Budget
$105,189.00
Description
We believe in seeing people for their strengths and building powerful relationships that empower people in a pathway to sustainable and holistic well-being. Under our comprehensive care team, neighbors with complex needs can be connected to a 1:1 partner, a team, or receive short-term resource navigation assistance. To get started, neighbors complete an intake interview where strengths and needs are identified. Then, we use an evidence-based approach for goal-setting and empathetic support.

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Program Successes
January-June 2024:
541 interactions with clients;
245 clients in program, currently 51 active clients;
A majority of the clients participating in the program self-report an increase in well-being from the beginning to the end of the program;
100% clients who completed exit surveys report that the program helped them reach their goals AND helped increase their confidence in accessing community resources;
6 participants completed the 12 month program;
156 goals set with 62 met (Jan-June);
5 jobs acquired

A single mother related that she and her child were in unsafe living conditions, but she was unable to escape that situation because she had lost her job. Left without transportation due to a car wreck resulted in her being fired. Through Comprehensive Care, she was able to set priority goals and began working toward making those goals a reality. She got a car and found a better paying job. She found a safe place for her family to live, and reported that she was in a much better place.
Beneficiaries
Economically disadvantaged people
Immigrants
Unemployed, Underemployed, Dislocated
Long-term Success
Participants will: feel support and encouragement through relationship; people are able to reach their goals for holistic well-being; decrease stress.
Staff will: strengthen our pathways to help clients access resources.
Volunteers and interns will: learn while walking with clients; communicate limitation of resources; help clients access help.
Short-term Success
Clients will: identify goals & solutions to barriers; take steps to achieve goals; articulate progress; recognize their strengths; improve self sufficiency among multiple dimensions of social determinants of health.

Program Success Monitored By
• number in program
• number on waiting list
• number completed CC
• number who become partners
• number of connections
• number of goals
• % of goal type
• monthly evaluation meetings
• % change in well-being scores
• % change stress/goal
• number of resources secured
• level of integration among immigrant population
Program Areas Served
Southeast Davidson County

Budget
$43,160.00
Description
Older Adult Care is a sub-program of Food Pantry. Older adults are not often able to come to our facility to pick up food. Through a collaboration with DoorDash, Metro Police Dept, and volunteers, food is delivered to many of our senior clients. Seniors are called or they call us to schedule delivery, providing an opportunity to check on the welfare of the senior and customize their food order to accommodate their health needs. As many seniors may not have online access, no appointment is needed for food pickup on Wednesdays which is only available to older adults.
Program Successes
In 2022 we have been able to feed over 300 older adults on a monthly basis. 60-70 of those older adults have received groceries delivered to their homes. Based on an average of 90 lbs. of food per cart, we provided 22,500 meals per month. Of those meals, 4,875 were delivered directly to an older adult's home by Branch volunteers and DoorDash drivers who average a combined 596 miles/month.
Beneficiaries
Seniors
At-Risk Populations
Elderly and/or Disabled
Long-term Success
Older adults will be provided with nutritional, fresh groceries and meals that accommodate their specific dietary needs and preferences.
Older adults will receive groceries delivered to their homes via a volunteer or through DoorDash which creates face-to-face contact with the senior.
Older adults will be redirected/referred to other organizations in our community that provide assistance in different areas in which clients might need assistance, providing holistic care as appropriate.
Short-term Success
300 older adults per month are receiving food boxes from The Branch. 60-70 seniors who are unable to drive have their food delivered to their home.

Many have expressed their gratitude by sending us photos of what they have been able to prepare because of the fresh food they received. Clients have expressed astonishment over the amount of fresh food they receive instead of boxed and canned foods.
Program Success Monitored By
1. Clients will be contacted on a monthly basis to evaluate if the needs have been met and learn of new needs that might arise.
2. We will use Link2feed, spreadsheet, and Unite Us as platforms to record/log information on each client.
3. Monthly volunteer lunch/dinner meetings will take place in order to brainstorm and develop ideas together on how to better serve the clients.
4. We will work closely/partner with other organizations whose mission is to serve and assist our community as well.
5. The number of older adults we can serve. We hope to decrease the number of older adults with food insecurity by serving as many clients as funds will allow.

Program Areas Served
Davidson County, Rutherford County, Southeast Nashville

Budget
$124,990.00
Description
Our English Language Learning Center is designed to provide reliable and consistent English classes to immigrant populations. We recognize that many people who come to us struggle to find adequate employment to take care of their families and this is due in large part to a lack of English language skills. The purpose of our program is to provide the community with opportunities that are available more often and more consistently so that more of the barriers to learning English, can be removed. English intensive class is available to those who are willing to commit concentrated time in learning English.

Classes are available in-person and virtual, daytime and nighttime. Through a 3-year grant with Workforce Essentials and the TN Dept of Labor and Workforce Development, students do not pay tuition and only cover the cost of their books.
Category
Education  - Adult Education 
Beneficiaries
Adults
Immigrant, Newcomers, Refugees
Program Areas Served
None

Budget
$184,383.00
Description
In an effort to take good care of our community and seek out those in need, the Food Pantry was opened in 2013. In collaboration with area churches, businesses, and other partners, we opened the Pantry to address immediate hunger needs and provide food support to our neighbors. The majority of those coming are looking for jobs or they are working and under-employed. Clients make an appointment online to pick-up food at our facility once per month. The goal of the Pantry is to provide supplementation to a family or individual's current budget and open doors into their lives that may allow us to assist them. Our goal is to work closely with each individual/family, helping them identify challenges that necessitate the need for assistance, and working with them to develop a plan that will lead to a life a thriving. The Pantry exists to bring hope and change to the lives we touch.
Program Successes
A. came to The Branch for food support soon after arriving in Nashville from her home country. She had heard about our food pantry from others in her community. She soon learned of our English Language Learning program and enrolled in class. She became proficient enough that she began working for The Branch part-time. As her English continued to improve, she sought certification in her professional field. After receiving that certification, she entered that field for a time before deciding to open her own business. A. received food support while she was in need, but by addressing the root issues of her poverty, she was able to stabilize her financial situation and now is able to be a monthly donor to The Branch and is a productive member of the Nashville community.
Beneficiaries
Families
Economically disadvantaged people
At-Risk Populations
Long-term Success
We consider a long-term success to be a client who receives food from the Pantry for 6 months or less, whose critical issues causing food insecurity are resolved, and who stops coming for food because they are able to meet their needs without our support.
Short-term Success
We consider a short-term success to be providing food to clients that are experiencing a crisis that results in food insecurity. We can help alleviate the financial pressure for a time, such that the client can work to resolve underlying issues.
Program Success Monitored By
Success is monitored by Link2Feed Case Management software and personal contact with clients who have received food from The Branch for more than 12 months.
Program Areas Served
Davidson County, Southeast Nashville