Predators Foundation Awards SuperGrant to Home Street Home Ministries

Nashville, Tenn. (May 7, 2021) - The Nashville Predators Foundation and SmileDirectClub today jointly announced that Home Street Home Ministries will be presented with a SuperGrant totaling $37,000 as the Predators face the Hurricanes at Bridgestone Arena tomorrow, May 8. A Nashville-based nonprofit, Home Street Home Ministries supports and uplifts those who are trapped in the grip of homelessness and other vulnerable living conditions - regardless of age, race, gender, nationality or religious belief or affiliation. This SuperGrant will help fund Home Street Home's first transitional home, where they can support those in vulnerable living situations as they find jobs and, eventually, homes of their own.

"We are so honored and humbled to be partnering with the Predators Foundation and SmileDirectClub on our latest endeavor, 'A Place Called Home.'" Home Street Home Ministries Founder & Executive Director Steve Young said. "APHC will not only be a transitional program to help our friends get off the streets but will also be transformational, changing lives in a profound way, and this wouldn't be possible without their generosity. This grant will allow us to begin taking the necessary steps towards readying our flagship home for the first participants in this program. We couldn't be more excited about the future and are looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship with our new partners as we begin our journey to forever change the face of homelessness in Nashville."
Started as a three-man grass roots operation in February 2014, Home Street Home is now a full-time, faith-based 501(c)(3) ministry dedicated to changing the face of homelessness one person at a time. Operating on the principle of being R.E.A.L. in their service to the homeless community, they are focused on building lasting, personal and supportive relationships while always remembering to Respect, Encourage, Accept and Love.
In addition to building relationships, Home Street Home also aims to meet the basic needs of Nashville's homeless community. Items provided include sleeping bags, food, clothing, water, hygiene products, footwear, camp stoves, heaters, propane and other necessities. Additionally, the nonprofit helps fill prescriptions, assists with medical situations when needed and rehab when desired, provides transportation and glasses, buys bus tickets and passes, helps with obtaining identification and much more. They also offer things that do not carry a price tag, possessing a strong desire to minister to non-physical needs by providing spiritual and emotional support.
"When considering the immense strain that the ongoing pandemic, tornadoes and flooding have placed on our city's homeless population, we are especially excited to offer this SuperGrant to Home Street Home and contribute to their extensive work throughout the community," Nashville Predators Vice President of Community Relations Rebecca King said. "As this is the final SuperGrant of the 2020-21 season, we look forward to continuing our partnership with SmileDirectClub and announcing additional recipients next year."
In just a few short years, Home Street Home has become the largest in-the-field homeless outreach organization in the Greater Nashville and Davidson County area. Except for minor costs pertaining to necessary operational aspects, over 95 cents out of every dollar donated is spent directly on fulfilling the needs of the ministry's friends. Donations of any amount can be made at
HomeStreetHomeTN.org/donate
.
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Introduced during the 2019-20 season as part of the groundbreaking partnership between the Predators Foundation and Nashville-based SmileDirectClub, multiple SuperGrants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 will be awarded each season to Middle Tennessee community organizations. Funding will be allocated to support programming or the completion of largescale projects that empower people during times of life transitions. Including the funds recently awarded to
Maple Built
,
Retrieving Independence
and
Monroe Harding
, $195,697 in financial support has been distributed by the SuperGrant program this year.