Country music superstar singer-songwriters Clint Black and John Rich will headline an exclusive music showcase at Rich’s Mt. Richmore estate to raise funds for the Davidson County General Sessions Drug Court, Cherished H.E.A.R.T.S. and Grace Empowered. The three programs help citizens break free from drug addiction and recover from human trafficking and prostitution.
“I’m proud to see our city court system working so proactively to help folks get out of the terrible cycle of human trafficking and drug abuse,” said Rich. “It’s a very inspiring thing. This is a really important initiative in Nashville and I’m happy to be able to support it any way I can.”
“When I see so much hard work and generosity going into a cause such as this, I’m very happy to lend my support,” added Black.
Tickets for “An Evening with Black and Rich,” October 25, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., are $500 each and available for purchase online at www.gsdrugcourtfoundation.org/blackandrich. Ticket price includes hors d’oeuvres, drinks and valet parking service. Capacity at Rich’s Hillsboro-West End area home is limited to 150 people. Guests are encouraged to wear “Country Glam” attire, befitting the artists’ musical styles,
“It is not often you receive such powerful vocal support from two living country music legends such as Clint and John,” said General Sessions Court Judge Casey Moreland. “They are going above and beyond anything we could dream of in supporting these important programs that change lives for the better and improve our community. An Evening with Black and Rich will be the type of special evening that can only happen in Music City.”
All ticket sales will be donated to the Davidson County Drug Court Foundation to the three benefit programs. The 501c3 nonprofit organization was created in 2009 to raise private donations to support Metro Courts’ innovative and nationally recognized treatment programs that include the General Session Drug Court, Cherished H.E.A.R.T.S. and Grace Empowered.
About the programs
Metro has gained national recognition for innovative court programs that identify treatment alternatives to traditional incarceration for qualifying candidates. The goal is to help criminal offenders turn around their lives and become productive citizens through intervention and treatment.
Moreland founded the Davidson County General Session Drug Court in 2003. The initiative identifies criminal offenders who are drug or alcohol dependent and offers a court-ordered treatment option to incarceration for eligible participants. Participants are enrolled in intensive outpatient treatment and transitional living facilities programs. Nationally, 75 percent of drug court graduates remain arrest-free for at least two years after they leave the program. Long-term studies of drug court programs finds a 45 percent reduction in crime compared to other sentencing options. Every $1 invested in drug court programming saves about $3.36 in taxpayer dollars by reducing repeat offenses and associated criminal justice system expenses.
Grace Empowered, founded in 2015, is a court-ordered prostitution intervention program operated by the Nashville-Davidson County Office of the District Attorney General. Participants can have their charges dismissed upon completion of classes that address issues such as drug addiction, trauma and health safety implications of prostitution. The program is offered eight times a year to women and men charged with misdemeanor prostitution.
Cherished H.E.A.R.T.S. (Healing Enslaved and Repressed Trafficking Survivors) was started in January 2016 to provide treatment and counseling to human trafficking victims. The program is the first of its kind in Tennessee and the just the fifth nationally to combat prostitution and human trafficking.
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