Youth Villages child adoption services partners with the state Department of Children’s Services to find permanent homes for the children in our care who have adoption as a goal.
 

Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation partners with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to provide every Tennessee child from birth to age five with a book each month at no cost to families, delivered right to their mailbox.

CASA of the Tennessee Heartland, a non-profit and volunteer-based agency, aims to provide a voice for abused and neglected children in the area; after judges appoint the CASA program, a volunteer matches with a child in foster care, communicating with everyone involved in the child’s case.  

CASA advocates for children's best interests in court until they are returned to their home or placed into a safe and permanent home, ensuring that they don’t become forgotten in the foster care system. 

The Children’s Museum is a cultural center featuring innovative exhibitions, programs, and workshops appealing to all ages. The Museum offers over 20,000 objects, archival holdings, audio/video tapes, books, and magazines to educators for use. Hands-on learning opportunities at the museum emphasize science, art, and history, encouraging young people to understand their cultural heritage and environment. 

Other events the museum hosts include coloring competitions, spring camps, and Crafty Wednesdays. During these events, the youth are guided through a wide range of activities, learning new innovative skills ranging from painting to cooking. 

The clinic provides many primary care services, including immunizations, allergy shots, x-ray and lab testing, wellness exams, etc. The organization focuses on keeping patients well by treating acute illnesses like colds and flu, and cares for chronic health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. 

The clinic builds long-term relationships with patients, offers diagnostic services on site, and helps connect patients to more healthcare resources when needed, including specialists. 

Get Covered Tennessee (GetCoveredTenn) offers free, unbiased, one-on-one assistance to help people understand their health care options and sign up for health insurance coverage.
 

Grow Oak Ridge is a nonprofit that runs farmers markets and gives food to those in need. They also contribute to community gardens and food education.

Head Start is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive services to low-income children 3 to 5 and their families. Head Start promotes school readiness and provides nutritional services.

Oak Ridge Schools is the school district located in Oak Ridge Tennessee. It includes the Oak Ridge High School for grades 9-12th. Robertsville and Jefferson Middle School for grades 5-8th. Linden, Willow Brook, Glenwood, and Woodland elementary schools for grades Kindergarten-4th. 

The Oak Ridge school system has a unique grade system because of their elementary to middle school grades. Normally like most of the US 5th grade is done in elementary school but in Oak Ridge 5th grade is on the middle school level.

The Oak Ridge school district offers great education to all children of Oak ridge K-12 geared toward all types of learning but with a notable STEM programs.

The goal of TORCH is to help the homeless find housing as quickly as possible. Their Housing First approach prioritizes the need for housing as a foundation to improve life quality, without any prerequisites such as requiring participation in service or addressing behavioral health problems.  

TORCH case managers assist with giving housing referrals, filling out applications, covering fees, and facilitating a quicker move into housing. TORCH offers face-to-face meetings providing information about services in the area and housing resources. 

Summer Food for Kids is a collaborative effort between Second Harvest, public schools and community partners within the food bank’s service area. This program is designed to provide healthy, easily prepared food to some of the most vulnerable.

Anderson County Community Action delivers USDA Surplus commodities through the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Commodities are distributed quarterly to several areas within Anderson County.

The Workforce Development program's purpose is to improve the opportunity for everyone on the economic ladder to contribute to the economy in the way that they are most capable. They also provide low income youth with the opportunity to develop job skills.