Approximately 1,200 veterans live in Knox County. Many of them face difficulties securing gainful employment when returning to civilian life and are in need of safe, decent, and affordable housing…
A sustainable model has been developed to provide rapid services to the homeless who arrive at KARM needing treatment, counseling, and training for re-entry back into the community. A new…
Cherokee will set up a respite care center for the homeless population at Knox Area Rescue Ministries to provide care for clients who have been discharged from the hospital but…
Due to the unfortunate rise in the number of drug-dependent babies born experiencing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, there is a gap in resources to help guide mothers and babies through the…
In Knox County, approximately 260,000 adults, many over the age of 65, are raising their grandchildren. CAC will enhance its current support group programs for grandparents to include night groups…
The YWCA will provide victims of domestic violence with advocacy by providing direct services including safety, assistance through the justice system, and crisis intervention to victims of violence. This will…
To combat obesity and inactivity, the Baker Creek Preserve Adventure Park adjacent to South Doyle Middle School will be built to have features that are specific to middle school students,…
Many vision problems go undiagnosed in preschoolers, particularly in low-income neighborhoods. Impact America- Tennessee will implement vision screenings by trained volunteer college interns in preschools and child care centers in…
Helen Ross McNabb Center will pilot a Vivitrol medication-assisted treatment program for repeat, non-violent offenders to provide substance abuse treatment for opioid substance use disorders. This drug reduces cravings and…
Children’s Hospital will establish the “Grow With Me” care coordination and clinic for children born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Approximately one-third of the NAS infants born in Tennessee are treated…