Topic: Homeless

Tennessee Department of Health sees fewer Tuberculosis cases, but says case complexity on the rise

March 20, 2014 |

World TB Day Symposium to Address Challenges, Share New Tools

Nashville, TN – The number of confirmed cases of tuberculosis, one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases, reached a historic low in Tennessee in 2013. However, many TB cases seen in Tennessee in recent years are complex and more challenging for health care providers to treat.

As part of the observances of World TB Day March 24th, TDH is working to remind Tennesseans that TB is a significant public health concern. «Read the rest of this article»

Manna Café to hold Mobile Pantry at Montgomery Central Elementary School

March 14, 2014 |

Clarksville, TN – Manna Café Ministries will conduct a Mobile Pantry on Saturday, March 15th beginning at 10:00am at Montgomery Central Elementary School, 4011 Highway 48.

At this event Manna Café will be giving away food to anyone in the community needing assistance with groceries. A valid ID must be presented to receive a food box at the Mobile Pantry event. «Read the rest of this article»

Convenient Car Care Inc. hosts successful coat and blanket drive for Room in the Inn, and donates $4,000 to Manna Cafe

February 11, 2014 |

Clarksville, TN – It’s been a brutally cold winter in Clarksville, and with the prospects of more winter weather, the need to help those less fortunate becomes critical.

Convenient Car Care Inc., owners and operators of the Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchise, stepped up their game in the month of January by offering to collect winter coats and blankets for Room in the Inn, and raise money for Manna Cafe.  Both organizations work with the people in our community who need our help the most, the homeless.

Candace Ursery of Convenient Car Care Inc. hands a $4000.00 check to Kenny York of Manna Cafe Ministries from their January coat and blanket drive at their Valvoline Instant Oil Change stores. (Hank Bonecutter Clarksville Online)

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Clarksville Police arrest of Panhandler; provides Cautionary Tale

January 24, 2014 |

Clarksville, TN – On Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 at 9:00pm, an Officer from the Clarksville Police Department was flagged down by an employee at the WalMart at 3050 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard.

The WalMart employee stated the individual had been asked numerous times over the past several months to stop panhandling on WalMart property. The Officer made contact with the panhandler and collected all his information.

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One Simple Act of Kindness

By Victoria York | January 19, 2014 |

Clarksville, TN – During the first week of January, Clarksvillians joined forces to offer refuge to those whose lives were at stake as the temperature plummeted. In a matter of hours, businesses, churches, and organizations pulled together, offering to help Manna Café set up an emergency warming shelter.

As Director Kenny York’s wife, I decided to spend as much time at the shelter as possible during its three days of operation. While there, I witnessed many small, hidden gestures and acts of kindness. «Read the rest of this article»

Manna Cafe Ministries hosting Mobile Pantry on Saturday, January 18th 2014

January 14, 2014 |

Clarksville, TN - Manna Café Ministries will conduct a Mobile Pantry on Saturday, January 18th, beginning at 10:00am at Fellowship Church, 2201 Peacher’s Mill Road, Clarksville, TN.

At this event Manna Café will be giving away food to anyone in the community needing assistance with groceries. A valid ID must be presented to receive a food box at the Mobile Pantry event. «Read the rest of this article»

Manna Cafe to hold Mobile Pantry at Montgomery Central Elementary School Saturday

December 27, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – Manna Café Ministries will conduct a Mobile Pantry on Saturday, December 28th beginning at 10:00am at Montgomery Central Elementary School, 4011 Highway 48, Cunningham, TN.

At this event Manna Café will be giving away food to anyone in the community needing assistance with groceries. A valid ID must be presented to receive a food box at the Mobile Pantry event. «Read the rest of this article»

Radical Mission Compassionate Ministries’ Warm Souls Christmas Celebration today

December 24, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN – Come out Christmas Eve to Radical Mission’s Annual Warm Souls Christmas Celebration.

This Celebration is for all of our friends and neighbors in the Clarksville community who are struggling in this economy (Jobless, Homeless, Fixed incomes, or Working) as well as those who are feeling alone this Christmas.

Come and find rest for your Soul!

Christmas presents flowed out from under the Christmas Tree at the Radical Mission “Warm Souls Christmas Celebration” held last Christmas eve.

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When Your Kid is a Jerk at Christmas

By Kris Wolfe | December 22, 2013 |

Clarksville, TN - Christmas. Full of romanticized ideals of what the world is, or should be. We are celebrating the birth of hope, of grace, and our forever King.

We are trying to find our proverbial Bing Crosby Christmas, but it’s buried alive under mounds of defective string lights, years of disappointment, and the weight of our gritty reality: life is not as perfect as the cover of a 1955 Christmas album. «Read the rest of this article»

1st Annual Stuff the Reda Bus at Movement Mortgage continues tomorrow

December 16, 2013 |

Clarksville TN – Local home builder Rick Reda, along with local mortgage lenders Lori Mahaffey and Rachael Rainey and local Realtors Diane Martin, and Joy Evers have come together to organize the 1st Annual Stuff The Bus Campaign to help those in need for Christmas.

The event continues tomorrow, December 17th, 2013 until 6:00pm.

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