The vision of Fig Tree, an initiative of Cokesbury Church, is to serve as a community center. More than simply sharing needed resources, the center provides an invitation to relationship…
Connect to Conquer, a partnership initiative between Breast Connect (BC) and Courage Conquering Cancer (CCC), will offer post-diagnosis assistance, patient education, and psychosocial support for breast cancer patients in the…
Wesley House’s mission is to empower and serve the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale, and Beaumont communities; its vision is to equip families with the educational, emotional, and spiritual resources needed to thrive.…
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley (BGCTNV) plans to implement the pilot “Teen Outreach Program in Affordable Housing Communities” at the Walter P. Taylor Club and Montgomery Village…
East Knoxville is a diverse and unique part of the city, lacking the opportunities available in other neighborhoods. Raising a Voice seeks to address the gap in services for women…
Grainger County is a large, rural county in East Tennessee. With all of its positives, Grainger County has many of the problems of rural counties. In 2010, reports showed that…
Next Step Initiative (NSI) plans to expand its Noon’s House, a rent-free, no-cost transitional housing program for women experiencing houselessness who have completed an inpatient treatment program and are actively…
Many of the children/youth living in Knoxville’s urban communities are especially vulnerable to gangs who seek to satisfy a child’s need to belong, although with very unhealthy consequences. As a…
Our children are hurting because our families are hurting. Even as the physical challenges of the global pandemic start to subside, most of the mental health and relational impacts on…
People of color experience death rates and infection rates with COVID-19 much higher than others. Therefore, the solution to addressing this disparity is education and access. VACImpact has been developed…