Winter Storm Fern has caused widespread power outages and hazardous conditions across Metro Nashville and surrounding communities. Local agencies and nonprofit partners continue to focus on restoring power, providing safe warming locations and transportation, delivering meals and essential supplies, and coordinating recovery planning.
罢丑别听鈥攁 network of approximately 50 nonprofits鈥攈as been officially activated and is coordinating with Metro Nashville, the听听and the听听迟辞听identify听needs and direct support听where听颈迟鈥檚听most effective.听
Get Help
If you need immediate help:
- Dial 2-1-1 ():听听听
- You can also听text your ZIP code to 898-211听听
- Note: call volume is elevated; callers may need to stay on the line.听
- Visit the听Davidson County needs tracker:
Submit needs, damage information听and resource requests.
For听welfare checks:听
- Call听311听or visit听听(Davidson County welfare checks)听听
- Call听1-800-TBI-FIND听(State of Tennessee welfare check line)
Transportation to warming locations (Davidson County):听
- Call 615-401-1712听to request transport to a warm, safe location (interpreters available).听
Be ready to share:听
- Name, current location, number of people needing transportation听听
- Mobility/special needs听听
- Pet information (pets allowed for transport)
Warming locations and shelters (Davidson County)
24/7 warming locations:听
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- 听(North, West, Hermitage, Madison, South, Midtown Hills, Southeast)听
Note:听Central and East precincts are not available as听warming听shelters.
24/7 overnight, pet-friendly shelters (with food):听
- Southeast Regional Community Center听鈥� 5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy, Suite 202, Antioch, TN 37013听听
- Madison Community Center听鈥� 550 N Dupont Ave, Madison, TN 37115听听
- Nashville Fairgrounds听鈥� 401 Wingrove St, Nashville, TN 37203听
Pets are allowed; please bring a crate if possible.
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Vanderbilt is welcoming community members who need a warm place to rest and recharge at the听David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center:听
- Warm up indoors; charge devices; warm drinks and snacks听听
- Showers (bring flip flops and your own towel)听听
- Family-friendly activities (story time, mindfulness, puzzles听and听more)听
Location:听2700 Children鈥檚 Way, Nashville, TN 37212听
Operating hours:听
- Thu, Jan. 29: 6 a.m.鈥�11 p.m.听听
- Fri, Jan. 30: 6 a.m.鈥�10 p.m.听听
- Sat, Jan. 31: 8 a.m.鈥�8 p.m.听听
- Sun, Feb. 1: Noon鈥�11 p.m.听
Give help
Donate
Monetary donations are the fastest, most flexible way to support changing needs听and can be deployed quickly as needs evolve.
Donations will support听current and emerging needs鈥攊ncluding听food and supplies now, and, as assessments continue,听cleanup and debris removal. Funds will be used until needs are听met听or funds are exhausted; if funds听remain听after needs are met, they will shift to a disaster response fund for future needs.
Volunteer
collaborates with the and partners to coordinate safe, effective opportunities as they鈥檙e identified.
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