Nashville’s supportive community is what makes Music City so special. The year 2020 especially presented unprecedented challenges for the city, including a tornado, a pandemic, and the Christmas Day bombing. Giving back to the Nashville community is needed now more than ever. Listed below are donation and volunteer opportunities in Nashville, including specific options for Christmas Day bombing victims. 

Donation and Volunteer Opportunities in Nashville

• The Community Foundation — Donate
• Community Resource Center — Donate 
• Hands on Nashville — Donate | Volunteer
• Nashville Rescue Mission — Donate | Volunteer
• The Nashville Food Project — Donate | Volunteer
• The Salvation Army — Donate | Volunteer
• Second Harvest Food — Donate | Volunteer
• Oasis Center — Donate | Volunteer
• United Way of Greater Nashville — Donate | Volunteer
• Gideon’s Army — Donate | Volunteer
• West Nashville Dream Center — Volunteer

Christmas Day Explosion

On Friday, December 25, 2020, an early morning explosion rocked Nashville. More than forty businesses suffered extensive damages. Listed below are donation links to help support the victims and businesses affected by the Christmas Day bombing.

Donations

• Chef Jess Lambert of Etch
• Lonnie’s Western Room
• Rocket Fizz 
• Buffalo’s
• Dick’s Last Resort
• Nashville Owned Businesses
• Pride & Glory Tattoo Parlour
• United Way of Greater Nashville

Businesses Heavily Impacted

• BB King’s Blues Club
• Bartella
• Beer Sellar
• Buffalo’s
• Coyote Ugly
• Dick’s Last Resort
• Doc Holliday’s Saloon
• Nashville Wine and Spirts
• Lonnie’s Western Room
• Mattheessens
• The Melting Pot
• The Old Spaghetti Factory
• Rocket Fizz Candy Store
• Rodizio Grill
• Wildhorse Saloon
• Pride & Glory Tattoo Parlor
• Simply the Best

Complimentary & Reduced Offers for Those Displaced

• Kenect Nashville: Complimentary co-working space and parking for displaced businesses
• Kenect Nashville: Furnished housing + office space available for those displaced

Is a donation or volunteer opportunity missing? Leave a comment below to let us know!