Where to Get a FREE Thanksgiving Meal!

Tennessee ranks 44th in the nation for Voter turnout. When you see numbers like that, you may think it's because people just don't care. Organize Tennessee says it's partly because we're nearly LAST in the nation for ease of voting. Organize Tennessee works to prevent and respond to issues that prevent Tennesseans from voting. The group also works to keep abreast of and inform voters about precinct changes that could affect them adversely, and help them learn about the voting process. 
Hear how you can support Organize Tennessee and how they can help you make sure your vote counts! Get more info HERE!!! 

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Family & Children’s Service is connecting individuals and families to hope, to healing, and to one another! They provide a variety of FREE counseling services for individuals and families for a range of issues from depression, domestic violence, substance abuse to suicide prevention and much more. This includes the Crisis Line (615-244-7444) which provides free telephone and text-based crisis intervention to anyone who needs it, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Crisis specialists assist callers struggling with thoughts of suicide, grief, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, addiction, or trauma. 

F&CS is also a Healthcare Navigation Entity and can help you choose an insurance plan on the Healthcare Marketplace, at no charge. 
In this episode, hear more from Family & Children’s Service CEO, Michael McSurdy, and find out more about their programs and services HERE! 

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Our Nashville Symphony is known around the world for its Classical music performances of great composers such as Beethoven and Brahms. But there's SO much more going on with the Symphony and at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center!

You can find free community programs, pay what you want programs, educational programs and even symphony musicians getting into local schools to teach, mentor, and play side-by-side with music students. 

You'll also find annual favorites like the family night sleepovers at the Schermerhorn and the popular Movie Series with live-score accompaniment to movies playing on the big screen. 

Hear about what else the Nashville Symphony is doing to uplift, educate and elevate music in our communities from Kimberly McLemore, VP of Education and Community Engagement with Nashville Symphony. Plus, get more info HERE!!

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If your loved one needs blood, you're going to HOPE it's available.. but for many Americans, it's NOT THERE! The national blood supply remains at critically low levels and the American Red Cross needs our help to ensure patient care isn't disrupted.

In this interview with Sherri McKinney, Regional Communications and Marketing Director of the American Red Cross - Tennessee Region, hear more about the emergency blood shortage and how YOU can help by giving blood, or donating your time, skills or money. 

Give Blood. Find a Drive... HERE!

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YEAH! (Youth Empowerment through Arts & Humanities) is an innovative program founded to empower young people through music! More broadly, participants take risks and create art representative of their similarities and uniqueness. Band collaborations develop entrepreneurial and life skills that lead to future success in all fields.

YEAH!’s lending library provides personal instruments, and their scholarship program removes financial barriers for applicants.

YEAH's other programs include:

• YEAH! Rocks - A one-week summer day camp for youths ages six to 17. 
• Community Music Workshop - A condensed three-day-weekend rock camp for adults who seek to develop musical interests and community.
• Rock Block – An abbreviated 10-week camp for participants age 11 - 17.
• Rock Block MNPS - A 10-week after-school enrichment program in the Spring and Fall meeting twice weekly at a title 1 Metro Nashville public middle or high school.
• Workshops – For participants age 11-17, including arts and activism, technology, songwriting, and artist development. Virtual programming is under development for these and others.  

In this Focus episode, hear more about YEAH!, the programs they offer, and how you can get involved from their Executive Director, Mariela Moscoso! 

For more info, click HERE! 

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Local families who find their hearts are leading them to adopt a child face some big obstacles. Especially when there are plane fares, administration fees, and time off work to make it happen.

One man, who was orphaned as a child, and KNOWS the struggles firsthand, started a non-profit that raises money to help families with adoption fees. The foundation is called "Both Hands" because volunteers serve a widow in their community with home improvements, while raising money and donations for orphan causes.

You've GOT to hear more about it. It'll touch your heart, especially at this "Giving" time of year! 
Find out more about Both Hands Foundation HERE! 

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Diabetes affects about 1-in-10 of us here in the United States, and with obesity rates increasing, diabetes rates could climb as well! 
Diabetes is one of the top 10 causes of death in America, and causes hundreds of thousands of cases of vision impairment, as well as blood flow problems that can lead to amputations. 
YOU may be at risk and not realize it! 
Shichun Bao, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
In this interview, she explains risk factors, how to reduce them, and the medical and technical advances that could save lives! 

Get more info about Dr. Bao and how to make an appointment HERE! 

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In Donelson, Tennessee there's a group of volunteers who've been buying, cooking, preparing, and handing out - for free - Thanksgiving meals to those who would usually go without. 

Mark Dickerson - one of the owners of Donelson Cafe and Catering - says their "Truly Thankful Thanksgiving" meals are for those who don't have a plate or a place, and that they can come eat at the Cafe, and join in the fellowship, or just pick up a plate in the drive-through. 
If you know someone who needs it, please share this! You can get more info HERE!

Also in this Focus Interview, hear from Steve Anderson about Operation BBQ Relief, a group that's putting out hundreds of thousands of free meals to people who've been hit by a disaster of some sort. Like the flooding in Waverly, Tennessee, the fires in Hawaii, and wherever they're needed. 

Their need right now, is local volunteers! Find out more, and how to volunteer HERE!

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Like loaves and fishes, the Salvation Army takes the money you donate at Red Kettles, or online, and uses it to make a difference in the lives of THOUSANDS of local families. They help Nashville's unhoused population get off the streets, onto their feet, and into housing. The Salvation Army helps mothers and kids of domestic violence, get into a safe space, and into a home. And, they help thousands of families and senior citizens at Christmas-time find something under the tree. 

Hear from Area Commander, Captain Philip Canning about the amazing work they're doing, how you can help, or how you can get help for someone you know!

Get more info HERE and get ready to adopt Salvation Army Angels on the Air on Mix 92.9 SOON!!

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Lori James is one of the American Cancer Society's Faces of Hope this year. 

She is a breast cancer survivor who doesn't sugar-coat what it's like to be diagnosed, treated for, and survive breast cancer. She says it doesn't end after the treatments have ended. Lori reminds us that for breast cancer survivors and thrivers, things are never the same. 
Hear her story, and what she hopes we can take away from hearing it. 

Get more information about breast cancer and all the wonderful programs and services the American Cancer Society offers HERE! 

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