Middle Tennessee’s YMCAs Organizing Community-based Initiatives to Assist Households and Enjoyable This Holiday Season

The YMCA of Middle Tennessee invitations the group to hitch them to unfold some pleasure and provides somewhat further assist to households who want it this vacation season. Several YMCA places are partnering with varied organizations and inspiring others to hitch in holiday-themed occasions, present items for people in want and assist to make sure individuals have entry to important provides and assets this winter.

~YMCA of Middle Tennessee Community Holiday Initiatives~

Bellevue Family YMCA, 8101 TN-100, Nashville, Tenn.

The Bellevue Family YMCA is gathering youth coats, hats and gloves to learn college students in Metro Nashville Public Schools’ HERO Program, which identifies and helps MNPS college students who’re experiencing homelessness acquire entry to the mandatory assets, helps and referrals to assist them achieve success at school and have a constructive college expertise. Donations are accepted till Dec. 14.

In addition, the Bellevue Y is supporting the Bellevue Community Food Bank and is requesting donations of bar and liquid soaps, physique wash, toothpaste and toothbrushes. Donations are accepted till Dec. 19.

Clarksville Area YMCA, 260 Hillcrest Drive, Clarksville, Tenn.

The Clarksville Area YMCA is organizing a Toy Drive to gather new unwrapped toys for youngsters ages 5-12. Donations are accepted till Dec. 5, 2025.

Donelson-Hermitage Family YMCA, 3001 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, Tenn.

The Donelson-Hermitage Family YMCA is accepting donations for People Loving Nashville, a company that helps to offer meals and shelter to Nashville’s unhoused group. The Donelson-Hermitage Y is a delegated location for coats and jackets, scarves, winter hats, long-sleeve sweaters and shirts, pants, socks, boots, underwear, tents, under freezing sleeping baggage, heavy blankets, hand heaters, and varied private hygiene objects. Donations are accepted till Dec. 12.

Downtown YMCA, 1000 Church Street, Nashville, Tenn.

The Downtown YMCA is gathering new or gently used Hoodies to Help Nashville keep heat this season. Hoodies will profit People Loving Nashville, a company that helps to offer meals and shelter to Nashville’s unhoused group. Along with hoodies, anybody can provide different kinds of chilly climate put on in all sizes and types. Donations are accepted till Dec. 13.

Franklin Family YMCA, 501 S. Royal Oaks Blvd., Franklin, Tenn.

The Franklin Family YMCA is gathering new and gently used coats to assist maintain the group heat with its Coats for Kids initiative. Donations are accepted till Dec. 7.

Green Hills Family YMCA, 4041 Hillsboro Circle, Nashville, Tenn.

The Green Hills Family YMCA will host its annual Christmas Marketplace on Dec. 13, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. This festive occasion celebrates the season with distinctive items, vacation music, arts and crafts, and different enjoyable actions for all the household. Proceeds profit the Y’s Teen Leaders Club.

Margaret Maddox Family YMCA, 2624 Gallatin Pike, Nashville, Tenn.

The Margaret Maddox Family YMCA presents its annual Giving Tree initiative. Now in its twenty eighth yr, people can cease by Margaret Maddox to pick an decoration from the tree and bless somebody this vacation season. All items needs to be returned to the Y unwrapped. Donations are accepted till Dec. 15.

Northwest Family YMCA, 3700 Ashland City Highway, Nashville, Tenn.

The Northwest Family YMCA will current its Giving Tree embellished with ornaments representing kids who might use somewhat further pleasure this vacation season. Donations are accepted till Dec. 4, 2025.

YMCA Full Circle Program

In collaboration with Gaylord Opryland, the YMCA of Middle Tennessee’s Full Circle Program, which helps people with mental and developmental disabilities, will get pleasure from a particular non-sensory evening of ICE! that includes “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on Dec. 10, 7-8 p.m. This unique non-sensory presentation will permit YMCA Full Circle members, together with their households and pals, to discover the magical frozen world of the Peanuts gang with changes made to sound, lighting and motion for a extra comfy and inclusive expertise.

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