Disaster Relief Donation Impact
Discover the organizations making a difference and the generous donors who support them. All donations stay in northeast Tennessee.
100% of donations go to local nonprofits working in disaster relief. No administrative fees have been or will be taken from donations to disaster relief efforts.
Remaining funds are in the process of being distributed and will be made available through Long-Term Recovery Groups within Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington Counties.
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Projects & Nonprofits Funded
Immediate Response
Area School Systems
Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$55,000 – Carter County Schools ($10,000), Cocke County Schools ($10,000), Elizabethton City Schools ($5,000), Greene County Family Resource Center ($10,000), Johnson County Schools ($10,000), Unicoi County Schools ($10,000), and Washington County Schools ($10,000). Each of these school systems will use the funds through the “Emergency Fund Fit for Success” program, aimed at addressing the disaster-related needs of children and their families.
4thirTEEN
Carter, Johnson, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$10,000 – The organization is a safe space for teens to discuss mental health needs, while also providing access to meals and collecting and distributing donations to flood victims,
Coalition for Kids
Unicoi and Washington Counties
$10,000 – We have shifted from closed childcare sites to disaster relief centers and are providing backpacks filled with basic needs and comfort items for children.
Sequoyah Council Scouting America
Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$5,000 – Scouts, leaders, and staff sprung into action within hours of the storm, making regular deliveries of supplies to drop centers around the region, preparing meals for aid workers and helping Scouting families who lost their homes. Scouts are now assisting with clean up efforts and their camp stands ready to welcome volunteers to the region with housing, meal, and laundry services.
Holston Habitat for Humanity
Carter, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$75,000 – Clean up, home repair and home reconstruction for displaced families, offering stability and a fresh start. Volunteers are trained to help muck out homes, make safety repairs and to create a stable living environment.
Boys & Girls Club of Elizabethton/Carter County
Carter County
$10,000 – Open daily for as long as needed. Helping to prevent learning loss, acting as a remote learning site while schools are closed. Providing 3 meals a day for kids and is an open food site for all families in the community.
Assistance and Resource Ministries (ARM)
Carter, Johnson, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$50,000 – Providing essential food supplies to families affected by the hurricane, ensuring no one goes hungry or without necessities during recovery. They are delivering supplies and food to families when needed.
Appalachia Service Project
Carter and Washington Counties
$100,000 – Clean up, home repair and home reconstruction for displaced families, offering stability and a fresh start. Volunteers are trained to help muck out homes, make safety repairs and to create a stable living environment.
The Salvation Army of Johnson City
Carter, Cocke, Johnson, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$50,000 – Incident Management Teams have been established to provide mass feeding. Emotional and spiritual care teams are deployed to the area. Long term care is being planned to support the community.
Eastern Eight Community Development
Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$50,000 – Dedicated to repair and rebuild homes for displaced families. Eastern Eight has been building and repairing homes in east Tennessee for 26 years, serving low income clients.
Frontier Health
Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$50,000 – Providing mental health counseling and case management to individuals impacted by Hurricane Helene at no charge. Covers co-pays, high deductibles, or individuals with no insurance and do not qualify for safety net.
Hometown Service Coalition
Johnson County
$25,000 – Assessing the needs of donation/distribution sites and procuring their unmet needs. Facilitating delivery of supplies, providing emergency funds on a case-by-case basis, and helping dispatch clean up volunteers.
Johnson County Senior Center
Johnson County
$10,000 – Cooking and delivering warm meals and cases of water to local seniors who were unable to leave their homes. Most have been without electricity, phone service, and water due to the storm’s destruction.
Loaves and Fishes Outreach Ministry
Carter County
$50,000 Cleaning up the damage at their facility, while still collecting and distributing donations of food, water, hygiene supplies, cleaning supplies, clothing and more to those who have been affected by Hurricane Helene.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast TN
Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
$50,000 Expanded hunger relief efforts and immediately responded to supply the region’s emergency shelters with water, food, and other necessary supplies. Added mobile food distribution sites to reach people in need.
Long-Term Disaster Recovery Supported by East TN Foundation
Thank You to Our Donors
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