MORGN COUNTY SOCIAL RESOURCES AND HELP
FOOD
Pine Orchard Baptist Church Food Pantry
HOUSING
Appalachia Service Project
4523 Bristol Hwy
Johnson City TN 37601
423-854-8800
www.asphome.org/about
Our Mission: Appalachia Service Project is a Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair and replacement in Central Appalachia.
Clinch River Apartments
940 Main St
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-7069
Supported housing for disabled persons. These apartments offer project-based rental assistance.
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA)
1111 Knoxville Hwy.
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-6651
ETHRA’s Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) can help with rent, utilities, and mortgages.
ETHRA’s Energy Assistance and Housing Department assists with low-income housing and energy burden relief. Those who qualify can receive help once per year assistance with their gas (natural or propane), electric, and wood. Through the Housing department, there is HUD assistance and Weatherization, which winterizes your home. Sometimes, they may be able to help insulate windows/doors or replace windows, doors, and water heaters.
ETHRA’s Homemaker Program is designed to stabilize and maintain families in their own home. Services are provided to families with problems of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, These services are now provided through an APS (Adult Protective Services) referral.
Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 36
135 E Robbins Road
Robbins, TN 37852
423-627-2507
www.habitat.org
Housing Urban Development (HUD)
710 Locust Street SW
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-545-4370
www.hud.gov
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the Federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that address America’s housing needs, improve and develop the Nation’s communities and enforce fair housing laws.
Lafollette Housing Authority
150 Carter Street
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-6345
Morgan County Housing Authority (Sunnyside)
519 South Kingston Street #B
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-6151
Morgan-Scott Project for Cooperative Christian Concern
1022 Old Deer Lodge Pike
Deer Lodge, TN 37726
423-965-3131
Morgan-Scott offers home repair for the elderly, disabled, and poverty-stricken. Morgan-Scott also provides emergency help on a case-by-case basis for items such as hearing aids, glasses, food, utility bills, and medication costs.
Rural Development— USDA
4730 New Harvest Lane, Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37918-7000
865-523-3338
Home loans for low-income families.
Scott County Homeless Shelter
1513 Jeffers Road
Huntsville, TN 37756
423-663-3333
TRANSPORTATION
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA)
1111 Knoxville Hwy.
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-6651
Morgan County Medical Center— ETHRA
224 Old Mill Road
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-6221
Morgan County Medical Center provides free ETHRA rides to patients for their appointments at the medical center.
Office on Aging
P.O. Box 186
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-6651
Provides aid to the elderly, 60 and older, such as transportation, help with finding agencies which provide the services needed, coordinate programs, activities and training.
TennCare Transportation
1-800-671-4018
Transportation to medical appointments for TennCare enrollees is available through the individuals’ managed care organization. Call your managed care organization or the transportation number listed on your TennCare card to find out how transportation is arranged.
RETIREMENT GUIDE FOR MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY
CLOTHING AND PERSONAL GOODS
Hope for the Hungry— Clothing Ministry
Coalfield Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Coalfield, TN 37719
Food Ministry: Danny Treece 865-243-7599
Clothing Ministry: Jane Moore 865-566-2230
Pastor: Lonnie Cook 931-397-9949
Morgan-Scott Project for Cooperative Christian Concern
1022 Old Deer Lodge Pike
Deer Lodge, TN 37726
423-965-3131
Morgan-Scott provides emergency help on a case-by-case basis for items such as hearing aids, glasses, food, utility bills, and medication costs.
Patti’s Closet
602 Main Street
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-3530
Open Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and 10 a.m – 1 p.m. on Saturday.
First time around boutique has good clothing and other items for a small price. Works mostly with children in emergency & crisis situations, providing clothing and medicine. Helps needy families at Christmas. The workers in this program volunteer their time. Provides gas for going to healthcare appointments.
Storehouse Ministry
710 Main Street
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-5267
Free services available: food, maternity/baby clothes, household items, and spiritual counseling.
Unicorn Fund
121 S Kingston Street
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-7035
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Career Center
1111 Knoxville Hwy.,
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-3060
Offers a variety of services, including skill development, like free Microsoft office classes, and education-related financial assistance (books, gas money, tuition).
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA)
1111 Knoxville Hwy.
Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-6651
ETHRA’s Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) can help with employment needs such as car repair for vehicles needed to transport to work, specialty work items and/or clothes.
Morgan-Scott Project for Cooperative Christian Concern
1022 Old Deer Lodge Pike
Deer Lodge, TN 37726
423-965-3131
Morgan-Scott provides support services for adults taking job training at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology and those wishing to go to college. They help with transportation, fees, tuition, books, testing, and baby-sitting.
Tennessee Career Center
1082 North Gateway Avenue
Rockwood, TN 37854
865-376-3082
Job seekers can get assistance and career information to find a job, and employers can find the workers they need. Offers online or paper assessment of skills and interests, along with personal guidance in area jobs, training and funds to enter into or change employment. Also offer assistance with resume writing, training information of area schools, programs, and funding sources.