Blog Post – The Face of Addiction

Cindy Sneed Do you know your neighbor? So often we think of our neighbor as the person who lives in the house on the next lot or in the adjacent unit of our apartment building.  Maybe we think of a neighbor as someone living in a certain “neighborhood,” living within a specific geographic area.  The […]

The Tennessean – Faith-Based Group Aids Women Fighting Addiction

Addiction is a complicated disease, especially for women. Women’s bodies process medication differently, and they experience a higher incidence of depression and anxiety. Often, as the primary caregivers for their families, women experience increased emotional and financial distress during treatment. Those are just some of the reasons The Next Door, a faith-based organization in Nashville, […]

Blog – Celebrating The Next Door’s Roots

Linda Leathers     Then – 128 8th Ave I am not sure if it is just me or if everyone when hearing the Miranda Lambert’s song, “The House that Built Me” written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, a warmth fills my soul and causes me to burst out in song –every single time. As […]

Blog – Facing the Facts of Addiction

Alison Cooke I have been the communications director at the Next Door for almost three months now. I’ll be honest and say that all I knew about opioids is what I had heard in the news – I just knew it was an epidemic, but I didn’t know why or how big the issue was. […]

Blog – Choosing Which Path to Take

Carrie Fraser “Trust in God with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge God, and God will make straight your path.” Proverbs 3:5-6 “In thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God […]

WKRN – Nashville Recovery Center Focuses On Helping Women In Crisis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – When Heather Cook walked through the doors of a local nonprofit recovery facility, she was scared but hopeful. “I cried. The first four or five days, it’s hard, but you have to be strong and stick with it,” she said. The alternative for Cook was to risk overdosing again. She’d already […]

The Contributor – Women’s Day On The Hill Draws Crowd

Several hundred participants turned up for Women’s Day on the Hill March 8 full of energy and a sense of empowerment. Presented by The Business and Professional Women of Tennessee Inc., the “2017 Tennessee Women’s Policy and Action Day on the Hill” worked with partners to make the day, on International Women’s Day, a success […]

The Contributor – January’s Nonprofit Spotlight: The Next Door

The Next Door provides transitional housing and recovery programs for women coming out of incarceration, domestic violence, human trafficking, and drug and alcohol abuse. As one of Nashville’s first housing facilities and re-entry programs exclusively for women, The Next Door has helped hundreds of women in Middle Tennessee build lives of flourishing and hope. Established […]

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