Nashville.gov

April 7, 2006, is a day that many Tennesseans will never forget. A series of violent storms tore through Middle Tennessee that day, killing 12 people, injuring at least 167 people and damaging about 2,5000 homes, businesses and farms.

The scene was devastating near the Metro Social Services relief site in Goodlettsville on April 20. In partnership with Baker’s Chapel CME Church in the heart of one of the hardest hit neighborhoods, MSS workers set up a tent relief site, welcoming anyone who needed their help.

“Many people who are arriving each day are in need of the most basic supplies, like food, hygiene products and medicine,” explained Demitria Norman, director of Adult and Family Support Services at Metro Social Services. “They come here to receive immediate help, but we also offer a social worker who will be in touch with them for the weeks ahead as they recover from this ordeal.” Read press release...