Boys & Girls Clubs in TennesseeAddressing Youth Mental Health Needs Post COVID-19 Pandemic The majority of youth and families to be served come from low-income households and are among the most vulnerable populations. The Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee propose a project that intends to explore innovative models, strategies, and programs that reduce barriers and improve access to youth…
CrossingsThe Power of Presence in Public Education Public education stress levels are at an all-time high. Most funding for healthier schools deals primarily (or exclusively) with students and their trauma. But students are not the only ones bringing trauma into our schools. This project will focus on the personnel at Crossings, a faith community, to develop a formal chaplaincy pilot…
Legacy Parks FoundationMulti-generational Playspace Over 80% of Knox County’s adults do not get the recommended amount of physical activity for long-term health benefits. Some even report no physical activity at all. Local youth and adult obesity rates and their lack of physical activity are two major risk factors for chronic disease and death. Increasing physical activity can prevent many poor…
McNabb CenterResidential Reentry Program for Individuals Released from Jail with History of Opioid Use In Tennessee, tens of thousands of people struggle with opioid use disorder. It is among the hardest-hit states when it comes to the opioid epidemic. In 2018, the state saw 1,304 opioid overdose deaths, and in 2018 more than six million painkiller prescriptions were written in…
MEDIC Regional Blood CenterShining a Light on Sickle Cell Disease in East Tennessee More than 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease. Patients with sickle cell often need blood transfusions, and these transfusions are a lifeline for them. Unfortunately, when it comes to donating blood, minority donors are under-represented and are less likely to become regular donors. For example, statistics show…
Mental Health Association of East TennesseeTreatment Access Bank The Treatment Access Bank will remove insurmountable behavioral health access to care barriers for troubled persons by matching these individuals with practitioners who have open schedule capacity for short-term care. Many persons delay mental health care due to perceived insurmountable barriers like long wait lists, inadequate insurance networks where some listed providers…
Metro Drug CoalitionSuccess Beyond the Trauma Vulnerable youth experiencing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are struggling due to the lasting effects of childhood trauma. As a result, negative daily health choices can lead to behavioral health issues such as depression, anxiety, unhealthy nutrition, smoking, and vaping. These unhealthy coping mechanisms can ultimately lead to substance misuse. Children need to know that…
Mountain Hope Good Shepherd ClinicAddressing Barriers to Healthcare Access for the Uninsured in Gatlinburg Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic plans to engage in a needs assessment and feasibility study and complete a business plan for establishing a Clinic in the Gatlinburg area of Sevier County. Per Data USA, from 2018 to 2019, the percentage of uninsured in Gatlinburg increased by…
Susannah's HouseHealthy Living for Moms and Babies Susannah's House programs of recovery have been growing in capacity and impact for the past eight years. The dream has been to build affordable supportive housing on the property adjacent to Susannah's House's primary facility to provide a safe, stable, loving environment for low-income pregnant or postpartum mothers who need a recovery program…
The Restoration HouseMixed-Income Trauma Responsive Early Education Initiative 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 often are stuck in a system that discounts their traumatic experiences (ACEs). Multiple indicators point to their children struggling and, in fact,…