Every place we list, by need. Some places help with more than one need.
3-Star rated early childhood education and day care center run by Holston Home. Serves low-income and single-parent families among others.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities offering job skills training, supported employment and life skills classes.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Private Christian school on the Holston Home campus for residents and day students who struggle to succeed in school or in the community. Includes credit recovery toward a diploma.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Recruits, trains and supports foster families. A Child & Family Specialist supports each placement, with 24-hour on-call help, respite care and a daily rate. Most needed: homes for teens, sibling groups, medically fragile children and Spanish-speaking children. Family service centers are in Greeneville, Johnson City, Knoxville and Bristol VA.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Christian therapeutic residential care for youth. Wiley Center serves boys ages 11-21; Bewley Center and Hull Residence serve adolescent girls; Brumit Center Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) is the independent-living program. Staff include teacher-counselors, Child and Family Specialists, mental health professionals and adventure-based counselors. The agency also provides intensive in-home services with birth families.
Call 423-638-4171 ask for Intake
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Free, confidential crisis support and referrals for youth who are thinking of running away or are homeless, and for their families.
Call 800-786-2929 Text National Runaway Safeline
Last checked: October 26, 2026
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Christmas shopping trip where officers take children from struggling families to shop at the Greeneville Walmart (about 270 children in 2024). Funded by public donations through the Greene County Law Enforcement Association.
Last checked: December 8, 2024
Tennessee DHS child support office for the 3rd Judicial District: establishing paternity and support orders, enforcement and modifications.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
County office of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services (Northeast Region): child protective services, foster care and family services.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Report suspected child abuse or neglect to DCS by phone or through the state's secure online reporting site. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
State child care payment assistance for parents or guardians who work or attend school. Apply through the One DHS Customer Portal or with paper form HS-3408 at a local DHS office.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
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LIHEAP pays $300-$800 directly to the utility provider (electric, gas, propane, wood, coal, oil, kerosene). Weatherization reduces energy costs for owners and renters, but the wait can exceed a year. The 2026-2027 LIHEAP program year began October 1, 2026.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
State-licensed nonprofit adult day program with supervised activities, therapies, personal care, nursing, exercise and meals. Gives family caregivers respite.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Regional aging and disability agency for Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties. Handles CHOICES and Options/Title IIIB in-home services (homemaker, personal care, home-delivered meals), nutrition programs, caregiver support, SHIP Medicare counseling, SMP, long-term care ombudsman, public guardianship, legal services and transportation referrals. Call the I&A line to be screened for home-delivered meals and other services.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Free, unbiased Medicare counseling: enrollment, plan comparisons, and applications for Medicare Savings Programs and Part D Extra Help. Available in person or by phone. If you reach voicemail, staff call back within two business days.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Report suspected abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. Under Tennessee law everyone is a mandatory reporter. Reports can also be made online through the DHS form.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
Free help for veterans and families filing VA disability compensation and pension claims, ordering grave markers and medals, and getting other military benefits. Appointments by phone reduce wait times. Funded by Greene County government.
Last checked: August 29, 2026
Full-service VA medical center for the region, including a 24/7 emergency department, primary and specialty care, mental health, PTSD, addiction treatment, homeless veteran care, caregiver support and suicide prevention.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
VA community clinic offering primary care, mental health, women's health, labs, radiology, social services, telehealth and pharmacy. No VA clinic was found in Greene County itself. Other nearby clinics are Rogersville (401 Scenic Dr, Suite 201, 423-235-1471) and Johnson City (500 Washington Ave).
Last checked: October 26, 2026
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VA homeless services care coordinators help veterans who are homeless or at risk get immediate food and shelter, transitional and permanent housing (including HUD-VASH), and related services.
Last checked: October 26, 2026
East Tennessee 211: (865) 215-4211 or dial 211. This site adds to 211. It does not replace it.
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Contact 211 of Northeast Tennessee: 423-246-2273
