Abuse Alternatives, Inc.
Provides hotline, emergency shelter, intervention programming, and outreach
services to victims of domestic violence and their perpetrators.
423-652-9093
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American Red Cross-Mountain Empire Chapter
Provides food, clothing and shelter for fire and disaster victims, sends family
messages to military personnel and teaches life saving skills such as CPR.
276-645-6650
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Appalachian Independence Center
Provide community and individual programs and services that foster an
environment in which people with disabilities will be able to achieve their
maximum level of independence.
276-628-2979
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Boys & Girls Club of Bristol
To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to
realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
276-669-8932
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Boy Scouts of America, Sequoyah Council
It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to
instill values in young people and, in other ways, to prepare them to make
ethical choices during their lifetime in achieving their full potential. This is
done through a fun-filled program that teaches young people teamwork,
self-reliance and good citizenship.
The Boy Scouts of America offers its program through Cub Scouts (boys grades
1-5); Boy Scouts (boys ages 11-18) Venturing (co-ed ages 14-18), Exploring
(co-ed ages 14-18) and Learning For Life (grades 1-12).
423-952-6961
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Bristol Faith in Action
Interfaith resource and referral service that provides material assistance
(including help with food, housing, essential utilities, prescriptions, gasoline
and bus tickets), as well as social, emotional and spiritual assistance.
276-466-8292
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Bristol Family YMCA
Provides youth, teen and adult programs such as: sports, school age child care,
camp, fitness and aquatics: with our purpose to build strong kids, strong
families and strong communities.
423-968-3133
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Bristol Heart Association
Works to provide medications for local, eligible indigents with heart problems,
giving them quality of life and preventing hospital stays.
423-968-9226
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Bristol Life Saving Crew
Providing the best quality in emergency medical services to Bristol Virginia and
surrounding area.
276-669-5441
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Bristol Regional Counseling Center
A fully accredited mental health service center providing counseling, case
management, alcohol and drug treatment and psychiatric services to adults and
children.
423-989-4500
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Bristol Regional Speech and Hearing
Provides speech/language/hearing services to anyone with a communication
disorder.
276-669-6331
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Cancer Outreach Foundation
The Cancer Outreach Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of
life for cancer patients and their families.
276-623-0004
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CASA for Kids
CASA for Kids, Inc. serves in the community by recruiting and professionally
training concerned citizens to become Court Appointed Special Advocates for
abused and neglected children who come to the attention of our juvenile courts
in Sullivan and Hawkins County in Tennessee, including the greater Bristol
community.
The professionally supervised CASA Volunteers represent the best interests of
their assigned abused/neglected children, working to help ensure they end up in
safe, permanent homes.
423-247-1161 Administration
423-652-1171 Bristol Office
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Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol/Washington Co., VA, Inc.
To provide child abuse victims during investigation, treatment and prosecution
of cases with individual child and family counseling, group counseling and
support, parent education and family enrichment.
276-645-5867
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Children's Advocacy Center of Sullivan County
To provide and coordinate services for children and families who have suffered
the trauma of child sexual and severe physical abuse and to educate the
community in an effort to prevent child abuse.
423-279-1222
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Contact-Concern of NE TN, Inc.
A comprehensive telephone helpline, staffed by trained volunteers, with services
including: information and referral services, crisis intervention, reassurance
calls, and answering services for area agencies.
423-246-2273 or 2-1-1 in Sullivan Co.
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Crisis Center
Provides free 24-hour hotline counseling/information and referrals, walk-in
counseling, daily reassurance calls, 24-hour sexual assault intervention,
counseling, support groups, education, awareness and a "1-800-SUICIDE" hotline.
276-466-2218 or Hotline 276-466-2312
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Frontier Industries
Opens doors to people who have mental, physical and emotional disabilities by
way of finding employment opportunities, providing extensive facility-based
vocational services and intensive residential services.
423-878-1600
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Girl Scouts of the Appalachian Council, Inc.
The mission of the Girl Scouts of the Appalachian Council, Inc. is to build
girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
423-929-8185
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Girls Incorporated
Girls Inc. serves girls ages 5-18 with nationally recognized after school and
summer programs; we believe in girls becoming STRONG, SMART and BOLD.
276-669-8686
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Healing Hands Health Center, Inc.
Christian ministry that provides free medical, dental, chiropractic, podiatry,
counseling, hearing and eye care to the working uninsured low-income persons of
the Greater Bristol area.
423-652-0260
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Janie Hammit Children's Home
To provide love, patience, and stability to females ages 12-18, while teaching
them the independent living skills, social skills, and other skills that they
will need to live in the community and to become productive adults.
276-669-9221
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Legal Aid of East Tennessee
A non-profit agency providing civil legal assistance to low income families.
800-821-1312
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Link House
Link House/Project Safe Place is an emergency shelter that provides diagnostic
crisis intervention and counseling services to adolescents who are neglected,
abused, unruly, runaways, or throwaways.
423-288-1828
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People , Incorporated
Helps low income people improve their lives by operating over 30 programs,
including child and family education, health education, youth development,
housing improvement, employment, economic development and community services.
276-466-5587
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Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
RSVP retains and assist persons aged 55+ in volunteering to public agencies and
non-profit organizations in our area.
276-466-4332 - Bristol
276-676-2148 - Abingdon
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River's Way Outdoor Adventure Center
The mission of River's Way is "providing opportunities for youth of all
abilities to grow through outdoor adventures."
River's Way programs target youth with disabilities and youth from disadvantaged
backgrounds, drawn primarily from the Bristol area. River's Way runs summer
camps, respite weekends and Adventures Incentive programs, serving over 1,100
youth per year. Adventures Incentive programs encourage our target populations
to achieve measurable successes with academics and with positive behaviors.
There are approximately 340 students from 15 schools enrolled in Adventures
Incentive programs for the 2006-2007 school year.
889 Stoney Hollow Road
Bluff City, TN 37618
423-538-0405
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The Salvation Army
Provides ongoing emergency assistance for individuals and/or families that are
in need of shelter, meals, rent, utilities, medication, food, local
transportation and other services essential for achieving independent living.
423-764-6156
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Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Provides free legal services to low-income residents of Southwestern Virginia,
helping with problems that most seriously affect their lives: safety (domestic
violence), housing, health, income or family stability.
276-783-8300 or to apply call 888-201-2772
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Young Women's Christian Association of Bristol (YWCA)
Committed to the special needs of women and children; focusing on affordable
childcare, adult day service (care), youth development, teen pregnancy program
and career and technology development.
423-968-9444
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