Statements
Mission
St. Luke's creates a community where children, families, and seniors from different backgrounds can easily access the resources needed to live fulfilling lives.
Background
St. Luke's Community House empowers children, families and seniors to live fulfilling lives by providing access to food, childcare, case management and wraparound services.
St. Luke's serves children, families and seniors from diverse backgrounds and puts them on a path for a better future. In our rich 100+ year history, St. Luke's has continually responded to the needs of the community and has evolved into a place where residents from across Davidson County can access multiple services under one roof. We feed hungry individuals and families through our Food Bank and Mobile Meals programs. We help prevent and end family homelessness and disrupt cycles of poverty through the work of our Family Empowerment Program. Our diverse Preschool prioritizes the needs of low-income families who cannot afford the rising costs of childcare, while providing a literacy-rich education to 120+ students daily. We also offer seasonal programs, such as free tax preparation and holiday support, to further enrich the lives of people in our community.
Impact
St. Luke's doors are open to anyone in need in Davidson County. We serve children, seniors, individuals, and families from socio-economically and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
In 2022, St. Luke's impacted the Nashville community in the following ways:
- provided over 83,000 meals to people experiencing food insecurity through our Food Bank
- distributed over 3,900 hygiene items to our neighbors in need of basic items like toothpaste, toilet paper and more
- ensured 40 families remained in their homes and were connected to resources for financial empowerment, mental health and employment navigation
- increased capacity by 83% in our Preschool to help meet the childcare needs in our community (over the past four years)
- distributed over 41,000 diapers to families to help keep their children safe and healthy
- delivered over 28,000 meals to seniors and disabled residents
Needs
St. Luke's seeks financial support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations to ensure funding for our programs serving individuals and families from low-income and working poor households. To make a secure financial contribution, please visit: https://www.stlch.org/donate.
Financial gifts, volunteer time, and in-kind gifts and services are accepted. For more information about items needed by our programs, please visit https://www.stlch.org/donate-goods.
Volunteers are always needed to help us better serve our community. For more information, please visit: https://www.stlch.org/getinvolved.
CEO Statement
Since 1913, St. Luke's has been a staple in the Nashville community. St. Luke's mission is to serve low-income, working poor individuals and families to help them achieve stability and economic mobility. Through partnerships with other nonprofit organizations, we serve at-risk families, children and seniors with programs and services designed to encourage them in their day-to-day lives and in times of crisis. With the help of trained volunteers, St. Luke's maintains high-quality services while utilizing resources wisely. With clients ranging in age from 6 weeks to 96 years, St. Luke's services meet the full lifecycle of needs.
Board Chair Statement
The St. Luke's Board of Directors is very much aware of the visual aspects of prosperity in Nashville and the nationwide perspective that Nashville is the ' go to ' city. The Board is also keenly aware that this prosperity is not substantially passed down to those served by St. Luke's. The Board has taken an active role in the process of creating a short term and long term Strategic Plan to address the ever present needs of our clients and the new challenges they face.
Service Categories |
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| Primary Category: | Human Services - Family Services |
| Secondary Category: | Human Services - Neighborhood Centers |
| Tertiary Category: | Education - Preschools |
Areas Served
St. Luke's programs serve residents from across Davidson County. The only exception is our Mobile Meals program which is geographically limited to the 37208 and 37209 zip codes to ensure food is delivered at safe temperatures.
| TN - Davidson |
