Our COVID-19 Response

Tennessee Community CARES Grant Awards Press Release

GIVE HELP: We have launched the Knox County COVID-19 Response Fund, a fund to support local non-profits providing essential services for those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. To contribute, please click here or text “KNOXCOVID” to 41444. To volunteer or donate food/supplies to agencies in need, please click here.

GET HELP: If you or someone you know needs information or assistance, please call our help hotline 211 or (865) 215-4211; or you can visit the Knox County Health Department’s website here.

If you are a non-profit agency in need of resources, please find Response Fund information here and the Fund’s Grant Application here. If your organization would like to request donations of food/supplies, please click here.

Phase 1 Grant Recipients 

Phase 2 Grant Recipients

Phase 3 Grant Recipients

Phase 4 Grant Recipients

Phase 5 Grant Recipients

Phase 6 Grant Recipients

We encourage our fellow nonprofits to check here for updates, as this situation is constantly changing.

Times like these are when we show what we’re made of. Let’s embody the volunteer spirit and do everything we can to help our neighbors and keep each other safe.