Connecting People In Need with resources in Knox, Union, and grainger County


Coordinator:

Terrel WHitaker

865-680-6587



Judy Phipps

865-414-5839

  • Second Harvest
  • Food Pantries
  • Blessing Boxes
  • Beneath the Cross
  • Mobile Meals
  • Grainger County Baptist Association: Serves Grainger Co.  (bring proof of address) 178 Cambridge Ave 865-828-4001Mon-Thurs 9am- 3pm. Wednesday serves hot meals
  • Christ UMC 7535 Maynardville Hwy, - food pantry 10am -2pm each Wednesday. Arrangements can be made in case of emergency on another day or time.
  • Cross Roads Presbyterian, 4329 E. Emory Rd, - Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-7 pm each second Tuesday and 10-11a.m. each fourth Saturday
  • Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, - Children’s Clothes Closet and food pantry 11a.m.-1pm each third Saturday
  • Johnson Chapel - food pantry 3rd Wednesday of every month starting at 7pm.

Donna Moore

865-321-3697


Amy Buck

865-803-3911



Joyce Cox

865-382-5633

  • New Beginnings Baptist Church (Thompson School Road) 
  • Beneath the Cross (HWY 61 Luttrell) 
  • Loretta’s Closet, 10 Am-12pm the last Saturday of every month, Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 4110 Central Ave Pike. Brunch, short devotion, fellowship and a trip to the closet with clothes and accessories. 865-687-6622.
  • Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6125 Lacy Road, offers Children’s Clothes Closet and Food pantry 11 a.m. -1 pm each third Saturday. 

Barbara Smith (Medical) 865-803-5717


Judy Phipps (Vision) 865-414-5839

   

Sally Dunn (Blind) 865-242-7407

  • Rural Medical (income based) 
  • Cherokee Health (income based) 
  • Spark (takes donations and provides medical supplies to those in need)  
  • Lions Club: 3rd Wednesday of the month does eye exams/ glasses by appt. -  Call Judy for an appt. (865)-414-5839.
  • Halls Vision Clinic - Call Terrel for an appt (865)-680-6587.
  • Helen Ross McNabb
  • RAM Medical
  • Interfaith Health Center Medical, Mental, Dental Phone- 865-546-7330
  • Kim Health Center Low cost/free clinic- for working uninsured of east Tn
    Medical & dental   Phone- 865-577-3733
  • For Veterans -That are approved
    VA dental clinic in Knoxville Phone- 865-769-6400
  • Appalachian miles for smiles
    Provide dental and vision at NO cost they offer free events- Appalachia miles for smiles Phone 423-230-8888
  • When someone does not have insurance UT affiliated facilities will still see and treat them


  • KUB social services 865-558-2155. You will need to know the name on the account and address, account number, and how much they are behind. 
  • Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Maynardville, TN

https://affordablehousingonline.com/housing-search/Tennessee/Maynardville

  • Office of aging in Union County has many programs that we may be able to join into for Union County 

https://unioncountytn.gov 

  • Tax Relief / Tax Freeze Applications - Trustee - Knox County Tennessee Government

https://knoxcounty.org/trustee/taxapp.php

  • Tax relief this is a state program done through each county

4 areas to lock in and if qualify get money back, tax relief for elderly and disabled, tax freeze for seniors, tax relief for disabled veterans and tax relief for widowers of disabled veterans.


For the elderly, they must be 65 and older and have an annual income of less than $60,000 a year.

  • Knoxville Area Project Access

https://kapatn.org/

  • Knoxville Area & Appalachian Mountain Project Access – East Tennessee Lions Clubs

http://tnlions.org/projects/kapa-ampa/


For free house furnishing.  please contact Dennis Jones at 865-804-3981.


Examples include:  Beds, couches, refrigerators, washers, dryers, plates, forks, and spoons.


https://www.knoxbar.org/index.cfm?pg=UpcomingLegalClinicsforPublicAttention Veterans!

Knoxville Bar Association and Legal Aid of East Tennessee are offering an IN PERSON Free Legal Advice Clinic at the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office.   This is a joint project of the Knoxville Barristers, the Young Lawyers Division of the Knoxville Bar Association (KBA), KBA/Barristers Access to Justice Committees, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office, the University of Tennessee College of Law, Lincoln Memorial University – Duncan School of Law, and the local VA office. 

 

Any veteran seeking legal help is encouraged to attend the Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans (https://www.knoxbar.org/index.cfm?pg=UpcomingLegalClinicsforPublic) in person at the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office 1101 Liberty Street Knoxville, TN 37919, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.   The next clinic is on December 10th, 2025. 

 

Contact: Clint Wren, Pro Bono Attorney for Legal Aid of East Tennessee, (865)637-0484 or Tracy Chain, Lawyer Referral & Information Service Administrator, (865) 522-6522

 

Please feel free to print and distribute a copy of our flyer (https://www.knoxbar.org/docDownload/2539655) for this event to any interested parties.

 

Veterans who are not able to attend the clinic in person are encouraged to continue to use the telephone clinic option.  Preregistration is required for the telephone clinic and veterans are asked to call Legal Aid of East Tennessee at (865)637-0484 to preregister.

 

Please note: This is an advice-only clinic.  Clients can expect legal advice, but no wills are drafted at this clinic nor legal work performed.

  

Attorneys will be available to provide consultations in legal issues such as:

 

Landlord/tenant

Veterans Benefits

Bankruptcy

Criminal defense

Consumer protection

Contract disputes

Estate Planning

Child support

Personal injury

General Legal Issues


Knox County Veteran’s Services
1000 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917
865-215-5645
The mission of the Veterans Services Office is to assist Veterans and their dependents
in filing applications for:
Service Connected Disability Compensation
Improved Pension Program with Housebound/Aid and Attendance
Health Benefits Enrollment
Burial Benefits, Flags, Headstones, Markers and Military Honors
Order Replacement Copies of Discharge Papers, Military Records and Service Medical
Records
GI Bill, Vocational Rehabilitation and Dependents Educational Assistance
VA Insurance Programs
File Notice of Disagreements and Appeals for Denied Claims
We provide information to Veterans and families on all federal and state benefits earned
by Veterans in their service to their country.

Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255
Press 1 or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year

MILITARY ONE SOURCE
1-800-342-9647 https://www.militaryonesource.mil/home

TN Department of Veterans Services
County Veterans Services Office Lookup
https://www.tn.gov/veteran/contact-us/county-veterans-services.html

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans benefits and customer
satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high
quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our department's employees
continue to offer their dedication and commitment to help veterans get the services they
have earned. Our nation's veterans deserve no less.
Benefit Categories:
Burials and Memorials, Careers and employment, Disability, Education and training,
Family members, Health care, Housing assistance, Life insurance, Pensions.
https://www.va.gov/

McNabb Center – Military Services
Counseling & mental health
3712 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921 (865) 444-2333
Tennessee Mental Health & Social Services | The McNabb Center

Abundant Hope Ministry

1808 BUFFALO TRAIL MORRISTOWN, TN 37814

Phone: 423-254-1700       Fax:423-254-1701



Abundant Hope Ministries is a Christ-centered, state-approved addiction recovery program certified by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and the Department of Correction. 

 

Application — Abundant Hope Ministry