In the Edgehill community, when you need resources, you have them right at your fingertips. That’s what we’ve noticed in our time within this community. We’ve been to many Edgehill events, where we’ve distributed booklets, met people and spread the word about our goals for a drug-free Tennessee. At each …
We need to spread our drug-free message, as we’ve seen recent crime statistics and they are appalling! Within the last month, there have been over 700 drug-related crimes in the Metro Nashville area alone, according to crimemapping.org. So, just the other day, we were able to participate with a booth at …
This just in! An Edgehill Community News Blast featured Drug-Free Tennessee’s presentation during National Night Out Against Crime last week.
Drug-Free Tennessee participates each year in National Night Out Against Crime by distributing the Truth About Drugs booklets to neighbors. In the last month alone, there have been over two hundred crimes reported by the Nashville police department just in the Edgehill neighborhood. In response, the Drug-Free Tennessee joined community …
For International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Drug-Free Tennessee took to the Edgehill neighborhood to distribute copies of the Truth About Drugs booklet. In 2013, neighborhoodscout.com listed Edgehill as the 18th most dangerous neighborhood in the United States. And in 2015, the Tennessean newspaper reported that police were …
Drug-Free Tennessee made a splash in Music City by distributing The Truth About Marijuana this past weekend to hundreds of country music fans outside the CMA Music Festival. There were 23,184 arrests for marijuana offenses in Tennessee in 2007, representing an arrest rate of 377 per 100,000, which ranks Tennessee at …
The Drug-Free Tennessee and the Edgehill neighborhood have partnered to organize a fitness fair for the community in honor of World Health Day. It will take place on April 8th, 3:30-7:00pm in the community hall of the Church of Scientology, 1130 8th Ave South. Organizers say the Fitness Fair will help …
Drug-Free Tennessee hit the streets in Nashville this past weekend, distributing copies of the Truth About Drugs in the busy downtown district. With Metro Social Services recently releasing its 7th annual Community Needs Evaluation, several statistics stood out. But one in particular spoke to the Tennessee Chapter of the Foundation for …
The Drug-Free Tennessee team is dedicated to bringing the Truth About Drugs to young people. Recently, the group participated in a Halloween festival to spread the word. Halloween this year was filled with candy, costumes and more. But just before the holiday, during a celebration event in the Edgehill neighborhood, kids …
In the last month, there have been nearly five hundred crimes reported by the Nashville police department just in the Edgehill neighborhood alone. In response, Drug-Free Tennessee is ramping up its efforts to promote healthy living and a drug-free way of life. The group took part in National Night Out …