WEST NASHVILLE DREAM CENTER
PO BOX 92456, NASHVILLE, TN 37209 westnashdc.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE ARE A MINISTRY CENTER COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AND EMPOWERING THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY LIVING IN DISTRESS.

KIDS MINISTRY--WE SERVED 2,353 MEALS TO CHILDREN DURING OUR SUMMER IS FOR KIDS PROGRAM, DOUBLING THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S NUMBERS. WE COLLECTED SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BACK PACKS FOR OVER 300 STUDENTS AT COCKRILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OUR PENCIL PARTNER SCHOOL. IT IS A TITLE I SCHOOL AND MOST OF THEIR POPULATION IS ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, LIVING WELL BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH--OUR FOOD MINISTRY QUICKLY BECAME OUR LARGEST OPERATING PROGRAM THIS YEAR. IN NOVEMBER 2019 WE BEGAN OPERATING OUR FIRST MOBILE DISTRIBUTION IN NORTH NASHVILLE. ESTABLISHING THAT RELATIONSHIP LED TO BEING ABLE TO MOBILIZE OVER 1,000 VOLUNTEERS AND 20 TONS OF SUPPLIES AFTER THE MARCH 3RD TORNADOES IN MIDDLE TN. FOLLOWING THAT EVENT, WE BEGAN A LARGE EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION 7 DAYS PER WEEK DURING THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS DUE TO COVID-19. WE DISTRIBUTED 42,593 POUNDS OF FRESH GROCERIES, OVER 3,000 POUNDS OF SUPPLEMENTAL NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS DURING QUARANTINE FOLLOWING THE OUTBREAK OF COVID, AND 3,450 SUPPLEMENTAL MEALS DURING MARCH-MAY SCHOOL CLOSURES.

STUDENT MINISTRY-- OUR STUDENT MINISTRY GREW TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WE CONTINUE TO MEET ONCE PER WEEK FOR PROGRAMMING AND MENTORSHIP, AND ALSO PROVIDE DAILY SUPPORT AND TUTORING FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING. WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN AN INITIATIVE TO HELP ALL OF OUR STUDENTS OBTAIN THEIR DRIVERS PERMIT AND LOW-COST VEHICLES TO FURTHER MOBILIZE THEM AND PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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