Offers computerized labor market information, internet access, workshops, an online talent bank, job placement, recruitment and training.
Employment
American Job Center (Tennessee Career Center)
Phone: 865-483-7474
Toll Free: 800-232-1565
Fax: 865-483-9209
136 S Illinois Ave #102
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-5359
Anderson County Community Action Commission
Provides training, technical assistance, and advocacy to families. Offers assistance with commodities (bimonthly-qualify by income) that serves low income (125% poverty guidelines) residents of Anderson County. The food pantry serves low income residents of Anderson County.
Appalachian OUTreach
Organization to empower, connect and support E.TN lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer LBGTQ+ people through the provision of safe and healthy, inclusively welcoming and affirming programs and respect for partnerships, which promote community building, resource development and education for all.
Phone: 865-268-9098
Fax: 865-318-9025
Email: etn.appalachianoutreach@gmail.com
℅ Sharon Brown, PO Box 5568, Maryville, TN 37802
Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville
Breakthrough offers residential services, in-home support, personal assistance, day services, a saturday therapeutic recreation program, community based activities focusing on education, job skills development, community integration, employment and community first services, and also hosts a social group for adults with autism.
Phone: 865-247-0065
Fax: 865-247-0066
900 East Hill Ave Suite 145
Knoxville, TN 37915
Disability Law and Advocacy Center
Disability and Law Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC) advocates for the rights of Tennesseans with disabilities to ensure they have an equal opportunity to be productive and respected members of our society. For people who qualify, DLAC may be able to assist with problems related to their disability like abuse and neglect outside of the home; discrimination in housing, transportation, employment; and access to public and private programs and services.
Organization Phone: 1-800-342-1660
Knoxville Office Phone: 865-670-2944
Fax: 865-470-7028
9050 Executive Park Drive, Suite 101-B
Knoxville, TN 37923
Disability Resource Center
Provides information and referral, peer support advocacy, and independent living skills training for persons with disabilities.
Phone: 865-637-3666
(For deaf only): TTY 865-637-6796
Fax: 865-637-5616
900 East Hill Avenue, Suite 120
Knoxville TN, 37915
East TN Adult Education, Anderson County Office
Serves Anderson county residents that are low-income and dislocated workers. Provides assessment and testing, basic skills/academic enrichment, career counseling, employment training classes, keyboarding/computer literacy classes, “Survival Skills for Women/Men”, “Adventures in Attitudes”, classes, job search assistance, GED Classes, work experience and on the job training, assistance with skilled classroom training and off-site and supportive services to assist with travel and other training and work-related costs.
Hours: M-F 8am-4:30pm
Phone: 865-457-7323
214 Nave Street
Clinton, TN 37716
Emory Valley Center
Provides a comprehensive array of educational, vocational, residential, rehabilitation and senior services, programs, and support to over 1,400 adults and children monthly in 16 E. Tn. Counties.
Phone: 865-483-4385
715 Emory Valley Rd.
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Family Resource Center (Lake City) - Anderson and Campbell Counties
Offers referral source for food pantry, clothing closets, parenting classes, computer classes, tutoring of children, and pre-school classes for mother and kids one day a week. Summer offering of Camp Discovery.
Phone: 865-426-7876
1132 South Main Street
Lake City, TN 37769
Family Resource Center (Norwood) - Morgan County
Offers tutoring for reading, math, etc., adult computer classes, a 2-week academic summer camp for children, community events and referral for other services.
Phone: 865-435-6556
Director: Courtney Vandevander
803 East Tri County Blvd.
Oliver Springs, TN 37840
Family Self Sufficiency Program
The Oak Ridge Housing Authority runs the program. Serves Oak Ridge and area 10 miles beyond Oak Ridge. Assists residents of public housing locate training or education, which will enable them to find better jobs.
Hours: M, Tues., Thurs, F (8:30-5:00) W (8:30-1:00)
Phone: 865-482-1006 ext. 28
10 Van Hicks Place
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Goodwill Industries
Serves Anderson, Roane, and Morgan counties with referral from Department of Rehabilitation Services. Offers programs to enhance academic scores: Teach basic job skills (resume and cover letter writing); vocational evaluation; job placement; driver’s education; classes on how to use Excel, Word, and the Internet.
Phone: 865-481-3571
Retail Store Phone: 865-481-3227
695 Emory Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Knox County Career Center
Phone: 865-594-2741
Fax: 865-594-2767
2700 Middlebrook Pike, Suite 100
Knoxville, TN 37921
Knox County Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: 865-594-2741
TTY: 865-594-6006
Fax: 865-594-6535
or: 865-523-7852
520 West Summit Hill Drive, Suite 301
Knoxville, TN 37902
Regional Supervisor: Amy Radar
Southern Immigrant Legal Services
Provides free legal services to migrant and seasonal farm workers in TN, KY, AL, MS, LA and AR.
Phone: 615-750-1200
Toll Free: 866-721-7828
Fax: 615-366-3349
311 Plus Park Boulevard, Suite 135
Nashville, TN 37217
Tennessee Career Center in Anderson County
Serves Anderson County residents that are low-income and dislocated workers.
Provides assessment and testing, basic skills/academic enrichment, career counseling, employment training classes, keyboarding/computer literacy classes, “Survival Skills for Women/Men”, “Adventures in Attitudes” classes, job search assistance, GED classes, work experience and on-the-job training, assistance with skilled classroom training and off-site and supportive services to assist with travel and other training and work-related costs.
Hours: M-F (8am-4:30pm)
Phone: 865-483-7474
101 South Main Street, Suite 490
Clinton, TN 37716
Tennessee Career Center at Oak Ridge
Offers computerized labor market information, Internet access, workshops, an on-line talent bank, job placement, recruitment and training.
Phone: 865-483-7474
Fax: 865-483-9209
599 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite B
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Provides information on how to file for unemployment insurance.
Veterans Office
The mission of the Anderson County Veterans Service Office is to provide Veterans, widows and their dependents counseling and assistance in filing for disability compensation, pension, death benefits, education, vocational rehabilitation, medical and dental treatment, insurance and home loan benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Office Hours: M-F (8am-5pm)
Phone: 865-463-6803
Director Cell: 865-556-0997
Fax: 865-457-6263
Leon Jaquet, US Navy (Retired), Director
100 North Main Street, RM #114
Clinton, TN 37716
Fee Assistance
Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC)
ADFAC works through the Social Services and Affordable Housing programs to provide direct financial aid, home rehabilitation, one-on-one counseling and/or preventive education to those affected by poverty. ADFAC’s mission is to promote self-sufficiency and family stability through programs that provide assistance for
immediate needs and help families plan for and/or prevent future crises. Offers emergency assistance for household items, school supplies, utilities.
Hours: M-Thurs. (8:30am-12pm and 1-4:30pm)
Phone: 865-483-6028
First Presbyterian Church
1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Anderson County Community Action Commission
Provides training, technical assistance, and advocacy to families. Offers assistance with commodities (bimonthly-qualify by income) that serves low income (125% poverty guidelines) residents of Anderson County. The food pantry serves low income residents of Anderson County.
Bethany Christian Services
Services include adoption, foster care, and pregnancy counseling. We also provide counseling to families, assist refugees and immigrants resettling in the U.S.
Caregiver Relief Assisted Living
Directory to find home health providers and financial assistance.
Phone: 1-800-294-9621
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee
Catholic Charities offers reality based therapy, which helps clients gain effective control of their lives through increased self-awareness. Services include individual, family, marital, and group therapies. Services are provided on a voluntary basis with payment based on a sliding scale.
Phone: 865-524-9896
3009 Lake Brook Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37909
Child and Family Therapy Center
Provides individual therapy for a full range of mental issues. Anyone can be seen without insurance, and reduced fees are available upon request.
Hours: M-F (9am-4:45pm)
Phone: 423-481-2536
or: 423-691-3332
Toll Free: 1-800-226-6539
315 Pennsylvania Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Child Support Office
Child Support Enforcement
Phone: 615-313-4880
Clinch River Home Health
Provides in-home nursing, aide services and rehabilitation therapies to the sick, disabled, and elderly. Private fees are based on income.
Clinton Baptist Association
Serves Anderson County. Assists low-income families with utilities. Also helps with prescriptions, rent etc.
Hours: M-F (9:00am-1:00pm)
Phone: 865-457-9481
400 Market Street
Clinton, TN 37722
Clinton Housing Authority
Provides public housing for Anderson County. Eligibility determined following credit checks, police background checks and landlord references. Provides low-cost vouchers for the area.
Phone: 865-457-9692
825 McAdoo St.
Clinton, TN 37716
Crime Victim Compensation Program
Phone: 615-741-2734
Disability Resource Center
Provides information and referral, peer support advocacy, and independent living skills training for persons with disabilities.
Phone: 865-637-3666
(For deaf only): TTY 865-637-6796
Fax: 865-637-5616
900 East Hill Avenue, Suite 120
Knoxville TN, 37915
Habitat for Humanity
Provides home ownership to low and very low income residents of Anderson County. Also aid in repair of homes. Homes are built or renovated using as much volunteer labor and donated materials as possible. If a person is too poor to secure a bank loan, Habitat will help them secure one.
Phone: 865-482-7713
111 Randolph Road.
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Interfaith Health Clinic
Serves all areas. Primary medical care, dental care, mental health treatment, counseling, eye care, pharmacy. Hospitalization for diagnosis and treatment.
Phone: 865-546-7330
315 Gill Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37917
Laurel Goodrich: 865-482-2003
Paige Newsom: 865-482-7782
Ladies of Charity
Emergency assistance program offers assistance with medication, with rent and utility payment, 3-day food supply to families 3 times a year. Help is given to children through baby food.
Hours: M-F (9:30am-1:30pm)
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & The Cumberland’s
Phone: 865-483-8454
800-238-1443
575 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite 101
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
P.O. Box 5209
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs. We provide federally funded assistance in managing costs associated with: Home energy bills, Energy crises, weatherization, and energy-related minor home repairs.
Phone: 202-401-9351
Fax: 202-401-5661
Staff Contacts, Division of Energy Assistance
Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance
Aerospace Building, 5th Floor West
370 L’Enfant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
Mid-East Community Action Agency
Low income home energy assistance program.
Hours: M-Thurs (7:30am-11:30am) and (12:15am-4pm), F (7:30am-1pm)
Phoenix Counseling Services
Phone: 865-548-7474
729 North Charles Seivers Blvd.
Clinton, TN 37716
Rural Development-USDA
Provides loans for low-income families to purchase a home.
Phone: 865-523-3338
4730 New Harvest Lane, Suite 3
Knoxville, TN 37918
Student/Family Support Project
Phone: 865-483-8454
or: 800-238-1443
226 Broadway
Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
TALS is a statewide non-profit organization that seeks to build partnerships to support the delivery of effective civil legal services for low-income and elderly Tennesseans. TALS is committed to increasing equal access to justice across Tennessee. TALS is an alliance of the federally funded legal aid programs, independent providers of civil legal services, and supporting agencies in Tennessee.
Phone: 615-627-0956
or: 888-395-9297
Fax: 615-627-0964
50 Vantage Way, Suite 250
Nashville, TN 37228
Tennessee Department of Human Services
Provides help with food stamps, Families First, Medicaid, and TENNcare.
Hours: M-F (8am-4:30pm)
Phone: 865-457-3660
182 Frank L. Diggs Dr. Suite 200
Clinton, TN 37716
Torch ESG Program
HUD/THDA funded financial assistance for eligible individuals and families who face homelessness or would remain homeless.
Hours: M,W,F (9am-12pm) Tues. (1pm-4pm) Closed Thursday.
Phone: 865-318-4788
Fax: 865-481-7225
320 Robertsville Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Veterans Office
The mission of the Anderson County Veterans Service Office is to provide Veterans, widows and their dependents counseling and assistance in filing for disability compensation, pension, death benefits, education, vocational rehabilitation, medical and dental treatment, insurance and home loan benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Office Hours: M-F (8am-5pm)
Phone: 865-463-6803
Director Cell: 865-556-0997
Fax: 865-457-6263
Leon Jaquet, US Navy (Retired), Director
100 North Main Street, RM #114
Clinton, TN 37716
Weatherization Assistance Program
Administered by ETHRA. This program is designed to assist low-income families with insulation (both ceiling and floor), weather-stripping, replacement of windows and doors. Services are available to Anderson County Residents only.
Phone: 865-691-2551 Ext. 4
For Appointment: 865-457-3259
911 Cross Park Dr., D-100
Knoxville, TN 37823