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Assistance programs Washington County Tennessee.

Get financial help for paying bills, including a mortgage payment, rent, or electric bill in the Washington County area. Find churches, charities, and government organizations that offer grant money, groceries, transportation help and other social services. Get financial assistance near you in Washington County TN.

There is also free stuff or emergency help for low-income families, seniors or single moms in Johnson City and Jonesborough TN.  In addition to money to help pay a bills, such as utility, households can enroll into job training programs. There is also a focus on the basic needs of food, clothing, furniture or free gas vouchers.

Help with bills, housing, and other financial assistance in Washington County area

The Washington County Tennessee Salvation Army will care for and provide for the low-income in the area by providing temporary financial help, including hardship funds. There is also free basic necessities as well as vouchers. The Center of Hope at the faith based church may offer free food, clothing, or utility bill help. There may also be low cost loans, homeless shelters, or rent assistance to stop an eviction.

  • The Salvation army, which has a center in Johnson City TN as well, also provides basic needs. That includes everything from applications to free school supplies or backpacks to fans to cool a home during summer, vouchers, and Angel Tree Christmas toys. Staff also are involved in promoting spiritual, moral, and physical well-being. The main address is  204 W Walnut St, Johnson City, TN 37604. Call the agency at (423) 926-2101, or more on Washington County Salvation Army programs.

Another local agency to call is the community action agency, the Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency, Inc. Phone number (423) 246-6180. They provide for the following.

  • Financial assistance - The non-profit assists qualified families or individuals in a crisis. The agency provides for rental, housing, mortgage, or utility bill assistance. This also includes applications to LIHEAP in Washington County for paying a gas or electric bill as well as mortgage payment help. Click here for more information on mortgage help.
  • Free food is offered too. They non-profit has information on the USDA Commodity foods program, which enables low-income families to stretch their grocery dollars to feed themselves and their families.
  • Housing resources - The Johnson City regional community action will also focus on homeless prevention. This includes everything from rent money in Washington County trying to stop an eviction to rehousing, home buying, as well as home equity loans for paying bills or mortgage refinance programs.

 

 

 

Other resources are offered, ranging from job training to weatherization, home repairs, and grant money from the government to pay past due bills. The main phone number to this community action agency in Washington County is (423) 246-6180. Referrals can be given too.

Contact Ministries, Inc. is a local non-profit agency that runs a comprehensive telephone help line. It is staffed by trained volunteers that may be able to offer crisis intervention as well as reassurance calls to people who are elderly and/or disabled, low income, and others. In addition, the organizations provides referral to health, human, and social services agencies. Dial (423) 926-0144.

Free Christmas gifts, meals and holiday help is offered. Seniors and children from low income households can often benefits to the low-income in Jonesborough TN and Johnson City. While the parent of a child does need to apply, or the senior needs to request help, there may be everything from free Christmas toys to meals, gifts, and food baskets available. Find more details on free Christmas help in Northeastern Tennessee.

Department of Social Services (DHS) of Johnson City runs government and state programs for the county. Examples of public assistance programs include SNAP food stamps as well as EBT cards. There is cash assistance for paying bills from Family First in Tennessee.

  • Disability Services for applying for SSI as well as referrals to rehab centers are offered. Vocational, Elderly services, Medicaid, and more is also provided to the low income as well as unemployed. The address is 2557 Plymouth Rd, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601. Call (423) 929-0171.

Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Johnson City (call 423-929-9967) will provide helps to the homeless, single parents and working poor in Washington County. There is a homeless shelter as well as hot meals. Low-cost housing, including grant money to pay back rent or a power bill is offered too.

  • There is an established network of congregations, non-profits, churches, charities, and community action agencies that provide services. There is a community faith response to families with children. Congregations and these agencies provide free food too, including baby formula or diapers for new parents. The IHN community services connect families to programs that can provide help with bills.

 

 

 

 

Keystone Dental Care Inc. is a non-profit that provides free basic dental care as well as related services to adults whose income falls below poverty guidelines as established by the federal government. There is also free dental services for people on Medicaid in Washington County.

  • The primary goal of the clinic is to provide for the prevention of pain and dental disease by providing free oral or dental exams, basic restorations, dental cleaning, extractions and preventative programs. Call 423-232-7919 for more information on the service. Find additional dental assistance programs.

ETSU Health Dental Hygiene Clinic is a student run center that helps kids, the uninsured and low-income. Free dental care, cleaning, extractions and more is offered. The students give the care with staff supervising them from  156 S Dossett Dr, Johnson City, TN 37614. Call (423) 439-4514, or look here for free dental school clinics near you.

Community Help Center has a food bank, clothing closet and other free stuff, such as furniture. The Washington County TN charity provides free shoes, school lunches, clothing, backpacks and free food to the needy students in the area. The non-profit is at 1591 TN-81 Scenic, Jonesborough, TN 37659. Phone: (423) 788-0050

Johnson City Housing Authority helps veterans, seniors and the low-income. Everything from rent assistance from HUD to section 8, self-sufficiency, and affordable income based housing is offered. The location is 901 Pardee St, Johnson City, TN 37601. The organization help people get info housing. Call (423) 232-4784

 

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