Cokesbury ChurchLocal Church Community Center 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 and connection, and we are looking to open our doors widely and more intentionally to our community. Cokesbury Church seeks to fill in some of…
Breast ConnectConnect to Conquer Breast Cancer: A Courage to Conquer Cancer & Breast Connect Partnership 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 East Tennessee Region. Patients in need within the 16-county service area are eligible. The program…
Wesley House Community CenterExpanded Childcare Services and Food Pantry Operations 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. Wesley House seeks to continue its expanded childcare, food pantry, and mobile food pantry services to low-income residents, primarily within…
Boys & Girls Clubs of the TN ValleyTeen Outreach Program in Affordable Housing Communities 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 Club sites. They will employ specific strategies designed to recruit and identify teens, reach out and…
Raising a VoiceResidential and Vocational Programming for Women of East Knoxville 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 being sexually exploited or addicted in East Knoxville. By partnering with local organizations such as American Job Center and…
Operation InasmuchGrainger County Warming House 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 nearly two-thirds of Grainger residents commute to cities in surrounding counties such as Morristown and Knoxville for work. The county lacks transportation resources, water and…
Next Step InitiativeShining a Light on the Future of Free Transitional Housing for Knoxville Women in Recovery: Noon's House 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 in recovery. Noon’s House is the only free transitional housing program…
Knoxville Inner City Kids OutreachEffective Neighborhood Youth Development 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 faith-filled organization, KICKO desires to provide an alternative to gangs' faux sense of belonging through our adult leaders and volunteers who offer…
Forever FamiliesPandemic Relationship Care Project 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 children's homes must still be addressed. The personal and interpersonal implications on marriage and family relationships will become generational. Additionally, if parents cannot model a…
East Knoxville Free Medical ClinicVACImpact COVID-19/Vaccine Project 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 to be used by the East Knoxville Free Medical Clinic (EKFMC) and its partners. VACImpact is an educational initiative to inform, engage, and…