Empowering women for lifetime recovery through inpatient, outpatient, and re-entry services God loves. God forgives. All women can be whole and complete.
The Next Door Recovery's operations are based on the following core values:
Wholeness
We believe that women are not defined by their past decisions. God has a plan and purpose for every woman’s life that is abundantly good. Hope
We believe hope and healing is within reach for all women. Community
We believe community is essential to sustain lifetime recovery. We are building a healthy community in which our women are contributing members of society. We need one another. We care for one another. We will teach women how to build their own healthy communities. Respect
We believe each woman deserves respect from us and from each other. Every woman can learn to respect herself and others. Encouragement
We believe that our words and actions should build one another up. We inspire one another with love and good deeds. Faith
We believe all women are made in the image and likeness of God. We welcome all people, and all will be cared for with Christ-centered principles. Love
We believe that all women are worthy of love. We demonstrate what love looks like, so our women learn to love themselves and love others in healthy ways.
03/23/2026
We are getting ready for Pickleball Palooza 🎾
Our development team had a chance to be out at the courts at West Meade, and it made it all feel real. This is going to be such a fun and meaningful weekend.
April 10 and 11 we will gather to play, connect, and raise support for something that matters deeply. This year, proceeds from the tournament will support our comprehensive prenatal care program, serving women who are pregnant and in recovery, many of whom are uninsured or underinsured.
At The Next Door Recovery, we walk alongside women in some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives, offering care, dignity, and a path forward for both mom and baby.
Every player, every sponsor, and every gift helps make that possible.
Join us. Play with us. Support this work. Go to the link in our bio to learn more!
03/19/2026
This week’s Thursday Devotional comes straight from the heart of our Chattanooga campus and it is one we will not forget.
Our Volunteer Coordinator, Tracy Haire, shared this powerful devotional during last week’s graduation ceremony, where three incredible women completed our 9 to 12 month re-entry program. Three women who chose to do the hard work. Three women walking into a brand new chapter. 🗝️
The message was so fitting for the moment: a reminder that God meets us exactly where we are and walks with us into what comes next.
Congratulations to our graduates. We are so proud of you. 💛
03/17/2026
Tuesday Story of Hope 💜
Today we are so grateful to share Jena Simmons’ story of hope and her heart for The Next Door Recovery.
Jena, alongside her husband John, has been a faithful supporter of this mission rooted in deep compassion and a belief that when a woman is given the opportunity to heal, it changes everything. Not only for her, but for her children, her family, and generations to come.
This Women’s History Month, Jena and John are standing in that belief by supporting our Keys to Her Future campaign. Would you join them?
Your gift today helps provide life changing care for women and their families. Link in our bio!
LoveInAction
03/16/2026
We are urgently in need of underwear and bras in all sizes for the women in our care. Many of the women arriving at The Next Door Recovery come to us with nothing, and these everyday essentials are one of the most immediate needs.
Two easy ways to give:
🛒 Shop our Amazon Wishlist (link in our bio)
🏠 Drop off donations directly at The Next Door Recovery
Every single item makes a difference for a woman who is rebuilding her life. Thank you for showing up for her. 💛
03/12/2026
Today, our Nashville development team made the trip to our Chattanooga campus for something we will never forget. 🤍
Three women. One year of hard work, faith, and refusing to give up. And today, they graduated.
Whether it’s Nashville or Chattanooga, The Next Door Recovery exists to walk alongside women as they rebuild their lives, and moments like this one remind us that our mission knows no zip code.
As we gathered for this week’s Thursday devotional, we were reminded that waiting on the Lord is never wasted. Every season of trusting, every moment of hoping, leads to this. A new chapter. A future reclaimed.
To our three graduates: we are so proud of you. The best is still ahead. 💛
Our Women’s History Month campaign theme, “The Keys to Her Future,” is inspired by TNDR’s Key Ceremony, when our clients graduate treatment and begin the next chapter of their lives. The keys each alumna receives is symbolic of strength, healing, independence, and a life she is reclaiming.
You support opens doors and restores hope. Help us reach our $20,000 fundraising goal this month as we continue to empower women for lifetime recovery. Make a donation via the link in our bio!
03/10/2026
What a morning! 🙌 Our Director of Development, Susan Weathersby, had the honor of representing The Next Door Recovery at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Governor’s Address at the Pinnacle, joining community leaders to hear from about the future of Tennessee.
We’re especially grateful for the continued encouragement from and for the women and families we serve across our Nashville and Chattanooga campuses. That support means everything.
A huge thank you to for uniting nonprofit, business, and civic leaders, and to our incredible board members Mary Elizabeth Davis of and Kevin Roddey of Pinnacle Financial Partners for their partnership in advancing our mission every day.
It truly takes a village. 💛
Photos by Toby Forehand, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
PartnershipMatters
03/09/2026
What an incredible day of play at our inaugural Mahj for Good! 🀄️💜
Thank you to everyone who came out to play for a cause and support women on their journey to life-saving recovery. Because of this amazing community, we are honored to share that we raised over $32,000 to help give women a second chance at hope, healing, and a new future.
A special thank you to for graciously hosting us, and to our incredible event chairs whose leadership helped make this meaningful event possible.
And finally, a heartfelt thank you to our amazing sponsors! We are so grateful for your support in making Mahj for Good such a success!
03/08/2026
Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, and courage of women everywhere.
At The Next Door Recovery, we see that strength every day in the women who walk through our doors seeking healing.
Many of the women we serve are navigating co-occurring mental health disorders and substance misuse. We believe mental health comes first, and that substance misuse is often a symptom of deeper pain, trauma, and unmet needs, not a moral failure.
When women receive compassionate care, community, and the right support, healing becomes possible.
This Women’s History Month, we are raising $20,000 through our “Keys to Her Future” campaign to help women unlock the door to recovery, stability, and a renewed sense of hope.
Your support helps provide:
• Mental health care and therapy
• Safe housing and recovery support
• Medical and prenatal care for mothers
• Case management and life skills
• A community that walks alongside her
Every woman deserves the opportunity to heal and build a future.
🔑 Help us unlock the door to her future.
Give today at the link in our bio.
03/06/2026
Inaugural Mahj for Good was one for the books! 💜🩵
Thank you to everyone who showed up to support The Next Door Recovery and the women we serve. From our amazing players to the generous vendors and partners who helped make the day possible, we are so grateful for each of you!
It was a day full of laughter, connection, and purpose, and we truly couldn’t do this work without this incredible community. We’re already looking forward to next year!
03/02/2026
This Women’s History Month, The Next Door Recovery is celebrating women choosing a FUTURE of recovery, hope, and healing. 💜
With that, we’re excited to launch our March campaign, “The Keys to Her Future.” Our goal this month is to raise $20,000 to provide life-saving treatment to women in recovery. Every
contribution is key to changing the lives of the women who walk through our doors and their families. Your support can be the reason they receive the help they need.
Help us unlock the next chapter for the women we serve. Make a donation via the link in our bio.
02/27/2026
Still reflecting on the incredible conversation we shared at last week’s Sober Curious panel 🤍
We kicked off the panel with a packed room and a powerful discussion moderated by our Clinical Executive Director, Amanda Dunlap, exploring what it means to live with intention, curiosity, and freedom in our relationship with substances.
A heartfelt thank you to our amazing panelists — Jonea Marcellus, Kathleen Daily, Fawn Gentry, Christie McClintock, and Raniqua Maddox — for bringing such depth, wisdom, and compassion to a conversation that is resonating with so many.
We are so grateful to everyone who showed up, listened, asked thoughtful questions, and helped create a space of honesty and hope. The movement toward mindful, recovery-centered living is growing, and it was an honor to be in the room together. ✨
Keep an eye out for more opportunities to join this conversation soon!
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In the Spring of 2002, a small group of women from First Baptist Church Nashville, calling themselves the Wild Group of Praying Women, were interested in the use of a vacant building in downtown Nashville. They began meeting to discuss and pray about ways to use this building to serve the less fortunate. A community survey of over thirty government and private agencies revealed that one of the largest unmet needs in Middle Tennessee was in the area of transitional housing and services for women ex-offenders.
Discussions with the landlord of the building led to an agreement to lease the facility to the newly formed agency, which was formally incorporated as the Downtown Ministry Center on March 4, 2003. By November 2003, the agency had received tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.
Founders designed a Residential Transitional Program to address the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of women coming from incarceration. The nonprofit came to be known as “The Next Door” after organizers met with a local warden. He explained that when a woman had paid her dues to society and was ready for release, she would come to “ROLL UP ONE” – a huge, intimidating door that literally rolled open to allow her to walk out to freedom. All too often, the heartbreaking story then followed the same pattern. Too many women went directly back to old neighborhoods, so called “friends”, and addiction, and then returned to incarceration within months, if not weeks. The warden said, “It’s called recidivism.”
The heart of the founders’ work came together in that moment. We would pick women up at “Roll Up One” and offer them “The Next Door” to a new home, real friends, and the opportunity to experience a fresh start. “The Next Door” would offer women HOPE!
In November 2006 the legal name of the organization was officially changed to The Next Door, Inc.
At its new, state-of-the-art facility off of Charlotte Ave. in Nashville, The Next Door provides services to women who are impacted by addiction, mental illness, trauma and/or incarceration. In recognition of the common need among residents for mental health and addiction counseling, The Next Door provides an integrated model to address the co-occurring disorders. A professional team of counselors, case managers, nurse practitioners, masters level social work interns, mentors, and job coaches complete the staff to provide comprehensive coverage to residents’ needs. Services provided include Medically Monitored Detoxification, Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Outpatient Programs and Family Services.
