The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Their mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. The Alzheimer’s Association has been the catalyst and leader for a generation of advancements in Alzheimer research and care. The organization’s achievements and progress in the field have given thousands of people a better quality of life and brought hope for millions more.
American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. With more than two million volunteers nationwide, the American Cancer Society is one of the oldest and largest voluntary health agencies in the United States.
American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke." American Heart Association is committed to fighting heart disease and stroke and raising awareness of these diseases. As part of our mission, we focus on specific issues to help people achieve a heart-healthy lifestyle. Each of our cause initiatives – Go Red for Women, Start!, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and Power to End Stroke – reaches out to the public with resources and information to help them take positive action.
ChildHelp USA is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. ChildHelp’s approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment. ChildHelp’s programs and services also include residential treatment services (villages); children’s advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope®, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every April.
Emerald Youth Foundation is a non-denominational, urban children and youth ministry located in the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee. The ministry grew out of a vision of Emerald Avenue United Methodist Church in 1988 to serve young people in the low to moderate income community of Oakwood-Lincoln Park in North Knoxville. Emerald Youth Foundation was incorporated in 1991 as a 501 (c)(3) organization, and in 1999, started a youth leadership development ministry that is now called JustLead. Their mission is to raise up a large number of just leaders who love Jesus Christ and others, maintain good health, and use their knowledge, skills, and gifts to renew their neighborhoods.
Feeding America is the nation's leading charitable hunger-relief organization, with a network of more than 200 member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The Feeding America network secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually. Feeding America supports approximately 63,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 70,000 programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, Kids Cafes, Community Kitchens and BackPack Programs. Each year, the Feeding America network provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 research. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research.
March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. The March of Dimes carries out this mission through programs of research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects and low birth weight.
National Kidney Foundation, a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. The goals of the National Kidney Foundation include fundraising, supporting research and research training, continuing education of health care professionals, expanding patient services and community resources, educating the public, and shaping health policy.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society helps each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50-state network of chapters. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.
Newspapers In Education is a cooperative effort between schools and newspapers across the country to promote the use of newspapers as an educational resource. More than 950 NIE programs in the United States provide resources and training to educators on using newspapers to help develop critical thinking, reading and communication skills in students. NIE is designed to make reading and newspapers a fun and profitable learning experience.
Opened in 1978 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is East Tennessee's recognized leader in rehabilitating stroke, spinal cord and brain injury patients. A CARF accredited 73-bed facility, Patricia Neal offers a comprehensive, team approach to care. Physical, occupational, recreational, behavioral medicine and speech language therapists work with physiatrists to develop individual plans of care designed to return patients to a normal lifestyle as quickly as possible. In addition, rehabilitation nurses collaborate with specialists to teach self-care techniques and provide education to help patients reach optimal functionality.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family's inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization.
The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer in children and adults at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, helping to raise the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. The Jimmy Fund has been integral to the success of treatment for once-incurable childhood cancers for more than 58 years. Today, due in part to Dr. Sidney Farber's groundbreaking work at Dana-Farber, overall cure rates for children's cancers have reached more than 75 percent (and up to 90 percent for some forms of the disease). The Jimmy Fund has raised more than $400 million since it was founded in 1948. More than 90 cents per dollar raised is directed toward Dana-Farber's ultimate goal — eradicating cancer and related diseases, and the fear they engender.
In this new century, The Salvation Army is serving more people in the United States than ever before through a variety of programs including: social service programs that meet the basic needs of daily life for those without the resources to do so themselves, providing food, shelter, clothing, financial assistance to pay utilities, and other necessities based on the need; proceeds from Salvation Army thrift stores support their adult rehabilitation centers; proceeds from the Holiday Red Kettles and bell ringers provide needy families with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, gifts for children, coats and shoes for kids with none to wear, and visitation to the elderly and imprisoned who have no one to care for them; and casework, counseling and numerous youth and senior services are components of Salvation Army programs throughout the country.
The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a shiny new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. A program of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Toys for Tots seeks to help needy children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation's most valuable natural resources - our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.
United Way is a national network of nearly 1,300 local organizations that work to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Local United Ways create long-lasting community change by addressing the underlying causes of the most significant local issues. Common focus areas include helping children and youth achieve their potential, promoting financial stability and independence, and improving people’s health. United Way brings together people from all across the community–government, business, faith groups, nonprofits, the labor movement, ordinary citizens–to tackle local issues.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville stands in a class by itself as Tennessee's flagship institution and one of the United States' great public research universities. The University of Tennessee prides itself on adding value to Tennessee — by educating its students, doing research and creative work that improves quality of life, and reaching out to share expertise with Tennesseans. UT Knoxville serves the state, nation, and international community through a broad spectrum of undergraduate and graduate studies, research and creative activity, and public service and outreach. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, welcomes and honors people of all races, creeds, cultures, and sexual orientations, and values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity.
YMCA locations across the country respond to critical social needs by drawing on their collective strength as of one of the largest not-for-profit community service organizations in the United States. Today’s YMCAs serve thousands of U.S. communities, uniting 21 million children and adults of all ages, races, faiths, backgrounds, abilities and income levels. Across the nation, YMCAs are committed to helping: children and youth deepen positive values, their commitment to service and their motivation to learn; families build stronger bonds, spend time together and become more engaged with their communities; individuals strengthen their spiritual, mental and physical well-being. At every stage of life, YMCAs are there to help children, families and individuals reach their full potential.
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