Social Work

Due to their living conditions before the refugees were resettled in the United States, healthcare was poor or non-existent.  Thrive will educate them on the importance of quality healthcare.  Thrive will assist in scheduling appointments, helping with transportation to the appointments and helping them understand what the doctor/nurse has prescribed for improving their health. 

Refugees qualify for several governmental programs including food stamps SNAP, TN Care, Green Cards and others.  Understanding these programs can be confusing.  Thrive will help the refugees navigate these programs and complete the forms.  This will ensure that there are no gaps in coverage of benefits for the refugees. 

Even with full time jobs, refugees are not always able to cover basic needs such as food, clothing, shoes, school supplies, diapers and hygiene needs.  Thrive plans to have a clothing and food closet to help bridge that gap. 

Thrive believes that having celebration parties, recreational time, field trips, retreats, movie nights, and other social events will help the refugees build a sense of community in their new home of South Nashville.

Transportation is another huge barrier for our refugee families. Thrive has one minivan to use in helping transport refugees to healthcare appointments, Adult Education classes, Youth Mentor programs, and other activities.