KnoxHMIS


The East Tennessee Coalition to End Homeless has two parts to its mission: To end homelessness As long as homelessness persists in our area, to provide services for the homeless designed to meet individual needs to help them move out of homelessness This is done through: Developing accurate and current information on the homeless population. Identifying needs and resources available to homeless populations. Prioritizing identified problems and proposing programs to meet these needs. Acting as a coordinating influence in the community for homeless populations. Encouraging local providers to facilitate their policies after standards adopted by the coalition. Disseminating information relative to the homeless populations. Increasing community involvement in planning for and supporting Knoxville’s homeless populations. The coalition is comprised of individuals, government bodies, and organizations who support the mission of the Coalition and pay an annual membership fee.			Links City of Knoxville – Community Development Website Knoxville and Knox County Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (document) Project Homelss Connect KnoxHMIS
Statistics on Knoxville Area Homeless Population			Coalition Members Catholic Charities Cherokee Health Systems Child and Family TN City of Knoxville Community Law Office (Knox Co. Public Defenders' Office) Disability and Law Advocacy Center Family Promise Helen Ross McNabb Center KCDC Knox Area Rescue Mission Knox County Health Department Knox County Public Library Knox HMIS Knox Housing Partnership Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Coalition Lakeshore Mental Health Institute Parkridge Harbor Ridgeview Samaritan Place (Catholic Charities) Salvation Army 10 Year Plan office TN Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities UTK Volunteers Of America Volunteer Ministry Center YWCA

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