AGAPE Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee

Martha B.

My experience with Agape was temporary. I found privacy difficult given my future husbands family had relative associated with Agape and no matter what my decision, to marry or not marry him, ( spit spat) they were there to pick up the ball (* my Beautiful 5 lb14oz baby girl and run it in if i dropped it. Adoption would have been interfered with by them and it was not even a consideration I entertained. I did learn alot, I sacrificed elopement for those lessons and I cried my Gesthemane prayers with complete exhaustion watching a lady give her child up as I ran out of Vanderbilt Medical Center isolated and alone...and crying as she screamed " Bring my baby back" to the Social worker. She roomed in with her newborn bonding prior to that moment.
I worked in The Nashville Courthouse and the Snyders supported my decision and were rare. One night stating, " Not sure I would have put myself through this."
I am a Christian and there isn't a rich house. Big swing set, tuition already invested, nursery shelves stocked and waiting for " your precious child" that could have changed my mind .
I sold out of my Dad's family business, married my daughters Dad and ceremony by relative and minister who were involved with Agape in Montgomery, AL I loved my Mother in laws sister and husband and my husbands elder grandfather JD who insisted he stop trying to talk me out of going to ACU in 1976.
We did divorce after 7 years and 2 miscarriages. But we had another child 2 years after our daughter Jennifer Leah Hardin Hardwick wss born.
Unfortunately. The Monopoly worked for him, not me.in his hometown .
We were friends , met at church , stayed friends for distant miles as I went to ACU and Freed Hardeman .We met 1974 , dated through 1975-long distance to 1979 and I ran and my girl friend I went to see had connections to aGApE through Foster home parenting.
Money is not the key to anything; adoption or marriage. You can do everything you should and sometimes it's not enough for the courts , your in laws or your husband....
your Platonic courtship either.
Trust and Obey..!
Being a single mom would not have given me my son, but it's a church political battle and war and sometimes you really do not know people even when you think you do.
Who raises you imparts many false perceptions and Christians ....what did you do wrong? I would house a single mom but never should that single mom be in the foster home of the father of her child through Agape either. Policy is not that ...conflict of interest...or on The Board of Agape.
It has taken me 45 years for this submussive wife to write this tragedy..
It could have been their Dad who felt what I feel. Oh good grief...not him.Not that! He would be in bad male child support company..* Sorry for the sarcasm. Losers use sarcasm too much.

Who said this?
I wish I could just hug my grandchildren and look in on their birthday parties. Nothing has ever hurt me this bad.. i would adopt, but i would never give up my child. I was displaced out of overwhelming circumstances.
Pray for men but hold true to the Mothers you minister to...always...always..alway.
Selfishness is real.

Tabitha R.

No matter what you do the world will treat you as less and think of you as less when you go with adoption…. So choose wisely. If you’re adopting actually have humanity.

Carla D.

My experience with having counseling through Agape was very positive. It was several years ago but because it was so positive I dove in and volunteered with them at many functions and even worked there for a time. I couldn't recommend them more. Agape has a heart for people and for our community whether through counseling, safe haven care for women or through the foster care system! Many thanks to Agape for literally saving so many people's lives.

Laura T.

We get excellent support from this agency as foster parents. The therapists are knowledgeable and professional as well. Our case managers have been thorough and responsive. Highly recommend.

clint H.

Agape Nashville is a wonderful organization aimed to help serve those that struggle to take care of themselves. They have a wonderful staff and have many services from foster care and adoption to counseling and domestic violence care, all designed to help the underserved.

Tabatha C.

This agency both talked to and treated me horribly before I ever spoke a word to them. They played the system to make sure their friends, whom they both go to church with and even occasionally work with, able to adopt their first received infant foster instead of the baby’s own family who fought for him for 8 months, since he was 6 weeks old. We even were granted custody by a Davidson county juvenile judge. To be so selfish when there are so many children that need homes with no family… sad

Response to Agape- oh, no thank you. I feel like Agape has said enough to me. And when you have a court ruling stamped for one day and then agape‘s contract with the foster family is voided the following day and you have a written statement from the foster family stating that agape ended their contract early because they believe the baby belongs with them. It’s pretty cut and dry.

Jade F.

I scheduled my first appt in May of 2022 and was never told about the cancellation and rescheduling policy during my phone interview. I was told they were going to let me know if they accepted my insurance and that I could cancel if they do not. I got a call back and was told they do not accept my insurance and the reason I cancelled was because I couldn’t afford therapy out of pocket without insurance. I recently quit my job due to being discriminated against for my mental and was unable to continue my therapy at a different location completely separate from Agape. I called Agape because I was referred to by my partner and rescheduled with the same therapist. I was upset the day I called due to personal mental health issues and was also told by Sara that I could not see the same therapist which upset me, and even apologized to her after. I had to unfortunately reschedule again because I am currently on vacation and thought I’d have enough time for my therapy appt. and realized I would not. I called in advance to cancel the appt. over the weekend. I called back to reschedule my appt. for Wednesday and was told everything was rescheduled and it was for 9am. Then I get a call from Sara stating that I had to pay for my therapy appt. in advance and that it was never rescheduled. I was very confused at this point because of all of the miscommunication. This was a trigger for my mental health and over whelmed me. I also spoke with Joselyn and I asked her if I could file a complaint for how I was treated and she said “Well, you were rude to Sara and disrespectful”. I understand the situation but I don’t think it’s professional for the front staff to keep throwing in my face how I was upset that day and that I was rude to Sara and me and Sara had already worked it out and apologized to one another. Sara also laughed at me during our first phone call, which I did not appreciate after I told her I didn’t appreciate how I was being spoken to. I was also told by Joselyn that there’s a policy that therapists have the right to terminate and there was just a lot of confusion when all I wanted to do was receive help for my mental health. Then I was told to leave a voicemail to the therapist but I didn’t understand why I had to when I just wanted to file a complaint. I was told I could leave a voicemail with the director but when I was transferred I was told that I needed to leave a voicemail to the therapist, so I’m extremely confused at this point. This is my formal complaint for how I was treated at Agape just by the front staff. The unprofessionalism, the miscommunication and being turned away after I was never aware of any of these policies. I will unfortunately go receive mental health care somewhere else. I don’t even feel comfortable going back to agape after this experience.

Cherl C.

I have struggled with our AGAPE experience for years. I regret not coming forward until now. They would not even return our binder of family pictures that we made for a potential adoption. The person that interviewed us actually fell asleep while we were talking and blamed it on allergy medicine. We ended up "aging" out as potential adoptive parents. One of my biggest regrets in life is not adopting. I have a dear friend that ended up adopting internationally because it was easier. In hindsight we should have made a wiser choice when choosing an adoption agency.