5 Must-Follow East Nashville Charity Facebook Pages

EAST NASHVILLE, TN - This holiday season, forgo the gift cards and find the perfect presents for your friends and family by exploring the different donation and volunteer opportunities that these East Nashville charities are offering during the Christmas season.

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East Nashville Cooperative Ministry is an ecumenical ministry that operates with one central philosophy: "healthy food feeds healthy bodies feeds healthy communities." This holiday season, East Nashville Cooperative Ministry is relying on the participation of community members to volunteer for their different projects. Since its founding in 1965, East Nashville Cooperative Ministry has been serving families in need from the East Nashville area-providing them with food, shelter and clothing. Follow East Nashville Cooperative Ministry on Facebook and stay on top of the different ways you can support their work with the East Nashville community during the Christmas season.

East Nashville Hope Exchange is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase the literacy rates of at-risk children in the East Nashville area. Hope Exchange promotes literacy during the year through their Family Engagement events which operate on a monthly workshop schedule. Hope exchange relies on donations and grants, and from money raised through fundraising events like Wine Tastings and Silent Auctions. Follow East Nashville Hope Exchange on Facebook and receive updates to their holiday event calendar as well as additional information regarding "most needed" items for donation.

East Nashville United is a community organization dedicated to "empowering the East Nashville community, revitalizing East Nashville schools and fostering community engagement" through creating connections between diverse members of the community who are decision makers. By bringing members of the East Nashville community together who might not normally be, East Nashville United is an organization driven by a collective need for change. Follow East Nashville United on Facebook and learn how you can support the growth of East Nashville by making a monetary donation of by helping with some of their community holiday projects.

Catholic Charities of Tennessee is an independent organization that is chartered by the State of Tennessee and functions as the social arm of the Catholic Church and Diocese. The organization's major areas of focus are: adoptions and parental support, counseling, refugee and immigrant services, senior services, education and job training and basic needs. This holiday season, follow Catholic Charities of Tennessee on Facebook and stay up to date with the different philanthropic efforts of Catholic Charities of Tennessee that require community participation.

Church of the City - East Nashville is a nondenominational house of worship in East Nashville that doubles as a community center. In addition to its religious function on Sunday, Church of the City takes pride in creating centralized resources for students, friends and colleagues. Follow Church of the City - East Nashville on Facebook and get updates to the list of items they require for donations, as well as the time, place and additional details for some of their different holiday-inspired volunteer opportunities.

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