The Next Door is dedicated to helping women in crisis, equipping them to develop lives of wholeness and hope. The Next Door, Inc. Moves Forward with New Chattanooga and Knoxville Programs The Next Door, Inc.'s expansion plans in Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee, continue to move forward with hiring program staff, securing locations for the transitional residential facilities, and offering services to women still incarcerated in the local areas.  In the Fall of 2009, The Next Door, Inc. announced plans to open two new locations. The Chattanooga program will have capacity to serve up to 24 women coming from incarceration and anticipates accepting women into the residential program in April 2010. The Next Door Knoxville will have capacity to serve up to 16 women at a time and will receive women for the residential program beginning in February 2010. Both locations will offer housing, individual and group counseling, workforce development support, and case management. The Next Door is pleased to announce that the Knoxville program is fully staffed: The Program Director is Cathie Ragsdale; Admissions and Case Manager is Brittany Roberts; Sue Schuerenberg is the Knoxville Counselor; and Elizabeth Day is the HPRP Housing Case Manager. The Next Door is also pleased to announce the hiring of Monica Lester to be the Counselor in the Chattanooga program and Holly Oliver to serve in the role of Admissions and Case Manager. Two staff positions remain open in Chattanooga, and The Next Door is actively seeking candidates for Chattanooga Program Director and HPRP Housing Case Manager. Job Descriptions and instructions for applying may be found in the link at left under "Programs: The Next Door Chattanooga." » To see news about the opening of TND Chattanooga, click here. Linda Leathers and Andrea Overby are Salute to Excellence Finalists The Center for Nonprofit Management has announced the finalists for the 2009 "Academy Awards" of the nonprofit community in Middle Tennessee. The Next Door is honored that both Linda Leathers, Chief Executive Officer of The Next Door, Inc., and Andrea Overby, The Next Door Board Member, have been named as finalists. Read more. U.S. Drug Czar Visits The Next Door Newly appointed U. S. “Drug Czar” Gil Kerlikowske recently made his first trip outside Washington since becoming Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Read More   Cindy Sneed Selected for National Leadership Institute Cindy Sneed, Chief Clinical Officer of The Next Door, Inc. has been selected as an Associate of the inaugural Women’s Addiction Services Leadership Institute, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse   Treatment (CSAT). Read More THE NEXT DOOR ON THE WEB The Next Door is on FaceBook. Connect with our Cause and share The Next Door with your friends. We look forward to seeing you on the web. Click here to visit us on FaceBook. The United Way’s 2008 Campaign Celebration featured the success story of Rosemary Carthron, who completed The Next Door program in January 2008 and now lives in the Freedom Recovery Community.  Click here to view the video.	The Next Door provides HOPE and HEALING to women in crisis. To See photos of the anniversary celebration, click here.