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| Boy Scouts |
The Boy Scouts serves the community by instilling values in young people and by teaching life skills through our Learning for Life, Exploring Venturing, Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs.
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| CASA of the Ninth Judicial District | CASA of the Ninth Judicial District serves Roane and Morgan Counties. Their mission is to recruit, train, and supervise volunteers that advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the family court system. CASA volunteers positively impact the lives of at risk children and research demonstrates that the intervention of a Court Advocate reduces the cycle of children reentering the Juvenile Justice System.
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| Catholic Charities |
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| The Child Advocacy Center | The Child Advocacy Center serves severely abused children by providing forensic interviews, forensic medical exams. advocacy, and therapy for victims of abuse.
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| Child and Family Tennessee | Child and Family Tennessee is changing communities one family at a time through services which include family counseling, help with domestic violence, family preservation and parenting support, among others.
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| The Children’s Fund | The Children’s Fund is a program that provides financial assistance for medical, dental and eye care as well as any other need which might prevent a child from attending school.
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| Clinch River Home Health |
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| The Council on Aging | The Council on Aging serves the 60+ population as a link to needed community resources. The focus is on the frail and isolated elderly. The Council on Aging is a program of Mid East Community Action Agency.
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| East Tennessee Information and Referral (2-1-1) | East Tennessee Information and Referral (2-1-1) is an easy to remember phone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services or to locate volunteer opportunities available in their community with only one call. Offers referrals to services such as food, clothing, and shelter; physical and mental health resources; employment support; support for children, families, or the elderly; support for people with disabilities; and volunteer and donation opportunities.
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| The Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee | The Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee helps people with epilepsy, and their families, through financial assistance, adjustment counseling, support groups, advocacy, and employment assistance. They also provide free first-aid training to the public to build awareness.
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| 4-H Volunteers | 4-H Volunteers offers projects designed to develop young people into responsible citizens by teaching life skills and decision making.
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| FISH of Roane County | FISH of Roane County is a Christian-founded organization which provides transportation for medical services.
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| Florence Crittenton Agency | The Florence Crittenton Agency strengthens communities through effective prevention and treatment services for children, families and pregnant young women.
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| Girl Scouts | Girl Scouts is highly regarded as the preeminent organization for girls in East Tennessee. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Membership is open to all girls ages 5-17 and financial assistance is available to make sure that Girl Scouting is for every girl.
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| The Homeless Program | The Homeless Program provides temporary housing to homeless families and individuals. Recipients are primarily women and children. The Homeless Program is a program of Mid East Community Action Agency.
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| HOPE of East Tennessee, Inc. | HOPE of East Tennessee, Inc. is a non-profit organization providing recovery residences and outpatient treatment for chemically dependent men and women. Our residences and outpatient center are centrally located in Oak Ridge, TN
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| Imagination Library |
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| The Literacy Council | The Literacy Council provides literacy training, basic skills enhancement and GED preparation for more than 10,000 adults needing services in Roane County.
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| The Michael Dunn Center | The Michael Dunn Center offers a comprehensive array of services for people with disabilities, allowing them to live, work and recreate in their own home community.
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| National Kidney Foundation | The National Kidney Foundation of East Tennessee’s mission is to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and family members affected by these diseases and increase the availability of all organs for transplant.
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| Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital and Center, Inc. | Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital & Center provides a full range of psychiatric services and programs designed to meet the emotional and mental health needs of the citizens of Roane County including the Indigent Medication Program for eligible individuals.
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| Roane County Cooperative Ministries | Roane County Cooperative Ministries is an emergency assistance agency operated by Roane County congregations. RCCM makes grants to low-income residents for assistance with utility, rent, mortgage payments and emergency medicine. Garden grants are also available.
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| Roane County Health Council | Roane County Health Council’s mission is to serve as a facilitator to Roane County residents for health promotion and disease prevention and to improve the health and well being of each Roane County resident by providing access to health care, health education, and disease prevention through community partnerships.
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| Roane County Rescue Squad | The Roane County Rescue Squad is an all volunteer force that provides emergency response and assistance to anyone in need. They have participated in search and rescue, assist at crash scenes, and assist civic organizations with first aid standby.
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| Roane County Youth Athletic Association | Roane County Youth Athletic Association serves Roane County children in all types of sports by teaching the value of teamwork, sportsmanship and helping to build individual confidence levels.
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| Safe Haven |
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| Salvation Army | The Salvation Army provides emergency assistance, including money for rent, utility, and medicine, and other types of assistance that may not be provided by other agencies. Serves Roane and Morgan Counties.
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| Second Harvest Food Bank | Second Harvest Food Bank provides over 255,000 meals each year to Roane County residents suffering from hunger. Food is distributed to 17 Roane County nonprofit agencies including elementary schools, churches, and local pantries.
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| Senior Citizens Home Assistance Services |
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| Senior Nutrition Program | The Senior Nutrition Program provides congregate and home delivered meals to the 60+ population. Home-delivered meals are provided based on eligibility guidelines. The Senior Nutrition Program is a program of Mid East Community Action Agency.
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| STARS | STARS is a speaking panel of sexually abstinent, pregnant or parenting teens who share their own experiences and inspiring lessons learned with middle schoolers. They encourage abstinence until marriage and share information on a variety of topics such as teen pregnancy, STDs, relationships and dating, peer pressure alcohol and drugs, and everyday challenges common to the teen scene. Stars is a program of The Florence Crittenton Agency.
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| United Way Social Services | United Way Social Services provides referrals in the community matching needs with agencies and resources. Social Services is a as a county-wide link to coordinate services to deter abuse of the system and to avoid duplication of services.
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| Volunteer Fire Departments - Roane County | East Roane County, West Roane County (www.wrcvfd.com) and South Roane County Volunteer Fire Departments are volunteer fire departments that provide fire protection and limited first response to over 17,200 people in Roane county. |