In Knox County, 30% of households with children are single-parent families, according to the 2020 Census, and 60% with children under 5 are below the poverty line. Low-income single-parent families…
Wears Valley Ranch is embarking on a new era of ministry that expands its reach to further its vision: Seeing children inspired to follow Christ, healed from their past, and…
Knox County Health Department/Knox County Schools Youth Risk Behavior Surveys show that students with higher grades (A/B) have healthier habits than C/D/F students. Conversely, students with lower grades have worse…
The problem addressed is the absence of transitional housing in Anderson County for at-risk mothers with their young children. Long-term transitional housing does not exist in Anderson County. The six…
The FOCUS Ministries (FOCUS) Women’s Reentry Program (WRP) addresses the needs of formerly incarcerated women. Nearly all incarcerated women suffer from co-occurring disorders (substance misuse, anxiety, depression). Absent-mother guilt is…
There is an alarmingly high rate of maternal deaths and birth disparities in the African American community, both occurring during birth or within the first year of postpartum. As a…
Girls today face a broad range of challenges to their physical, mental, social, and emotional health: a culture of high-fat and high sugar foods, too little physical activity, media and…
Jefferson County Habitat for Humanity (JCHFH) recently conducted a supply and demand analysis of the current market in Jefferson County. The findings were clear that the low-income working class of…
The Knoxville Family Justice Center (KFJC), one of our nation’s and Tennessee’s first centralized domestic violence (DV) providers, seeks to engage Knox County faith leaders as catalysts for good community…
Addressing hunger in our community feels like a daunting and never-ending task. Operation Inasmuch wants to be part of the solution by building and supplying BLESSING BOXES through the Knoxville…