Faith-based residential recovery program for women, focused on reuniting mothers with their children, with housing, classes, life skills and work opportunities.
16-bed medically monitored adult detox unit, then Magnolia Ridge 48-bed residential treatment for men with addiction and co-occurring needs; intensive outpatient also offered.
24-bed gender-specific residential treatment for women with addiction and/or co-occurring mental health needs, usually stepping down from Turning Point detox.
Greene County's community mental health center: outpatient mental health, substance use and co-occurring treatment for children, teens and adults, plus case management.
Reduced-fee (sliding) scale; TennCare, Medicare and private insurance accepted; people unable to pay may be served through government/United Way funding
Ages 16-25 living in Greene, Sullivan or Hawkins County with a mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, intellectual disability or substance use issue
Emergency help started by the local ministerial association in 1984: food every 30 days, limited help with electric, water, rent/mortgage, disaster relief, and the Coal Fund (up to $200 toward winter heating, any fuel). Also keeps a list of other local church and agency resources and screens applicants for the Wood Ministry.
Food: Mon-Fri 9:00-11:30 a.m.; other services 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Cost
Free
Who can get help
Greene County residents. Food has no barrier (once every 30 days per household; homeless people may get smaller amounts more often). First-time financial help needs photo ID, proof of address, and the bill. Utilities need a disconnect notice; rent needs an eviction or 14-day pay-or-quit notice. Housing and utility help only for residents who do not owe money to the court.
Greeneville Energy Authority is the electric provider for Greene County. Its customer round-up (Community HELP) and Project Care donations, which GEA matches up to $2,000 a month, fund emergency power-bill help that Community Ministries hands out.
Nonprofit that coordinates local agencies and churches to meet essential needs, including rent and utility help, for working families just above the poverty line (ALICE).
Affiliate American Job Center serving Greene County: job listings, resource room with computers, career guidance, skills assessments, workshops, unemployment insurance info, referrals to HiSET adult education and WIOA training funds for eligible people.
Paid part-time training (about 20 hrs/week at minimum wage) at nonprofits and government agencies, plus job search help for low-income unemployed adults 55 and older.
Free adult education classes, assessment, and HiSET (high school equivalency) prep with a career coach. Call to schedule registration and orientation, which takes 2-3 hours.
TN Department of Human Services VR helps people with disabilities get, keep, or advance in a job. A Community TN Rehabilitation Center is in Greeneville, and the Region 1 VR office is in Johnson City.
Greeneville campus of Walters State (formerly the Greeneville/Greene County Campus), offering credit and non-credit courses. Adults without a degree may attend tuition-free through Tennessee Reconnect.
Apply for TennCare/CoverKids by phone with free help, or request a paper application. Other help: DHS offices statewide (866-311-4287 to find one), community groups (866-475-7879), HealthCare.gov (800-318-2596).