Thanks for checking out the Journey Release Party (or sorry we missed you, if you weren’t able to join us)!

The list below is for your review to find out about the organizations partnering with Journey. If you have not made your choice on where to SERVE, we have now closed our on-line form. If you have finished a Discovery Village and want to get involved in an already existing village, please contact us at village@journeyfranklin.com with your first choice and we will try to place you in that village. If you have not been a part of a Discovery Village, please visit our Discovery Village Signup page.




The mission of AtG is to educate and empower men, women and children who have a history of abuse, addiction or negative generational cycles to achieve and fully experience their unique, God-given potential.

Franklin, TN 37065

Against the Grain serves men women and children that are caught in abuse, addiction or negative generational cycles. By catching the kids at a young age through the study buddy program we reduce the chance that they will grow up needing our program while incarcerated. The study buddy program provides one on one tutoring during school hours so the child is getting the help needed without adding more onto the parents. The 180 Program is taught in structured environments for the best results. This allow adults to learn to make better choices and understand why they did what they did and how to change it.

Greatest Need: Mentors, trainers and tutors to build relationships with the men, women and children we serve.

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Williamson County Chapter of the American Red Cross

Franklin, TN 37064

The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of Disaster and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

Greatest Need: Our Greatest need is trained dedicated disaster volunteers. The training is free, the cost is the amount of time you can give to help your community or State recover from a disaster.

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A multicultural, Christ-centered summer camp.

Barefoot Republic is a multi-cultural summer camp that seeks to celebrate diversity and build unity by facilitating the development of Christ-centered relationships between individuals who represent diverse racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds through an equally diverse platform of artistic, athletic and team-building programs

Greatest Need: 1. Camp Scholarship Support – a full scholarship is $350, but any amount is helpful 2. Volunteers – individuals needed to serve as instructors, mentors and counselors during camp and throughout the school year as well as on various committees 3. Service Projects – teams to complete projects at the camp facility 4. Corporate sponsors - for our golf tournament, fall banquet and other fundraisers 5. Gifts-in-kind – golf cart, ATV, dryer, projector, AV equipment, instruments

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one for the widow - one for the orphan

Brentwood, TN 37024

Both Hands is a non-profit organization with a two-fold mission. We serve widows in a very practical way in our communities, while raising funds to help willing families adopt.

Greatest Need: Teams to help with Middle Tennessee projects and raise awareness to families looking to adopt

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To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Franklin, TN 37064

Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee exist to provide boys & girls ages 6 -18 with a safe, exciting, engaging, place to learn, grow and succeed!

Greatest Need:

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From Haiti and Togo, Africa to our own back-yards in Alabama and Middle Tennessee, Conduit Mission is serving the hopeless and the hurting.

Franklin, TN 37068

Conduit Mission launched in 2007 with the goal of being a "Conduit" of resources to the hopeless and hurting. Donations come through Conduit, not to Conduit. Over the years, Conduit Mission has been influential in starting a child sponsorship program in Haiti, an orphanage in Africa, and has offered immediate disaster relief to Nashville, Haiti, Japan, and Alabama. Conduit Mission partners with organizations that have the most impact—creating a movement of action, involvement and authenticity.

Greatest Need: Conduit Mission is launching Double Donations (www.doubledonations.com) this fall as an opportunity to match larger financial gifts with smaller gifts. Each campaign will benefit a specific Conduit Mission Project while doubling the efforts of everyone involved. Categories of Involvement with Conduit Mission: Fundraising Events Disaster Preparedness Double Donations Internships

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Since 1981 we have been placing passionately committed people in teaching roles across Asia, who primarily serve through the medium of English instruction.

Fort Collins, CO 80524

ELIC is committed to sending the most dedicated, passionate, well-trained and engaging teachers to Asia to build bridges of friendship in the classroom and beyond. Our thirty rewarding years of service to Asia allows for endless opportunities outside of class to interact with students who will seek you out to practice English, learn your culture and talk about matters of the heart.

Greatest Need: we need teachers. We are always looking for humble, willing individuals, couples and families to serve in one of the most important roles a person can play in another's life.

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FiftyForward enriches the lives of adults 50+ by providing pathways to health, well-being and lifelong learning.

Brentwood, TN 37027

FLIP is an intergenerational, volunteer tutoring program of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Greatest Need: Reading tutors grades K-4th

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You Can Share a Loving Gift and a Message of Hope with a Person in Need.

John & Leslie Caubble serve in Dubai, United Arab Emirates among the “least of these”: 4 million migrant labor workers living in labor camps. These men and women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Phillippines and East Africa comprise over 50% of the UAE population.

Greatest Need: The greatest need is our Compassion Kit project. It is a tangible way to demonstrate the love of Christ. The compassion kit is the size of a shoebox and is filled with toiletry and hygiene articles and given as a gift to the laborer. There are many opportunites for Villages and families to partner in the work in Dubai and throughout the UAE. You can join our team by being one of our Prayer Partners via the blog. You can fill and send Compassion Kits through Journey. You can join one of the short-term mission teams, or longer term. You can become one of our Faith partners (financial supporter). Villages can stay in touch through Skype on a weekly/monthly basis.

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Our mission is to bring spiritual and physical hope to Williamson County's inner city youth by "being Jesus" in their lives and teaching them critical life skills.

Franklin, TN 37067

Franktown works with children living in the public housing units of Franklin TN. The average household income is under $11,000 dollars a year and 95% of children do not have a father in the home. Many of our kids do not even live with their mothers either.

Greatest Need: Volunteers - Mentors for our boys and girls, Cooks to help prepare and serve the meals, Drivers to help shuttle the children to and from programming and Financial Support

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Impact begins with relationship.

Nashville, TN 37207

Our mission is to live in community with at-risk kids and single mothers to provide hope, encouragement and opportunities by sharing the love of Christ. Front Porch Ministry is a non-profit outreach dedicated to living in relationship with people that society often forgets. We strive to make a positive impact by sharing the hope and love of Jesus Christ.

Greatest Need: Front porch needs people! There are recurring events almost all year round that people can participate in, as well as special events. Helping the Hazelip’s with their day to day, helping clean, upkeep of their house is also needed.

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The Gathering set up/tear down teams are the teams that assist in serving the people of Journey on a very practical level. These teams are responsible for the set up and tear down of chairs, coffee bar, information and library kiosks and greeting people. These are the teams that make The Gathering possible on Sunday mornings.

Greatest Need: Warm bodies for: Chair Team, Coffee Team, Information Kiosk Team, Library Resource Team and Greeting Team

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GraceWorks is dedicated to sharing the hope and grace of God by helping our neighbors in need.

Franklin, TN 37064

GraceWorks Ministries is a Christian-based, nonprofit ministry funded by individuals, businesses, civic groups, churches and the GraceWorks Thrift Store.

Greatest Need: We rely on over 200 volunteers each week to accomplish our mission to meet needs in the community. Learn more how you can get involved.

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Our mission is to care for the orphaned and abandoned children of the world with the love of Christ.

Franklin, TN 37068

Our vision is two fold. First, we will strive to raise a generation of orphaned children who will grow up to reach their God given potential . Second, we will empower first world citizens to partner with us in service at home and abroad.

Greatest Need: Short term and long term missionaries to work in Haiti. We need volunteers to help with office and clerical work. We are also looking for photographers, videographers, publicists and writers to help tell the redemptive story of the orphans of Haiti.

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At Journey Kids, we are learning to love God with all our heart (WORSHIP) and with all our soul (COMMUNITY) and with all our strength (MISSION) and with all our mind (FORMATION)

Franklin, TN 37064

Journey Kids serves the children and families of Journey by providing a fun, nurturing, and safe environment to introduce the Love Story of Jesus. We provide care and age-appropriate lessons and activities for newborns through 5th grade on both Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings.

Greatest Need: We have a wide variety of needs to be filled in Journey Kids. We are looking for people to serve with our kids on a monthly basis as caregivers, "guides", worship leaders, storytellers, artists, and performers. We also have a number of other needs to be filled such as registration and greeters, security team, set up and tear down teams, and tech. We are looking for people to serve during either our Sunday or Tuesday Gathering.

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We will dwell in soul environments knowing, living, and telling the love story of Jesus to the world. (Mark 12:30-31, Acts 1:8)

Franklin, TN 37064

Wednesday Nights, 6:00-8:30, Bldg. 8 @ The Factory. This is a time where we seek to engage young people in their context and reach out to every student in the community. This is a high-energy atmosphere that focuses on relationships and loving the lost, while teaching solid Truth to everyone. All 6-12th grade students are welcome during this time.

Greatest Need: Every Wednesday night, over 120 students gather at Journey to worship and be in community with one another. There are several urgent opportunities for people to help serve our students on a weekly basis. We are looking for people to help run our student cafe, be village leaders, help with audio/visual, do crowd control, and we really need people to join us in prayer support. Come serve our teens and see the incredible things that God is doing in their lives!

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To bring the poor, spiritually bankrupt and/or financially destitute into a safe environment, providing immediate shelter, while entering earnestly into learning skills necessary for the restoration of their entire being.

Nashville, TN 37203

To bring the poor, spiritually bankrupt and/or financially destitute into a safe environment, providing immediate shelter, while entering earnestly into learning skills necessary for the restoration of their entire being.

Greatest Need: We need volunteers who will commit to come and teach a class for about 4 to 6 weeks. Classes may include but are not limited to Bible Study, Art, Writing, Resume Writing and Job Interview Process Basic Word/Excel Skills, Lead a 30 min workout session, Basic Health - How to deal with Spider bites, insect bites, wounds,etc. First Aid class. The possibilities are endless.

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Since our founding, our mission has been to promote mental health for all people through advocacy, education and service.

Nashville 37217

The Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee (MHAMT) was founded in 1946 to promote mental health for all people through advocacy, education and service. The agency believes that mental illness is real and treatable, that every life is worth saving, and that there is no health without mental health. Annually, the MHAMT serves over 100,000 people.

Greatest Need: Greatest Need/Opportunity: This really depends on the person’s area of interest. We would love to have volunteers with any of our programs!

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Lives transformed. Hope Restored.

Nashville, TN 37222-1060

Mercy Ministries is a free of charge Christian residential program that provides hope and life transformation for young woman, 13-28, dealing with abuse and life-controlling issues.

Greatest Need: Help at events like 5k/Luncheons. Service projects at the home. Prayer over girls and donors. Wrapping Christmas gifts. Finances

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They will be called Oaks of Righteousness, a planting of the Lord, for a display of HIS splendor!

Franklin, TN 37064

New Hope Academy is a Christ-centered community school with an economically, racially, and culturally diverse student body. It exists to serve low-income families by establishing a solid Biblical worldview, instilling vision, confirming hope and preparing each young person for a life of service.

Greatest Need: There are two specific areas that we would love for people to get involved in: Table Top Ministries and Brother 2 Brother Ministries.

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An opportunity for the spontaneous adventurers

Franklin, TN 37064

Journey has become a place where people in our community turn when they are in urgent need. These needs come in by call, email, or word of mouth. Many times the need is fairly simple, other times more of an adventure.

Greatest Need: People ready to respond to needs that arise throughout our community.

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We believe in second chances.

Nashville, TN 37206

Redeem Youthcare is a non-Profit in the inner city of East Nashville that exists to assist, counsel, develop, educate, mentor, and train boys in life issues from a faith focused approach to become responsible and respectful young men

Greatest Need: Now: 1.Tithe monthly or in a one time gift 2. Home improvement projects. 3. Furniture. Next 6 months: 1. Mentor a Redeem youth 2.Tutor a Redeem youth 3. Cooking dinner on a regular basis 4. Food donations.

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Building partnerships with the members of a small community in haiti in order to see food, education, and medical care brought enabling them to rise from a culture of desperation to one of hope.

Spring Hill, TN 37174

Restore Haiti is partnered with Restoration Ministries, a local church in Jacmel, Haiti to provide a child sponsorship program. This program has grown to provide over 380 children per day with a hot meal and education that includes tuition, school uniforms and books.

Greatest Need: Monthly sponsors to send children to school, enroll them in the feeding program. Houses built for those who are still living in tents from the earthquake, mission trips, monthly sponsors to help in operating expenses

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A Place For Families To Connect, Refuel And Thrive

Franklin, TN 37068

A coffee house for the family and a showcase for art, music, science, and life enrichment. An innovative community connection point for relationships beyond acquaintance.

Greatest Need: 1. Volunteers willing to provide 3 hours of weekly service in exchange for an ongoing family membership. Opportunities to serve in the cafe, art department, toddler area and front desk greeter. 2. supplies for the art department

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Improving people’s lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities

Franklin TN 37064

United Way recruits people and organizations who bring the passion, expertise and resources we need to get things done

Greatest Need: Volunteers to work out in the community to assist those served by our 32 partner agencies

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Multiplying churches among the next generation in Prague

McDonough, GA 30253

Using entrepreneurial business development, English tutoring, and other creative, relational bridges to connect with university students and young families to see.

Greatest Need: 1. Ministry partners who are entrepreneurial business leaders, or are native English speakers. Anyone who loves Christ and has a heart to see disciple-makers multiplied who are willing to come serve with our team through out the year on short term trips or for two years. 2. Ministry partners who would be wiling to partner with us financially.

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