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Social Services in Knoxville
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Disability Resources | 211 | Senior Service Directory
Knoxville Part of National Project Homeless Connect
Organizations
Adult Protective Services - Tennessee Department of Human Services, Adult Protective Services staff investigate reports of abuse, neglect (including self-neglect) or financial exploitation of adults who are unable to protect themselves due to a physical or mental limitation. APS staff assess the need for protective services and provide services to reduce the identified risk to the adult.
Alcoholics Anonymous of East Tennessee
ALPS, Alzheimers Lakeway Program and Services - Provides a homelike setting for adults who should not be left alone during the day.
AMBER Alert, East Tennessee - Voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
American Red Cross Knoxville Area Chapter - Includes Campbell, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union counties.
BRIDGE Refuge and Sponsorship Services - BRIDGE is an ecumenical nonprofit organization that recruits and trains church sponsors to help refugees create a new life in East Tennessee. Bridge continues to case manage the families until they are eligible to apply for US citizenship.
CAC - CAC is a public agency serving the citizens of Knoxville and Knox County, especially seniors, low to moderate income families, the unemployed and underemployed, persons with disabilities, and other individuals with special need for services.
CEASE Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault - offer support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in our community, and to enable them to live violence free lives.
Celebrate Recovery, Cokesbury Center - Have you ever heard anyone say, "He's a hopeless drunk," or "She doesn't have a hope of getting over her habit?" Have you ever felt hopeless? Most of us who struggle with addictions know what it is to feel hopeless. We know, first hand, what it's like to want to change a destructive habit and not be able to. We know what it feels like when everyone in the world, our friends, families, and even we ourselves, have given up. There is no more lonely, more isolated or more lost feeling than hopelessness.
Celebrate Recovery, Faith Promise - can provide you a safe place to share your experiences, strengths and hopes with others who are going through the "Principles" in a Christ-Centered recovery. It will provide you with a leader who has gone through a similar hurt, hang-up on habit that will facilitate the group as it focuses on a particular Step each week. The ministry can provide you the opportunity to work through a plan to become free of addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors, which may or may not include drug/alcohol addiction.
Child Quest International
Community Coalition on Family Violence - to provide a community-wide approach to the prevention of family violence through a coordinated effort among all agencies, local government, departments, groups and courts. The Coalition shall promote education, prevention and intervention to improve the community response to family violence.
CONTACT of Knoxville - CONTACT of Knoxville is a Judeo-Christian based non-profit, confidential, telephone helpline. Trained volunteers answer the phones 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for calls from Knox County, the seven surrounding counties, and from anyone anywhere who calls the Contact helpline. We express the love of God by addressing people's need to be heard and accepted. We provide a listening ear to persons who are lonely, depressed, suicidal, mentally ill, economically disadvantaged, victims of domestic violence, or who have any other personal problems or crises in their lives.
Department of Employment Security - Tennessee career center.
Department of Human Services - Food Stamp; Families First; Medicaid; and TennCare.
Disability Resource Center
East Tennessee Information & Referral, Inc. - A comprehensive database of health and community services for the Greater Knoxville area including the 8 surrounding counties. The database provides telephone assistance and online assistance in finding help from social services.
East TN Technology Access Center
ETHRA Public Transit - A rural and public demand response transportation program for citizens in a 16-county area. Provides door to door, non-emergency transportation service. Accessible to persons with disabilities.
FISH of Knox County - Attempts to help those in emergency and distress situations in an unselfish, non-judgmental and giving way.
Florence Crittenton Agency - young women in crisis are provided with a special community that gives them a sense of belonging.
The Gateway Center - The Gateway Center is a residential adolescent alcohol and drug treatment facility, a service of Goodwill Industries
Interfaith Health Clinic - A health care ministry providing affordable medical care, mental health counseling and prescription medications for the working uninsured.
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Knoxville - Sustains a community-wide effort through the religious community to provide shelter, meals, and comprehensive services to families who are homeless, while enabling them to achieve sustainable independence.
Kay Senior Care Center - provide a safe and caring environment, which promotes independence, self-esteem, and dignity for memory-impaired seniors - enhancing the quality of life for the participants and their caregivers and supporting and strengthening the entire family.
Knox Area Rescue Ministries - Providing residential recovery, evangelism and discipleship, and a culinary training program that allows disenfranchised adults to gain the knowledge, hand-on experience, and valuable life skills that make them successful lin the food service industry.
Knox Housing Partnership - Produces both housing units and ready homebuyers. Provide a service to lenders by recruiting responsible, qualified mortgage applicants. We provide a service to neighborhoods and local businesses by undertaking targeted revitalization projects. Provide a service to families by encouraging self-sufficiency and building self-esteem.
Knox Sitters - Help couples, families, and pet owners find qualified and affordable care for their children, pets and elderly family members in Knoxville and surrounding areas.
Knoxville Area Urban League - assist African Americans and other disadvantaged groups to achieve social and economic equality primarily through service delivery, with an emphasis on employment and training, education, housing, and business development.
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, Inc. - build simple, decent, affordable homes in partnership with those in need. Volunteers and the future homeowners provide the labor in building the homes. Tax deductible donations of money, land and materials are provided by individuals, organizations and corporations.
Knoxville's Community Development Corporation - Improves neighborhoods and communities by providing quality affordable housing, advancing development initiatives, and fostering self-sufficiency.
IdeaList (Nonprofit Directory)
Impact Online (Volunteer America)
Knox County Department of Human Services
Knox County Dismas House
Knox County Service Provider Network
Knox Housing Partnership
Knoxville Area Community Center for the Deaf
Knoxville Area Red Cross
Knoxville Area Urban League - assists African Americans and other disadvantaged groups achieve social and economic equality primarily through service delivery with an emphasis on employment and training, education, housing, and business development. Race relations are also means by which Urban Leagues nationwide fulfill our mission. The vision of the League is to be the recognized leader in promoting economic, social, and technological equity in the Knoxville Area.
Knoxville Jewish Federation
Knoxville's Community Development Corporation (KCDC)
The Love Kitchen - Provides meals, clothing and emergency food packages to homebound, homeless and unemployed persons in hopes of promoting the self sufficiency of those we serve.
McNabb (Helen Ross) Center - provides mental health care services to children, adults, and families in Knoxville and East Tennessee. This regional, not-for-profit integrated system provides mental health, substance abuse, and social services in 21 counties. Teams of psychiatrists, master's level clinicians, nurses, and bachelor's level professionals are available to provide comprehensive, individualized treatment to each client and family
Metropolitan Drug Commission - the Metropolitan Drug Commission is a private, non profit corporation partially funded by local government. The mission of the Metropolitan Drug Commission of Knoxville/Knox County is to mobilize all segments of our community to individually reject and, as a community, eliminate the illegal use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
Michael Dunn Center - The Michael Dunn Center is a private non-profit program serving adults and children with developmental disabilities in East Tennessee. The agency is a grass roots organization, governed by a local volunteer board of directors. Services to children include early intervention, school age programs and a host of therapeutic interventions. Services to adults include supported employment, vocational training, community participation, residential, transportation and a variety of person centered support services.
Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Health Clinic, Inc. - Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Health Clinic, Inc. has been founded to reflect the life and Biblical teachings of Jesus Christ. Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Health Clinic's purpose is to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care for the working uninsured and others who cannot be served by other resources in the community.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance - The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that’s right for them. Many will get them free or nearly free.
Reachout - Works to improve access to health care & social services for Hispanic residential, seasonal, and migrant farmworkers in Hamblen, Jefferson, Cocke, Greene, Grainger, Unicoi, Loudon, and Knox Counties.
Salvation Army - Knoxville office
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee - Collect surplus food from local restaurants, grocery stores, produce markets, cafeterias, and caterers. The food is picked up by volunteers using a refrigerated truck and delivered the same day to one of our many area soup kitchens or group homes.
Sertoma Center, Inc.
Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Knoxville, TN - Provides quality services for all victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse, and promote a peaceful, just society through advocacy and education in partnership with the community.
Steps House, Inc. - Mission is to offer a holistic approach to break the cycle of homelessness by addressing the mental health, legal, physical, vocational, addiction and life skill issues that our clients present. This is done while helping them rebuild their lives after years of devastation brought on by these types of problems. Founding principles based on compassion for our fellow man, love, integrity and patience.
Teen Advice Online - Teen Advice Online offers free, honest, and live advice from one or more of its advice team.
Tennessee Coalitiion Against Domestic & Sexual Violence - A nonprofit organization composed of diverse community leaders and program members who share a common vision of ending violence in the lives of Tennesseans through public policy, advocacy, education, and activities which increase the capacity of programs and communities to address violence.
Tennessee Commission on Aging & Disability - Protects the rights, meets the needs, & preserves the dignity of older Tennesseans with disabilities needing home & community services through visible & effective advocacy, leadership, & stewardship.
Tennessee Donor Services, Knoxville
TennHelp - A directory of agencies and organizations in Tennessee that can help you and your family.
TSSI - Tennessee AIDS Support Services Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing education programs to help people living with HIV/AIDS make informed treatment decisions.
United Way of Greater Knoxville
Volunteer Ministry Center - A non-profit, interfaith agency serving the poor and homeless of Knoxville. Our mission is to restore dignity and productivity to the lives of the homeless, mentally ill and working poor by providing programs that help them achieve their highest level of self-sufficiency.
Volunteer Outreach - Aid in locating good used items such as furniture, clothing, personal supplies, appliances, etc. for those who have fallen victim to fire, floods, job loss, illness and other grieving events here in our community and region.
Wears Valley Ranch - Wears Valley Ranch is a Christian children's home and school that provides the Gospel of Jesus Christ, solid Bible teaching, an individualized education and the unconditional love of carefully chosen house parents to deserving young people from crisis family situations.
Wellness Community East Tennessee
Youth Emergency Shelter (YES) - Meeting the physical and emotional needs of children who are unloved, unwanted, or in some kind of trouble. Many East Tennessee area children need a temporary home of some kind - some for days, others just for a few critical hours. Foster homes are not always available and many of these children need immediate medical attention and professional guidance. The children have either been abused, abandoned, neglected, or in trouble with the Juvenile Court. Some are in protective custody and some need shelter because their parents would or could not care for them.
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