The Next Door is a residential program located in downtown Nashville which provides housing and recovery support services to women coming from crisis situations. The Next Door is a six month residential transitional living program located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee that provides recovery support services for women with an addiction to alcohol and drugs.  The program receives applicants by referral from local jails/prisons, inpatient alcohol/drug treatment facilities, community mental health agencies, homeless shelters and other agencies who serve co-occurring clients.  Potential residents must complete an application form and be interviewed before being accepted into The Next Door.  While at The Next Door, residents will have weekly case management, assistance with job placement through in-house Workforce Development staff, recovery support services for their addiction, relapse prevention planning, mentoring services, individual counseling and access to Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner services if needed. After completion of The Next Door program, women will have the opportunity to receive support through The Next Door’s Lifetime Recovery Management Program where they may meet regularly with other previous residents for educational and community activities.

The Next Door Celebrates Recent Graduates Thank you to First Presbyterian Church for hosting TND Nashville's January Transition Ceremony. It was a beautiful time of recognition for our program graduates, as well a time to offer a charge to each to continue putting their recovery first each and every day. All three women had the opportunity to share their story, including the impact made by their time at The Next Door.  In Tiffiney's words: "Before I came to The Next Door, I did not care. I did not care about me, my two children or my family. I did not respect myself, so I could not respect others....Today I have a job and an opportunity for advancement.  I've learned to be independent, say how I feel and know what I need.  God has laid a path for me...I can do anything.  I am a strong, beautiful woman that has high hopes." In Lynn's words:  "My story is similar to everyone's. I was beat down and broken and had hit rock bottom. I was emotionally, physically, and spiritually bankrupt. I am an addict...and my problems are of my own making. Not long ago I was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and all I knew was that I didn't want to die in active addiction. I prayed for a way to change and a program to show me how to live again, for in my addiction, I had lost my way. God led me to The Next Door. It was the place for me. The process was long and hard, and not only for me, but for everyone around me. I was trying to run on Lynn's will and not until I totally surrendered did things turn around for me. I would like to thank Catherine [Program Manager], Ramie [Case Manager], and my counselor Shayla for putting up with my sporadic behavior, my self-centeredness, my lack of respect, and my attitude. [The Next Door] invested a lot of time and energy into helping me become the person I am today. They loved me until I could love myself. I am responsible and can become accountable today. I am teachable and can take suggestions. I trust that the people I know will help me, not harm me. I have support to help me make the right decisions. I can be happy and find peace in my life today and at times have joy. Most of all I have hope, something I had given up."   In Sarah's words: "My life before The Next Door was chaotic. Drugs and alcohol were everyday habits. I couldn't function without them...I caused a lot of pain to myself and to my family. It got to the point that I didn't care anymore. I was running from the law, from myself, and from my family. Dad reached out to help me. He took me to the Indian Reservation. There I met wonderful people who have been where I was. While I was there, I participated in rituals with them that were designed to help me overcome my addiction. It was the best thing that ever happened to me [but] I relapsed shortly after. Then my father called the law on me. My dad saved my life. Thank you, dad, for never giving up on me. I'm so thankful for what The Next Door has taught me...how to live sober. It took me completing this program to find the real Sarah. I love her more and more every day. I'm so thankful."