Greenhouse Ministries

What do we do? Greenhouse Ministries offers multiple services to meet the physical needs of clients, to help them reach a better place in life’s journey. And each week, we host over 10 classes such as cooking, parenting, spring lecture series, and more.

Help

Greenhouse Ministries offers multiple services to meet the physical needs of clients, to help them reach a better place in life’s journey. This includes:

• Food
• Clothing
• Toiletries
• Furniture
• Transportation
• Basic Health Care
• Peer counseling

Help Programs:

1. Our Health Clinic is open Tuesday – Friday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm We help with basic healthcare needs such as applying bandages, acquiring reading glasses, checking blood pressure, and more.
2. Our Springhouse is where we serve our community with food, clothing, toiletries, and other necessities.  To obtain a voucher, please come to our office and ask to speak to a Peer Counselor.  We are located at 307 S Academy St., and we serve the public from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please note* we do not offer transportation for clients at this time but the Rover bus service drops off directly in front of our offices.

Educate

Each week, we host 5–10 classes on basic skills, such as cooking and budgeting or lectures on various topics. All Greenhouse Ministries’ classes are 100% FREE, thanks to our wonderful teachers, who volunteer their time and resources. These classes center on topics:

• Cooking
• ESL/Spanish
• Resume & Interviewing
• Sewing & Quilting
• Computer skills
• Financial planning & Budgeting
• GED Prep & Tutoring

Connect

For over 25 years, Greenhouse Ministries has become well-rooted in our community through our programs and connections with other organizations. Not only have we aided our fellow organizations, but they have also greatly blessed us by providing services for our clients that we don’t.

Connect Programs:

1. Our Chance: Where dreams are built together. We desire to walk alongside families as they seek to discover and work to achieve their dreams. Throughout this process, we are here to assist in areas such as helping you navigate through this journey, accessing benefits that are provided, being paired with supportive coaches and so much more. We can’t wait to meet you where you’re at and walk alongside you to achieve your dreams.
2. Springhouse: we provide our material services through use of the Spring House. The Spring House is designed similarly to a normal grocery store, with shelves of varying items (food, hygiene items, pet food, toiletries, clothing, and more) which can be utilized by our clients seeking services. Upon receiving counseling from a peer counselor, the client will enter the Spring House where they will be assisted in gathering available requested items. Because we are donation-based, availability of items depends on what we receive through our warehouse. The Spring House is one of our most significant tools for impacting the lives of our clients, and it has been crucial in the building and maintenance of our foremost goal here at Greenhouse: relationships with those we serve!
3. Hands up for Hope: provides connecting services to struggling individuals and families and assists them to improve life skills as they transition into life changing patterns. Our vision is to help individuals and families within Middle Tennessee escape a life of poverty and hopelessness.
4. Pathways to Success: intended to equip individuals entering into the work force with the work ethic, values, and job skills necessary to be successful in their employment endeavors. We offer free classes and volunteer experience that will enhance knowledge, skills, and abilities related to entering the workforce and leave participants ready to obtain full or part time employment.