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Welcome New Staff Members
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Stephanie Keys Thomas joined the Doors of Hope staff this month as Educator and Grant Writer. She will run the Therapeutic Community based out of the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center. Stephanie graduated with her Master’s Degree in Business Education from Middle Tennessee State University in December 2016.Passionate about adult education, the move to Doors of Hope was a natural fit. In her spare time, Stephanie loves to go to concerts with her husband Sam. Grateful for an amazing group of co-workers, Stephanie makes sure that new clients are welcomed in a way that has become customary at Doors of Hope.
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Callie Garbison
is our new Receptionist and Adminstrative Assistant. Her responsibilities at Doors Of Hope include answering the phone, assisting with Red Door, bookkeeping, record keeping, scheduling, and administrative duties, as well as welcoming guests. Callie is a graduate of Tennessee Technology Center of Nashville with a Practical Nursing degree. Callie is passionate about helping women recover from drug addiction. She is also very passionate about her family, staying busy with her children's many activities and going on dates with her husband, Craig. With her beautiful smile and her warm and friendly personality, Callie is a phenomenal fit at Doors Of Hope,
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Candice Mendoza has joined the staff of Red Door Catering. Candice is a single mother of two boys and a graduate of the Doors of Hope program. She has experienced much hardship, including the death of her mother while she was incarcerated, homelessness, and losing custody of her children. She suffered with addiction, but was finally treated for a mental illness no one knew she had and has been clean and sober for eleven months. Candice will be working closely with her trusted friend and mentor, Mary Katherine Jordan, director of Red Door Catering.
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Therapeutic Community at the Rutherford Co. Correctional Work Center
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Doors of Hope launched a new initiative with the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center on January 9 that will further their mission and greatly enhance the collaborative relationship that already exists between the two organizations. The re-entry program, a voluntary corrections-based program for women, will incorporate elements of the “Therapeutic Community” approach. Up to sixteen participants will occupy a separate housing space at the work center facility while in the program. TC participants receive six hours of structured programming per day, involving progressive stages of treatment designed to guide participants through recovery absent the challenges often associated with the typical incarceration culture. Participants commonly earn greater responsibilities or incentives as they progress through treatment. Services offered by the program include assessment, individual and group counseling, drug and alcohol education, twelve-step groups, high school equivalency tutoring and prep, and transitional planning.
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Doors of Hope needs 6-8 volunteers to be “letter-writers” for clients in Therapeutic Community. There are 13 women nearing release from the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center who will be involved in classes 18 hours a week. They will be working toward not only acquiring more education, but increasing self-esteem, self-management, self-awareness, emotional stability, and goal setting in an intensive, multi-faceted self-improvement routine.
Letter-writers would send a card or letter once a week. It is completely anonymous. Please contact Maridel Williams at
opendoorsofhope@gmail.com
for more information.
Also needed are volunteers willing to serve on the Firefly Supper committee. Members would be instrumental to the planning as well as fundraising related to the event, held in October. Please contact Marcie Richmond at marcie.richmond0606@gmail.com for more information.
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Have you checked out the new Red Door Catering website? Click on the link below to view their Seasonal Menu as well as their Catering Menu.
The Red Door is the Doors of Hope entrepreneurial endeavor, providing a safe work environment for the women in their program.
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Red Door Catering event at Daffodilly Design in December.
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The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life in 40 middle Tennessee counties and beyond, has announced $1,985,877 in grants to 328 nonprofit organizations.
Doors of Hope received a grant to provide services for female clients immediately after they leave incarceration or residential drug rehabilitation.
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Our Mission:
Doors of Hope assists and empowers those strugling to build a new life after incarceration, beginning the journey toward wholeness in recovery.
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Doors of Hope | 428 E. Bell St. | (615) 900-0634 | opendoorsofhope@gmail.com | opendoorsofhope.org
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