Community Investments

Community Investments is sponsored by United Way of Greater Knoxville. United Way of Greater Knoxville's Community Investment grants support effective organizations delivering programs and initiatives that address systemic and community challenges in impact areas such as early care and education, economic mobility, and healthy communities.

Community Investments - United Way of Greater Knoxville These funded agencies are making a positive impact for children, families and neighborhoods in our community. Our Community Investment grants are designed to seed, scale or support effective organizations delivering programs and initiatives that address systemic and community challenges.

The two-year community investment grants award funds to organizations delivering program efficacy and results in response to prioritized community needs in our impact areas.

Donor Choice Reporting System 2024-2026 Community Investments Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley Bridge Refugee Services, Inc. Camp Koinonia Foundation Inc. Catholic Charities of East Tennessee Centro Hispano de East Tennessee Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Knox County East Tennessee Freedom Schools The Florence Crittenton Agency Friends of Tennessee’s Babies with Special Needs Girls on the Run of Greater Knoxville, Inc. Karate Five Association, Inc. Knox County Community Gardens and Growers Alliance Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Knoxville Area Urban League Knoxville Leadership Foundation My Daughters Journey, Inc. Olive Tree Early Learning Academy The Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation Widowed Parent Relief Project Youth Outreach in Science Technology Engineering and Math YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee Bridge Refugee Services, Inc. Catholic Charities of East Tennessee Centro Hispano de East Tennessee Closer Walk Reentry & Advocacy Program Inc. LLC Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking Compassion Closet of East Tennessee Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc. Family Promise of Knoxville Friends of Tennessee’s Babies with Special Needs Hellbender Harm Reduction Junior Achievement of East Tennessee Karate Five Association, Inc. Knox Area Rescue Ministries Knox County Community Gardens and Growers Alliance Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Knoxville Area Urban League Knoxville Family Justice Center Knoxville Leadership Foundation Legal Aid of East Tennessee My Daughters Journey, Inc. Olive Tree Early Learning Academy The Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless Volunteer Ministry Center Widowed Parent Relief Project YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee The Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley Bridge Refugee Services, Inc. Camp Koinonia Foundation Inc. Catholic Charities of East Tennessee Centro Hispano de East Tennessee Closer Walk Reentry & Advocacy Program Inc. LLC Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc. The Florence Crittenton Agency Friends of Tennessee’s Babies with Special Needs Gennisi Charitable Birth Services, Inc. Girls on the Run of Greater Knoxville, Inc. Grow Partnership Tennessee Hellbender Harm Reduction Jefferson County Senior Citizens Inc. Knox County Community Gardens and Growers Alliance Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation Knoxville Family Justice Center Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee Mental Health Association of East Tennessee Ministerial Assoc.

Temporary Shelter My Daughters Journey, Inc. New Direction Health Care Solutions, Inc. Olive Tree Early Learning Academy Resilience Wellness Association The Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center, Inc. Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc. Servolution Health Services Widowed Parent Relief Project YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley UWGK’s commitment to strengthening local programs and social services is well-established and was amplified over the last few funding cycles.

Since 2020, United Way has distributed more than $54 million dollars in funding to more than 155 partner organizations, with process including, but not limited to, outcomes-based grants, capacity building grants, Community Healing Fund , emergency food and shelter grants and distribution of CARES Act Direct Pay and ARPA funding.

“The infusion of funding for [an administrative position] has significantly bolstered our organization’s capacity to fulfill our mission and serve the community with greater efficacy and depth. Notably, it has catalyzed a series of consequential outcomes, one of the most pivotal being the acquisition of substantial financial support totaling $1. 69 million over the forthcoming three years from the esteemed Opioid Abatement Council.

” – Next Step Initiative, Capacity Building Grant Recipient Community Healing Fund Cohort Impact “The experience I received in this cohort broke down all barriers and allowed great leaders from across the community to share and bounce ideas off one another. Hearing members dissect and discuss their goals amongst a group with the same vision is powerful. ” – Real Talk Mentoring, Community Healing Fund Recipient