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Your assistance will enable The Refuge Center to extend its reach, serving a significantly larger portion of our community, more than half of those children and teens, with the potential to help 5,000 clients through 40,000 counseling sessions in this new home, all through working in collaboration with nonprofit partners across Middle Tennessee and beyond. Just imagine the life-changing impact this can have on individuals, couples, children, and families in our community.

GIVE TO “BUILDING REFUGE”

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$7,548,186
$13.1 Million

  • 2024-2023

    February 2024: We have now raised $7.5M!
    Our dry-in celebration will take place on March 5th (Windows and roof are in!)

  • 2023-2022

    July 2023: We have now raised $6.9M total

    June 2023: Match met! Site work began on campus! We have now raised $6.2M total!

    April 2023: A local Foundation offer a match of $250k for funds that can be raised by June 15th!

    Additional funds have come in and we have now raised $5.6M total!

    March 2023: Refuge has a “Moving Dirt” ceremony to celebrate raising enough funds to do site and utility work at campus. Check out this video of the ceremony

    December 2022: We have now raised $5.5M total!

    September 2022: Refuge selects Solomon Builders to build campus and facility

    August 2022: Contractor bids come in. Pricing for construction has increased significantly in the past 10 months due to inflation. Value engineering begins and 68 total items on project are adjusted to save money.

  • 2021-2020

    December 2021: We have now raised $2.5M total

    September 2020: First land “Open House” held at the property as an opportunity to invite new friends and donors into The Refuge Center story!

    January 2020: Refuge Center Board of Directors approves to pay off Long Lane land in full. Signage goes up on Long Lane- “Future Home of The Refuge Center for Counseling.”

  • 2019-2018

    August 2019: Close on Long Lane property

    June 2019: Final vote from BOMA approves our requests for annexation and rezoning

    September 2018: Kick Off Launch for the Growing Home Leadership Team.

    September 2018: Refuge Center submits applications to The City of Franklin for annexation and rezoning of Long Lane.

    July 2018: Made an offer on Long Lane property

    March 2018: Second Feasibility Study completed

  • 2017-2016

    October 2016: Presented campus vision with rendering at Hope Grows.

    July 2016: Conducted interviews for 3 architectural firms. Selected one firm (Bauer and Askew) and entered a service agreement.

    May and June 2016: 5 focus groups held regarding campus vision. Feedback from those groups lead to facility design.

  • 2015-2013

    July 2015: First Feasibility study completed

    July 2014: Begin searching for land (ultimately vetted 42 properties over 4 years)

    Jan 2013: Refuge campus visioning began in strategic planning meetings.

Building Refuge Leadership Team

CO-CHAIR

Ken Davis

Comedian, Motivational Speaker and Emmy Award Winning Entertainer

CO-CHAIR

Carl Roberts

Dean of School of Business, Williamson College

CO-CHAIR

Keith Solomon

Attorney at Law, Solomon Parks Title & Escrow

COMMITTEE

Chris Elrod Laskey

Realtor, Zeitlin Sotheby’s International Realty

COMMITTEE

Kim Jensen

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

COMMITTEE

Jason Thompson

Executive Minister, Harpeth Hills Church of Christ

COMMITTEE

Brent Turner

CEO, Summit BHC

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