FAQ

Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee is a Nashville-based non-profit dedicated to providing support, education and hope to all people affected by cancer, including family and friends of those diagnosed. Our programming includes support groups, healthy lifestyle workshops, mind-body classes, social activities, educational lectures, and community resource information. Everything offered is evidence-based and provided free of charge. (Take a virtual tour of our Clubhouse here.)

No. Membership is free, and everything we offer is at no cost to Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee members. The support of our generous donors makes this possible.

No. Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee is a place for ANYONE impacted by cancer. We serve men, women, teens and children with all types and stages of cancer – from early diagnosis and active treatment into survivorship and bereavement. Our program is also helpful and available for families and friends of those diagnosed.

You don’t need a doctor’s referral, although many local physicians and healthcare professionals recommend Gilda’s Club to their patients and caregivers. Simply call (615-329-1124) or fill out our New Member Form here to reserve a space at an Information Session to start the free membership process.

Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee offers a variety of support and networking groups, cooking and nutrition classes, healthy lifestyle workshops, mind-body and movement classes, expressive arts workshops, educational lectures and more – all free of charge, thanks to the support of our wonderful sponsors, donors, and volunteers.

Yes. Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee is supported by a distinguished Medical Resource Council comprised of oncologists, family physicians, nurses and therapists from leading medical centers, physician practices, and hospitals throughout the Middle Tennessee area, including Tennessee Oncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Baptist Hospital, Sarah Cannon/Centennial, St. Thomas Health Services, and others.

Children and teens love to come to Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee! We support any child or adolescent who has been impacted by cancer – whether they have been diagnosed, are experiencing a family member’s diagnosis, or grieving the death of a loved one. We offer supervised play and therapeutic activities for children ages 5 and older. We also have special groups for teens, and offer family activities throughout the year.

Gilda’s Club offers much more than support groups. We also offer healthy lifestyle workshops, cooking and nutrition classes, mind-body and movement classes, expressive arts workshops, educational lectures and social events. After attending an Information Session, you simply sign up for whatever suits your interests, availability and energy. When you meet with a clinical program staff member, we may make some suggestions, but you get to control how involved you’d like to be in the Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee community. (No pressure, but have you met Steve? He didn’t think he was a support group person either.)

Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee is located at 1707 Division Street (between 17th & 18th Ave S.) in midtown Nashville – near Belmont and Vanderbilt universities and Music Row. Free parking is available on the back side of our building, accessible via the alley. In response to COVID-19, we’ve recently begun offering a variety of opportunities to find support via Zoom. Check out our Program Calendar to see what’s happening this week at Gilda’s Club.

Gilda’s Club is for anyone impacted by any type of cancer, at any time. We serve men, women, teens, children and entire families – whether they or their loved one is newly diagnosed, finishing treatment, post treatment, living chronically with cancer, experiencing a recurrence, grieving a loss, or a multi-year survivor. Finding support is easy. Start by completing a membership form. Membership is always free.

At Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee, we are committed to using our resources wisely and being as transparent as possible with our members, volunteers, donors and the community as a whole. You can access our most recent Audited Financial Statement and IRS Form 990 here, or for financial details going further into the past, visit our profile on GivingMatters.com here.

Thank you for your interest in supporting Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee. Our free cancer support program wouldn’t be possible without donors, volunteers and partners like you. Giving to Gilda’s Club is easy! You can make a one-time or recurring monetary donation here, or visit our Ways to Give page to learn about other options, such as planned giving, group fundraising and employee giving.

Support from local businesses is critical to Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee’s continued growth and success, so thank you for your interest in helping us do what we do. There are a number of ways your organization can help ensure our cancer support program remains free to people living throughout Middle Tennessee: sponsor an event, create an employee giving program and provide matching gifts – just to name a few. To learn more and get involved, email Tricia Drake, our Director of Development.