Program areas at Volunteer Ministry Center
The resource Center is a transitional day program providing professional case management to highly vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness to help them achieve and maintain permanent housing. Showers, meals, laundry, computer access, mail services, classes, and social activities are provided as part of the program. In 2023, 203 individuals received services at the resource Center and 54 individuals achieved permanent housing.
The Volunteer Ministry dental clinic offers comprehensive dental services to individuals experiencing homelessness and other low-income, uninsured residents of knox county. The clinic is staffed by a part-time dental assistant, a contract dentist, contract dental assistants, and Volunteer dental professionals. The clinic is open 1-2 days per week depending on Volunteer availability. In 2023, 577 individuals were served.
The refuge provides homeless prevention services to households at risk of losing their housing. Individuals experiencing homelessness are provided with essential services and referrals. The refuge is staffed primarily by trained volunteers under the direction of a social worker. 1,493 individuals were provided assistance in 2023 with 181 households provided with direct financial assistance and 559 households provided with linkage to the community rent and utility assistance program, kha.
Other programs include the organization's street outreach, foyer, and low-income housing programs, all of which are designed to provide housing and other necessities to disenfranchised individuals.