Thrive LonsdaleExcellence in Academic Support Many of the at-risk children in our schools lag behind others in literacy, partly because their families are unable to provide vital support. The Imagination Library is an amazing resource, but it does not help a parent who cannot read. We will increase the size, frequency, and scope of our testing in order to focus…
Knoxville Family Justice CenterReaching Underserved Project The Knoxville Family Justice Center (KFJC), one of our nation's and Tennessee’s first centralized domestic violence providers, invites investment in Reaching the Underserved. Our pilot targets individuals experiencing abuse, but marginalized and disempowered, often leaving them silently in danger and reluctant to seek help. Providers traditionally underserve these groups that include racial/ethnic minorities, non-English…
Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric CancerThe Austin Hatcher Foundation Provides Neurocognitive Testing to Pediatric Cancer Population of East Tennessee The Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer has provided free psycho-oncology services and programs for pediatric cancer patients and their families in East Tennessee for over eleven years. Partnering with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, we identified the need for neurological assessments…
Tennessee Men’s Health Network24/7 Dad: Involving Fathers Funding from Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee is requested to underwrite 24/7 Dads, a collaboration spearheaded by Tennessee Men’s Health Network (TMHN), Tennessee Fathering Initiative (TFI), and program partner Knox County Sheriff’s Department. This present-day collaboration proposes to combine the respective program elements of the 24/7 Dad workshop, an evidence-based and certified…
ARC-USAArab Refugee Christians USA ARC-USA has spent the past two years providing materials to refugee families to create products to sell to the local community at fairs and online. We have also worked alongside local universities and businesses to promote these products that have been created by refugee families. ARC-USA’s goal, if this grant opportunity is realized, is to create…
Metro Drug CoalitionStrong Foundations: Mind, Body, Spirit Every day in our community children are being exposed to alcohol and drugs. Whether it is through their parent’s abuse of a prescription drug, their friend’s vaping, or advertisements on television of alcohol, children of all ages are becoming desensitized to the dangers of substance misuse. Young adults may have a feeling of…
Hope Resource CenterWell-Woman Care Hope Resource Center (HOPE) is requesting funding from the Trinity Health Foundation, which would provide approximately one-quarter of free well-woman exams for women in our community. Because of increased requests from their patients, HOPE began implementing well-woman exams in September 2017. This service is provided at no cost for women 21 and above who have either…
FOCUS MinistriesWomen’s Re-Entry Wellness Women returning to Knoxville from incarceration need a supportive, safe-space, therapeutic residence program facilitating long-term re-entry success. FOCUS Ministries seeks to launch Phase 2* a holistic, healthy choices program for women re-entering society from East Tennessee jails and prisons designed to address ACES and resiliency, opioid addiction prevention, and overall mental health thereby reducing recidivism and…
The Good Samaritan Center of Loudon CountyHealthy Lives, Healthy Smiles Nationally and locally, access to dental care is a major challenge for low-income adults. The importance of dental care is seen in the link between poor oral health and significant chronic illnesses, leading to economic loss for everyone. Through donations and grants, the Good Samaritan Center of Loudon County (GSC)…
SparkMedical Equipment Loan Program Access to medical equipment by people with disabilities and their caregivers is limited by financial resources, lack of healthcare coverage and amenities, and geographic location. With funding from the Trinity Foundation and other sources, Spark will create a region-wide network for durable medical equipment loan and reuse. Through the use of an online, searchable database and…