mission
Services: NRM provides immediate needs such as hot showers, personal hygiene, restrooms, and hygiene supplies; including diapers and formula at the Women’s Campus. Separately enclosed courtyards and spacious indoor assembly areas provide a safe environment for hundreds of men, women and children to spend their daylight hours when environmental factors (too hot, too cold, rain, snow) might otherwise put them at risk. NRM also provides supportive services & long-term transformation programs that lead to healing and wholeness while addressing the complexities of homelessness.
Hours: New guests can come in at any time; others check in between 3 – 6:30 p.m.
Men’s Mission:
www.nashvillerescuemission.org
Women’s Mission:
www.nashvillerescuemission.org
Oasis (Youth 13-17 years old, year-round)
Services: Emergency shelter, crisis counseling, learning center, Just us, Art studio, and more programs.
Requirements: Must be between 13-17 years old
Hours: 24/7 crisis hotline for shelter intake
Room In The Inn
Services: In winter months (November 1-March 31), in partnership with nearly 200 local congregations, shelter for 150-300 men and women each night.
Requirements: Referral needed for permanent housing and transitional housing.
Hours: Intake: Men will need to be at 705 Drexel Daily by 5:15 p.m.; Women will need to be at 705 Drexel Street by 2:30 p.m. to access shelter at congregations. Families should contact Room In The Inn by phone first for intake 615-251-7019.
Southern Alliance For People and Animal Welfare (SAFPAW)
Services: Homeless Outreach Program provides food, temporary shelter, and other basic needs. For those living on the streets with their pets, SAFPAW provides tent supplies, heaters, food boxes, jugs of water. Help with transportation and bus passes. For pets: free spay/neutering, pet care, free veterinary care. Assit those looking to secure more permanent housing by helping with transportation, acquiring ID’s and helping through application and move in day.
Other: safpawnashville@gmail.com