Monthly Service Challenge

Each month, a new mission will be posted as motivation for us all to roll up our sleeves and serve our communities. Be sure to keep the Office of the First Lady in the loop by posting on social media using #TennesseeServes for a chance to be recognized as a Service Spotlight. Grab your friends, family, classmates or colleagues and join us as Tennessee Serves!

October

Tennessee Serves Supports Families

Tennessee’s future is dependent on the strength of Tennessee families. That’s why Tennessee Serves is devoting the month of October to serving families.

Every Tennessee family looks different and has different strengths and needs. Throughout the month, Tennessee Serves is working to serve and empower parents and children across the state. 

Now more than ever, following the devastating disaster in East Tennessee, families need the support of Tennesseans from every corner of our state. Together, we can help those in need rebuild.

Join our efforts and care for a deserving Tennessee family.  

Service Opportunities

Tennessee Nonprofits that Serve Families

East
Agape
Safe Families for Children
Families Free
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee
Pregnancy Help Center
Helping Mamas Knoxville
The Restoration House of East Tennessee
MOMentum

Middle
AGAPE Nashville
Hopetown
Hope Pregnancy Center
Palmer Home
The Family Center
The Center for Family Development
Family Reconciliation Center
Hispanic Family Foundation
Davis House
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville
Mother to Mother
Hope Clinic
My Friend’s House
Monroe Harding
Jonathan’s Path
Solo Parent
Bloom Family Designs
Harvest Hands
YWCA House
E.L.I.’s House
The Hope Station

West
Shepherd’s Haven
Agape Memphis
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
One by One Ministries
Birthright of Memphis
Birth Choice
Memphis Family Connection Center
Dream Streets

Statewide/National
Nurse Family Partnership
Save the Children Tennessee
Bethany Christian Services
Psalm 139 Project
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
KidcentralTN
Hope House of Tennessee
Department of Children’s Services
TN Alliance for Children and Families
TN Alliance for Kids
TN Kids Belong
TN Baptist Children’s Home
Youth Villages
Isaiah 117
Safe Families for Children
Every Child TN

Suggested Service Opportunities
**Please note that First Lady Maria Lee and the TN Serves team will not be attending these specific projects in-person**

Helping Mamas Knoxville, Knoxville, every Thursday, 10 am-12 pm: As a warehouse warrior, you will help inventory donations, sort clothing and baby supplies, and organize the warehouse full of items for families and mothers in need.

Nashville Diaper Connection, Nashville, flexible: Volunteers are needed to assist with counting, wrapping, labeling, and organizing diapers to help ensure that every baby in Nashville has enough diapers to remain clean, dry, and healthy.

My Friend’s House, Franklin, flexible: With My Friend’s House’s Chef for the Night program, you can volunteer to cook dinner at the home or deliver a meal for these young men in foster care.

Youth Villages, Memphis, Saturday, October 26, 7am – 9:30am: Support foster kids and families in West TN by volunteering as a registration assistant for Youth Villages’ YV5K Race Day. 

Everyday Ways to Serve

  • Host a diaper drive to donate to a family resource center or pregnancy center near you 
  • Volunteer to mentor new parents through your church or a local pregnancy center
  • Cook and deliver a meal to a foster family in your community
  • Get coffee with a single parent to check in, listen, and pray over them