Who We Are

  • Established in the 1970s and incorporated in 1989 to provide social services to the area the Diocese of Knoxville
  • Member of Catholic Charities USA, the largest social service agency in the U.S. in numbers one in ten persons at or below poverty are served by Catholic Charities annually
  • All programs accredited by the international Council on Accreditation, which provides social service organizations
  • Named by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest charity evaluator, as a Top Ten Charity fiscal responsibility. Also awarded Charity Navigator’s highest rating for organizational efficiency and capacity.

What We Do

  • Our mission is to help meet the needs of the poor and vulnerable of East Tennessee regardless their religious affiliation
  • We served nearly 28,000 individuals last year through 18 innovative programs and services throughout East Tennessee
  • We serve those with demonstrated need, regardless of race, religious affiliation or ability fewer than 5 percent of those we serve are Catholic

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