- All residents meet their basic needs in a safe environment.
- Our community effectively prepares for and handles emergency situations that involve one family or the entire community.
- Families in crisis have access to services that create and sustain a healthy family unit.
- Children and adults have healthy lifestyles.
- Individuals access all of the health care services they need.
Vision Council InitiativesThe Ensuring Safety and Stability Vision Council has engaged in several major improvement initiatives. The Harvest of Hope Community Garden was launched in 2011. Click here to read more about the community garden. A networking and collaboration task group has been developed a plan to enhance referrals and mentoring or coaching for families in need for the Kingsport Area. The council is also exploring how best to meet the adult dental needs in our community as well as address homelessness. Member Agency ProgramsAmerican Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee Disaster & Service to Armed Forces Program: $115,000
Assists those affected by disaster, coordinate with the community to prevent, prepare for, & respond to disasters, & provide, emergency communications for military families.
American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee Community & Social Services Programs: $95,000
Provides targeted community needs-rent/mortgage assistance to reduce homelessness, emergency dental care, life essential prescription assistance, health screenings, school clinic care & international emergency communications. American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee Health & Safety Services Program: $35,500
Provides quality training & information to help people respond to emergencies, avoid injury or illness & maintain a safe & healthy lifestyle. Skilled instruction proves this program invaluable to those who have used the skills to save lives.
Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department Medical First Responder Program: $20,000
Provides emergency medical services as licensed First Responders per guidelines set forth by the State of Tennessee & Sullivan County EMS.
CASA for Kids Court Appointed Special Advocates Program: $37,400
Professionally trains & supervises concerned citizens to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates, helping to ensure safety & permanency for abused & neglected children.
Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County Counseling Program: $35,925
Provides child victims of abuse with specialized individual/ group counseling, medical exam preparedness, court readiness/support & non-offending caregiver assistance within a child-friendly environment.
Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County Prevention Program: $17,850
Works to educate children & adults about the problem of abuse, available resources, & preventative measures that can be taken.
Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County Victim Services Program: To be funded in 2013
Provides counseling and assistance to the non-offending parents or caregivers of victims. 211 – CONTACT CONCERN of Northeast Tennessee: $45,000
A telephone helpline staffed by trained volunteers who provide information & referral, a listening ear to distressed callers, crisis intervention, & daily reassurance calls.
Friends in Need Health Center Dental Services Program: $45,000
Provides affordable dental care to the working uninsured of the greater Kingsport area.
Friends in Need Medical Services Program: $23,500 Provides affordable medical care to the working uninsured of the greater Kingsport area.
Holston Counseling (Frontier Health) Substance Abuse Counseling Program: $63,860
Provides services to individuals who are experiencing interpersonal, family, employment, or legal difficulties due to substance abuse or dependence.
Holston Counseling (Frontier Health) Crisis Response Services (Mobile Crisis Response Team): $19,000
Provides 24-hour crisis intervention counseling & referral services for persons experiencing a psychiatric crisis.
Kingsport Lifesaving Crew Emergency Medical, Rescue and Extrication Program: $80,000
Provides emergency first responder and vehicle extrication services to accident and trauma victims in the greater Kingsport area.
Legal Aid of East Tennessee Kingsport Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Program: $13,000
Provides family stability & safety for victims of domestic violence through court orders.
Link House (Frontier Health): $44,534
Provides food, shelter, crisis intervention, diagnostic & evaluation services, as well as, counseling to adolescents who are neglected, abused, runaway, unruly or delinquent.
Mountain Region Speech & Hearing Center Speech-Language Scholarship Program: $71,500
Provides diagnosis & treatment of speech, language, feeding, & hearing disorders to provide the highest quality care for treatment of speech, language, & hearing disorders regardless of the client’s ability to pay.
SAFE House (Frontier Health): $50,500
Provides a temporary shelter for victims of domestic violence & their dependent children. The shelter is open 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Other services include information & referral for victims via the 24-hour crisis line, transportation, advocacy, follow-up services & community education.
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“Monies that we receive from United Way help us to fulfill our mission, because a lot of times insurance does not pay for services, especially for kids. We use those monies to provide services to everyone in need.”
— Glenda O’Neal, Speech Language Pathologist, Mountain Region Speech and Hearing |
