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It’s 3:00 AM on a Friday morning. You wake up to the screeching sound, but it’s not your alarm clock that is set to go off in a few hours. It’s your fire alarm. You quickly realize your home is on...

The Johnson County Community Center. The only organization in the Mountain City community providing daily youth services. The community center is focused on developing the youth of the Mountain City...

Adult Day Services (ADS), a program inside of First Tennessee Human Resource Agency, provides personalized care for adults who are physically, socially, emotionally and mentally challenged, or frail...

You’re likely familiar with Girls Inc. of Johnson City & Washington County. If you’re not, Girls Inc. provides girls, ages 5-16, a safe, supportive and supervised environment during non-school...

Johnson City, TN – February 1, 2022 – Social Innovation Grant Applications for United Way of East TN Highlands are now open. United Way of East TN Highlands is looking to award three grants at...

Johnson City, TN – January 24, 2022 – United Way of East TN Highlands is set to make $30,000 available to local nonprofits through Social Innovation Grants in 2022. For a second straight year,...

Our local nonprofit partners have been through a lot this past year. Our domestic violence shelters have seen an increase in families needing their services, our food bank has surpassed the amount...

United Way is proud to team with Food City to host the 15th Annual Celebrity Bagging Event in support of their annual fundraising campaign. The event includes Food City locations in Johnson City,...

Johnson City, TN – November 17, 2021 – Today United Way of East TN Highlands announced that the 2022 Impact Grant Application is open and available to local nonprofits serving Washington, Carter,...

Johnson City— 11/3/2021 — United Way of East TN Highlands is excited to announce the first-ever virtual singing competition to come to the East Tennessee. Mics on a Mission will celebrate and...