Grant Awards2015 Phase I Small Grant A-1 Learning Connections – SMART Institute Healthy Living Artistic Spectrum – Autism Site Knoxville: A Community Support Bethany Christian Services – Safe Families for Children Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee – Mentor 2.0 Connect Ministries – The Family Intervention, Restoration and Mentoring (FIRM) Project Feeding the Orphans – Man Up @ Zion…
Grant Awards2014 Phase I Grantees Bethany Christian Services – Safe Families for Children Social Connections and Support Training Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee – Mentor 2.0 Cokesbury United Methodist Church – Susannah’s House – Building a Place for Hope Contact Care Line – Enhancing Critical Support for Young People with Chat and Text East Tennessee Children’s Hospital –…
Grant Awards2013 Phase I Grantees Allies for Substance Abuse – Anderson County Juvenile Drug Court Program Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee – The Parent Network: Parent Engagement and Skill Development Breakthrough Corporation – Project Search: Knox County Employment Training for the Disabled Cherokee Health Systems – Healthy Pregnancies Inner City Knox Compassion Coalition – Establish the getting Ahead…
University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Department of Pastoral CareContinuing Education in Medical Pastoral Care for East Tennessee Spiritual Leaders The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Department of Pastoral Care will address the spiritual needs of the Knoxville area’s medical community by providing training in clinical pastoral care to community spiritual leaders and volunteers associated with area hospitals’ chaplaincy programs. By…
Interfaith Health ClinicInterFaith Living Well Program – Chronic Disease Management Interfaith Health Clinic will hold training classes called The InterFaith Living Well initiative which aims to improve the health and overall quality of life of working uninsured individuals suffering from chronic disease. IF Living Well will lead participants through a six-week workshop aimed at educating and motivating chronic disease sufferers…
Emerald Youth FoundationTransformation Through Sports Emerald Youth Foundation will provide a program for kids to be physically active and be transformed through sports. An urban soccer program is being developed and, at full capacity will grow to reach over 500 young athletes in Knoxville’s poorest communities. Emerald will run soccer programs, providing opportunities for urban kids and young adults to…
Compassion CoalitionThe Future Story Project Compassion Coalition will develop through Getting Ahead classes The Future Story Project which will serve Knox County residents who wish to escape from the economic environment of poverty and long to build a better future for themselves and their families. Each Getting Ahead class composed of 10 – 12 individuals, known as Investigators who currently…
Breakthrough CorporationEmployment Opportunities for Job Seekers with Disabilities Breakthrough Corporation will initiate Project SEARCH, a program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Knoxville area which will provide them with life-enriching new opportunities for employment in well-paying, skilled jobs. Two sites of the nationally acclaimed Project SEARCH program will be established at leading Knoxville employers. Project SEARCH provides…