Knoxville Leadership FoundationBetter Nonprofits – Better Individuals, Better Neighborhoods, Better Communities, Healthier East Tennessee Public confidence in nonprofits is key to guaranteeing an exciting future for treating and solving our communities’ most important problems. Non-profits face many challenges in these times of economic downturn and often are not able to make the impact they might if they had more resources…
Helen Ross McNabb CenterAccess to Mental Health Care for East Tennessee Children and Adolescents The Helen Ross McNabb Center’s telepsychiatry project will provide greater access to high-quality psychiatric care for East Tennessee children, adolescents, and adults affected by mental illness, particularly those in rural locations. With a national shortage of psychiatrists, it is rare and fiscally challenging to provide mental…
Fellowship Evangelical Free ChurchKnoxville Collaborative Marriage Initiative A stable, healthy marriage is strongly linked to physical and emotional health and is a fundamental building block of a healthy community. However, Tennessee is one of ten states with the highest divorce rates, and broadly accessible programs for strengthening marriage are nonexistent in Knoxville. This project will equip clergy and volunteers to…
East Tennessee Children’s HospitalTelehealth: Improving access to Pediatric Sub-Specialists When a primary care physician identifies a unique health problem in a child, early evaluation, diagnosis and treatment improve outcomes. A major barrier to early treatment for low-income families in rural areas is transportation. East Tennessee Children’s Hospital will establish a Telemedicine Service to increase access to Pediatric Specialists for patients…
Cokesbury United Methodist ChurchSusannah’s House-Building a Place for Hope Mothers and babies share many things. They share a special relationship that’s like no other. They share physical traits. They share a bloodline. And, in ever-increasing numbers, they share an addiction. East Tennessee has the second largest number, nationally, of infants born dependent on the opioid drugs abused by their mothers,…
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 –…