You're not alone. Here is free help near you.
Food, a place to stay, recovery, bills, work, health, and safety in Greene County. Tap a number to call.
Get started- In danger or someone overdosed? Call 911
- In crisis? Call or text 988
- Drugs or alcohol: TN REDLINE, call or text 800-889-9789
Right now: crisis and emergency
911
24/7
Call for any emergency or overdose.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
24/7
Call or text if you are in crisis, thinking about suicide, or need to talk to someone now.
TN REDLINE
24/7
Free, private help finding drug or alcohol treatment. Call or text any time.
Frontier Health crisis line
24/7
Local crisis line. A mobile crisis team can come to you.
Turning Point Crisis Walk-In Center
24/7
Walk in any time for help with a mental health or drug crisis.
208 E. Unaka Ave., Johnson City, TN
Hours: Open 24/7
CHIPS (domestic violence help)
Help if someone at home is hurting or scaring you.
Food
Opportunity House
Greene County's emergency shelter. Meals, clothes, travel help, recovery programs, and help with work and housing.
Greeneville-Greene County Community Ministries
Call first to confirm
Food, plus help with power bills, shelter, and medicine.
212 Old Asheville Hwy, Greeneville, TN
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
United Way of Greene County Helpline
Not sure where to start? Call and they will point you to the right place.
CANUP
Helps people without a home: food bags, hygiene items, clothes, and help finding a place to stay.
Greeneville
Greene County Food Bank
Free food to take home.
301 N. Main St., Greeneville, TN
Hours: Wednesdays 10am-1pm
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church food pantry
Free food to take home.
905 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville, TN
Hours: Wednesdays 10am-1pm
Seventh-day Adventist Community Services
Free food and clothes. Walk-ins welcome.
SNAP (food stamps) & Families First (TN DHS)
Apply for money for food, or cash help for families with children.
A place to stay
Opportunity House
Greene County's emergency shelter. Meals, clothes, travel help, recovery programs, and help with work and housing.
UETHDA Greene County office
Help paying power and heating bills (a program called LIHEAP). Winter sign-ups usually open in November. Also housing and job programs.
CANUP
Helps people without a home: food bags, hygiene items, clothes, and help finding a place to stay.
Greeneville
MATS Shelter
Shelter for men, women, and children.
Drugs or alcohol
911
24/7
Call for any emergency or overdose.
TN REDLINE
24/7
Free, private help finding drug or alcohol treatment. Call or text any time.
Frontier Health crisis line
24/7
Local crisis line. A mobile crisis team can come to you.
Turning Point Crisis Walk-In Center
24/7
Walk in any time for help with a mental health or drug crisis.
208 E. Unaka Ave., Johnson City, TN
Hours: Open 24/7
Frontier Health Victory Center
Call first to confirm
Counseling for drug or alcohol use and mental health. Accepts TennCare.
Opportunity House
Greene County's emergency shelter. Meals, clothes, travel help, recovery programs, and help with work and housing.
Greene County Anti-Drug Coalition
Free Narcan (overdose medicine) and training. Help finding treatment and recovery groups.
Greeneville
Free Narcan box: Baileyton Town Hall
Take free Narcan (overdose medicine). No ID or insurance needed.
Free Narcan box: Community Pharmacy
Take free Narcan (overdose medicine). No ID or insurance needed.
Mental health
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
24/7
Call or text if you are in crisis, thinking about suicide, or need to talk to someone now.
Frontier Health crisis line
24/7
Local crisis line. A mobile crisis team can come to you.
Turning Point Crisis Walk-In Center
24/7
Walk in any time for help with a mental health or drug crisis.
208 E. Unaka Ave., Johnson City, TN
Hours: Open 24/7
Frontier Health Victory Center
Call first to confirm
Counseling for drug or alcohol use and mental health. Accepts TennCare.
Nolachuckey Mental Health Center (Frontier Health)
Counseling and a case manager who helps you get what you need.
Paying bills (power, heat)
Greeneville-Greene County Community Ministries
Call first to confirm
Food, plus help with power bills, shelter, and medicine.
212 Old Asheville Hwy, Greeneville, TN
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
UETHDA Greene County office
Help paying power and heating bills (a program called LIHEAP). Winter sign-ups usually open in November. Also housing and job programs.
Baileyton Community Chest
Help paying utility bills.
Health insurance or a doctor
TennCare
Free or low-cost health coverage from the state. Apply online or by phone.
Finding work
UETHDA Greene County office
Help paying power and heating bills (a program called LIHEAP). Winter sign-ups usually open in November. Also housing and job programs.
American Job Center Greeneville
Help finding a job, writing a résumé, getting a GED, or job training. Free computers and phones.
Safety at home
CHIPS (domestic violence help)
Help if someone at home is hurting or scaring you.
Not sure where to start
United Way of Greene County Helpline
Not sure where to start? Call and they will point you to the right place.
211
Call to find local help of almost any kind.
Hours and numbers change, so call ahead when you can.