KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Lisa was a teen who lived in fear. She was afraid to keep living with her father, with whom she often butted heads – and someone who, previously during their difficult relationship, threatened to physically harm her. Lisa also was afraid to tell her father about some life-changing news she haRead More »

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Susan Davenport’s words are laced with emotion when she recalls the daily pressure that once weighed on her family as it battled both financial challenges and medical concerns. “It was a hard time not just financially, but emotionally, too,” she said. While Davenport and her husband, Waylon,Read More »

BRISTOL, Va. – When Mike Montgomery felt nauseated, short of breath and with a heaviness in his chest while dining at his parents’ Old Airport Road home on March 3, his training as a 20-year city firefighter told him – instantly – that all was not well. “I knew something was going on,” Montgomery saRead More »

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At a very young age, I was sexually abused by my biological father. As a result of the abuse, I learned to hold my feelings in and keep them to myself. After my mother found out what was going on, she divorced my father. I began having a lot of stomach problems due to mostly stress and anxiety. After many attemptRead More »

In the early 1950s, a young Jim Geiger, who lived in public housing, started attending the Club. At that time it was just the Boy’s Club…girls didn’t join until later. Jim faced a reading comprehension and stuttering problem that proved difficult, but the leaders and older children assisted Jim – helping hiRead More »

Homelessness is a big issue, but working together we can make a huge difference.  70 children in our Bristol, TN and Bristol, VA city schools are homeless.  One of the biggest issues facing our community right now is the number of homeless families with children that are living in their cars, tents or other placesRead More »

According to her mother, Diane Burke, “Kandi comes alive when she is at summer camp.” “Outside Alive” is a high quality, well organized program for special needs children that focuses on fitness, nature, and social interaction – it’s all about the kids. For 23 year old Kandi, who is living with cereRead More »