Grace Place is a faith-rooted community offering Stable Housing, Support Through Education, and Hope Through Empowerment for women with children experiencing homelessness. We walk alongside families as they rebuild their lives, providing safety for today and strength for tomorrow. We meet each family with compassion, provide the tools they need to build long-term stability, and celebrate every step of transformation.
Empowering single mothers in need and their children toward developing healthy, safe, and independent lives in the local community.
A society where every woman is empowered with the resources, safety, and supportive community needed to realize her full potential; to ensure a foundation of endless opportunity, security, and a future filled with purpose and limitless possibilities by recognizing, embracing, and using her God-given gifts.
Grace Place began with a simple conviction, “No mother should have to choose between shelter and her children’s well-being.”
From that conviction grew a home, a program, and a community designed not just to address homelessness, but to break its cycle.
What started as an act of faith has blossomed into a long-term transformational program where families find stability, discover their strengths, and build new foundations through relationships, education, and support.
Over the years, we’ve learned that the most powerful change happens slowly, consistently, and in community. Grace Place is that community.
Grace Place is more than housing.
More than a program.
More than a ministry.
It is a place deeply rooted in grace where women and children rediscover safety, rebuild stability, and reclaim the future that belongs to them.
Our program is thoughtfully designed for single mothers experiencing homelessness while trying to navigate the weight of providing safety, stability, and structure for their children.
Families don’t just stay briefly. They settle in, breathe deeply, and build new routines that support lasting change.
Life-skills classes, mentorship, accountability, spiritual care, community meals, and ongoing encouragement accompany every family’s journey.
Our work is shaped by compassion, prayer, and a deep belief in the dignity and worth of every woman and child.
This is not a shelter. It’s a transformational program built on relationship, trust, and empowerment.
A native of Hendersonville, Matt completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Tennessee before returning in 2005 to begin his career as a CPA in Nashville. He honed his skills serving privately held businesses for national and regional firms until January 2021 when he joined Davis, Brown & Company PLLC as a partner. He has a broad range of experience serving clients in the healthcare, manufacturing, retail, non-profit, and real estate industries.
Matt has always been passionate about serving and contributing to the success of nonprofits that cater to the needs of families. During his career he has served on the boards of or volunteered for organizations focused on foster care, family welfare, and homeless youth. In addition to shifting focus to the business needs of Sumner County it was also his intent to find local organizations that are benefitting his home community. He is enthusiastic about dedicating his skills and passion to help further the mission of Grace Place and make a meaningful impact in this area.
Matt resides in Gallatin with his wife (Lindsay) and three children (Caroline, Andrew, and Luke).