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COURT LINKS + NUMBERS
KNOX COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS CIVIL COURT
Knoxville City County Building
400 W Main St M89 • Knoxville, TN 37902
865-215-2375
knoxcounty.org/gsjudges/mediation.php

GENERAL SESSIONS CRIMINAL COURT
Knoxville City County Building
400 W Main St M89 • Knoxville, TN 37902
865-215-2375
knoxcounty.org/gsjudges/mediation.php

KNOX COUNTY JUVENILE COURT
Carey E. Garrett Juvenile Court Building
3323 Division Street • Knoxville, TN 37919
P 865-215-6400 | F 865-215-6546
knoxcounty.org/juvenilecourt/

KNOX COUNTY FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT
City County Building
400 Main Street • Knoxville, TN 37902
865-215-2399
knoxcounty.org/fourthcircuitcourt/index.php

KNOX COUNTY CHANCERY COURT
City County Building
400 Main Street, Suite 125 • Knoxville, TN 37902
P 865-215-2555 | F 865-215-2920
knoxcounty.org/chancery/index.php

Social Service Agencies

 

RESOURCES

Adoption Services | Parenting Education Classes | Camps | Clothing | Daycare | Emergency Assistance | Environmental | Housing | Health Information | Parenting | Services for People with Different Abilities | Transportation | Utilities Assistance | Abuse | Children’s Residential Programs | Counseling | Foster Homes | Mental Health Services | Youth Services

Adoption Services
Child & Family, Inc.
Adoptions Program • 524-7483

Tennessee Department of Children’s Services • 594-6767

Associated Catholic Charities
Adoption • 524-9896

Bethany Christian Services • 588-5283

Council on Adoptable Children • 693-3053

East Tennessee Christian Services • 584-0841

Holston Methodist Home • 675-4909


Parenting Education Classes
These courses are the 12 hour parenting courses approved by Judge Swann in Knox County 4th Circuit Court. Since Knox Countians can file their divorce in either Fourth Circuit Court or Chancery Court, please check to make sure that the course you take is approved by the court in which you’ve filed for your divorce.
Child & Family, Inc. • 524-7483

Dove Services-Lifebridge • 804-1372

Downtown YWCA Parenting Classes • 523-6126

Intergrous Counseling Center • 521-0008

Parent Place Parenting Program • 544-0577

Steps Co-parenting Divorce Education • 981-7900

Information on parenting classes in Knox County


Camps
YWCA
Day Camp – Camp Try-Point • 523-6126
Phyllis Wheatley Branch • 546-0651

American Red Cross • 584-2999

University of Tennessee
Knox County Agricultural Extension (4-H) • 215-2340

American Cancer Society • 584-1668

American Diabetes Association • 584-0212

Arnstein Jewish Community Center • 690-6343

Beyond the Limits • 588-2933

Boy Scouts of America • 588-6514

Camp Fire • 693-3777

East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Rehabilitation Center • 690-8961

Emerald Avenue Urban Youth and Leadership Foundation • 637-3227

Girl Scouts – Tanasi Council • 688-9440

Kiwanis Fresh Air Summer Camp • 523-4455

Knox County Association for Retarded Citizens

Muscular Dystrophy Association • 922-4276

YMCA
Camping Service/Camp Montvale • 984-5519

Young Life • 525-7468


Clothing
Knox Area Rescue Ministries

The Salvation Army
Emergency Assistance Program • 525-9401

Community Action Committee
MLB Building • 546-3500
West Neighborhood Center • 524-3345
South Neighborhood Center • 577-7591
Career Closet • 524-2786
East Neighborhood Center • 546-5125

Knox County Schools
PTA Clothing Center • 594-3791

Baptist Center
Montgomery Village • 577-6244
Western Heights • 525-9068

Ladies of Charity • 522-6341


Daycare
ADULT
Child & Family, Inc.
Daily Living Center • 689-8412

Associated Catholic Charities
Samaritan Place • 545-7431

St. Mary’s Health System
Alzheimer’s Day Treatment Center • 545-6781

Kay Adult Care Center • 521-0289


PRESCHOOL
Children’s Center • 523-2672

Community Action Committee
Head Start • 522-2193

Knoxville Community Development Corporation • 594-8662

Arnstein Jewish Community Center • 690-6343

YMCA
Community Kids • 544-1963
Preschool Learning Center • 577-0138

Fair Garden Family and Community Center • 594-1320

Lonsdale Day Care Center • 524-0881

Partners for Children • 546-0301

Sam E. Hill Family and Community Center • 594-3632

Workforce Development Child Care Broker • 544-5257

SCHOOL AGE
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services • 594-6767

Knoxville Community Development Corporation

YMCA
East Side Family Center • 637-9622
North Side Family Center • 922-9622
West Side Family Center • 690-9622

Lonsdale Day Care Center • 524-0881

Partners for Children • 546-0301

Boys and Girls Clubs • 544-3825

City of Knoxville Recreational Department • 637-6965

Eternal Life Restoration Outreach • 637-1707

Wesley House Community Center • 524-5494

Workforce Development • 544-5200


Emergency Assistance
The Salvation Army
Emergency Assistance Program • 525-9401

American Red Cross • 584-2999

Community Action Committee
Family Assistance Program • 577-7591
Homeless Prevention Program • 524-3345

Interfaith Health Clinic • 546-7330

BellSouth • 557-6500

FISH of Knox County • 588-0589


Enviromental
Community Action Committee
AmeriCorps • 546-3500

University of Tennessee
Environmental Health • 215-5200

Boy Scouts of America • 588-6514

Girl Scouts – Tanasi Council • 688-9440

East Tennessee Community Design Center/Designworks • 525-9945

Ijams Nature Park • 577-4717

Knox County Department of Parks and Recreation • 215-2346

Knoxville Recycling Coalition • 215-2230

Keep Knoxville Beautiful • 521-6957

Knox County Government • 215-2000


Housing
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
Knox Area Rescue Ministries

Community Action Committee

Wesley House Community Center • 524-5494

Habitat for Humanity • 523-3539

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development • 545-4384

SUBSIDIZED
Child & Family, Inc.
PleasanTree Apartments • 546-5812

Community Action Committee
Homeward Bound • 546-3500

Knoxville Community Development Corporation

Volunteer Ministry Center • 524-3926

Knox County Housing Authority • 637-7942

Rehabilitation Programs
Knox County Community Development and Housing Division • 546-5887

Knoxville Department of Community Development • 215-2120

Heart Support of America • 687-5838


Health Information
Helen Ross McNabb Center

American Red Cross • 584-2999

Knox County Health Department
Child Safe Rider Purchase Program • 215-5300
Immunizations • 215-5150
Indigent Medical Care Social Services • 215-5440
Smoking Cessation • 215-QUIT
Tenn Care Applicants • 215-5400
Travel Immunizations • 215-5070

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association • 544-6288

St. Mary’s Health System • 545-7600

Interfaith Health Clinic • 546-7330

American Cancer Society • 584-1668

American Diabetes Association • 584-0212

Muscular Dystrophy Association • 922-4276

The Wellness Community • 546-4661

Thompson Cancer Survival Center • 541-1311

American Heart Association • 800-242-8721 or 588-7646
Brain Attack Screening • 588-7646
Emergency Cardiovascular Care • 588-7646
General Education • 588-7646
Heart Power • 588-7646
Jump Rope Education • 588-7646
Search Your Heart • 588-7646
School Nutrition • 588-7646
Walking for Wellness • 588-7646
East Tennessee Poison Control Program • 800-288-9999 or 544-9399

Tennessee Department of Health
Tuberculosis Outpatient Clinic • 546-9221

Easter Seals• 800-264-0078

Planned Parenthood Association of East Tennessee • 588-9367

University of Tennessee Medical Center • 544-9000

American Lung Association of Tennessee • 691-7228

American Social Health Association • 800-342-2437

Amputee Coalition • 524-8772

Arthritis Foundation • 470-7909

Autism Society of America • 637-3914

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation • 800-824-5061

Dairy and Food Nutrition Council • 584-6125

Dial-a-Dietitian • 524-4541

Dream Connection • 966-7665

East Tennessee Baptist Hospital • 632-5011

East Tennessee Children’s Hospital • 541-8000

Epilepsy Foundation • 522-4991

Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center • 693-5151

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center • 541-1111

Hemophilia Center • 544-9170

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation • 577-7530

Kidney Foundation • 688-5481

Lupus Foundation of America • 692-9825

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation • 694-6003

Medic Regional Blood Center • 524-3074

Mental Health Association of Greater Knoxville • 584-9125

Multiple Sclerosis Society of East Tennessee • 558-8686

Operation Health Check • 541-1492

Peninsula Outpatient Center • 588-9747

Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center • 541-1446

Remote Area Medical • 579-1530

Ronald McDonald House • 637-7475

Scleroderma Foundation • 966-1440

Special Olympics • 800-288-9225 or 524-0875

TennCare Hotline • 800-669-1851

TennCare Fraud & Abuse • 800-FRAUD86

Tennessee Early Intervention • 974-2838


Parenting
Child & Family, Inc.
Family Life Enrichment • 524-7483
Orientation for Divorcing Parents • 524-7483

Columbus Home
CHAP Program • 971-3556
Parent Place • 521-5637

Helen Ross McNabb Center
Healthy Families • 523-8695
Regional Intervention Program • 523-8695

Sexual Assault Crisis Center
Parents Support Group • 558-9040

Community Action Committee
MLB Building • 546-3500
North Family Support Center • 925-0880
Knoxville Community Development Corporation
Family Services & Support – Our Space • 594-8827

Knox County Health Department
Family Matters • 215-5176

Florence Crittenton Agency
Residential Mother-Infant Program • 602-2021
Crittenton • 602-2021

East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Rehabilitation Center • 690-8961

Contact of Knoxville • 523-9124
Parent Helpline • 523-9124

Tennessee Infant Parent Services • 579-3099

Mental Health Association of Greater Knoxville • 584-9125

Tennessee Early Intervention • 974-2838

Compassionate Friends • 687-2117

Peninsula Family Respite Services • 558-6652

Parent Helpline • 800-356-6767

Tennessee Children’s Special Services • 549-5239


Services for People with Different Abilities
Tennessee Department of Human Services
Rehabilitation Services • 594-6720

East Tennessee Technology Access Center • 219-0130

East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Rehabilitation Center • 690-8961

Knoxville Area Community Center for the Deaf
Services Program • 579-0832

Easter Seals • 800-264-0078

Amputee Coalition of America • 888-267-5669

Beta Home • 521-7683

Cerebral Palsy Center • 523-0491

Cerebral Palsy Housing Corporation • 687-9204

Disability Resource Center • 637-3666

Open Arms • 694-8463

Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR) • 690-9285

Transportation
LOCAL
Community Action Committee
Transportation Program • 524-2786
TDD • 525-9467

Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) • 546-3752
TDD/TTY • 525-1525
Lift • 522-5000
Shop and Ride Program • 637-3000

TennCare Recipient Transportation • 594-6151

STRANDED TRAVELERS
Child & Family, Inc.

Community Action Committee
Homeward Bound • 546-3500

Volunteer Ministry Center • 524-3926


Utilities Assistance
Community Action Committee
North Family Support Center • 925-0880
West Neighborhood Center • 524-3345
South Neighborhood Center • 577-7591
East Neighborhood Center • 546-5125
Weatherization and Minor Home Repair • 637-6700
Low Income Home Energy Assistance LIHEAP • 637-6700
Summer Cooling Program • 637-6700
Heat Relief Program • 637-6700

Ladies of Charity • 522-6341

Knox County Community Development and Housing Division • 546-5887


Abuse
CHILD
Child & Family, Inc.
Project Against Sexual Abuse of Appalachian Children (PASAAC) • 546-7483
Connection • 522-6213
RESPOND • 525-4794
The Conley Center • 546-7483

Child Help USA • 800-422-4453

Children’s Center • 523-2672

Helen Ross McNabb Center
Tennessee Regional Alternative Care Environments (TRACES) • 523-8695
Therapeutic Nursery • 523-8695
Children and Youth • 523-8695

Tennessee Department of Children’s Services • 594-6767

Associated Catholic Charities
Columbus Home Shelter • 971-3560

Peninsula Behavioral Health • 970-9800

Domestic Violence
Child & Family, Inc.
The Conley Center • 546-7483
Family Crisis Center Hotline • 637-8000
Managing Emotions Nonviolently • 524-7483

Knox Area Rescue Ministries
Serenity Shelter • 673-6540

Knox County Sheriff’s Department
Major Crimes Unit • 215-3590

Knoxville Legal Aid Society • 637-0484
Knoxville Police Department Domestic Violence Unit • 215-7306

The Salvation Army
Joy Baker Center • 522-4673

YWCA Victim Advocacy • 523-6126

Senior Citizens
Child & Family, Inc.
Elder Abuse • 673-3066

Knoxville Legal Aid Society • 637-0484
YWCA Victim Advocacy • 523-6126

Associated Catholic Charities
Samaritan Place • 545-7431

Hotline for Elder Abuse • 594-5685

Tennessee Department of Human Services
Adult Protective Services • 594-5685

Sexual Abuse
Child & Family, Inc.
Project Against Sexual Abuse of Appalachian Children (PASAAC) • 546-7483

Helen Ross McNabb Center Sexual Abuse • 523-8695

Tennessee Department of Children’s Services • 594-6767

Safe Haven
Crisis Line • 522-7273
Victim Assistance • 558-9040


Children’s Residential Programs
Child & Family TN
Cooper House (boys) • 546-7447
Gibbs Group Home (boys) • 687-8091
Haslam Center (boys and girls) • 558-6361
Katie Miller Group Home (girls) • 588-0870
Millertown Group Home (boys) • 521-7923
Runaway Shelter (boys and girls) • 523-2689
Transitional Living (boys and girls) • 521-5652

Helen Ross McNabb Center
Adolescent Residential – Werner Center • 524-5757

Holston Methodist Home • 675-4909

Florence Crittenton Agency
Residential Mother-Infant Program • 602-2021
Barrett Hall • 602-2021
Crittenton • 602-2021

Knox County Association for Retarded Citizens
Adolescent Training Program (boys) • 688-8723

John Tarleton Home • 215-6319

Lakeshore Mental Health Institute • 584-1561

Lutheran Services • 577-8925

Williams-Henson Lutheran Home • 573-9301

Safehaven (sexual assault crisis)
Victim Assistance • 558-9040


Counseling
INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY & GROUP
Child & Family, Inc.
The Conley Center • 546-7483
Managing Emotions Nonviolently • 524-7483

Helen Ross McNabb Center
Prevention and Education • 558-9040

Holston Methodist Home • 675-4909

University of Tennessee Psychological Clinic • 974-2161

Florence Crittenton Agency
Residential Mother-Infant Program • 602-2021
Barrett Hall • 602-2021
Crittenton • 602-2021

Peninsula Outpatient Services
Children and Youth Services • 588-2933
Adult Outpatient Services • 588-2933

The Wellness Community • 546-4661

Center for Neighborhood Development • 522-5935

CONTACT of Knoxville • 523-9124
Crisis Line • 523-9124

Goodwill Industries • 588-8567

United States Veterans Administration

Vet Center • 545-4680

Marital
Child & Family, Inc.
The Conley Center • 546-7483
Orientation for Divorcing Parents • 524-7483

Helen Ross McNabb Center
Adult Outpatient Program • 637-9711

University of Tennessee Psychological Clinic • 974-2161

Peninsula Outpatient Services
Adult Outpatient Services • 588-2933

UNWED PARENTS
Child & Family, Inc.
PARTNERS Teen Parenting • 544-0053

Associated Catholic Charities
Crisis Pregnancy • 524-9896
Holston Methodist Home • 675-4909

Florence Crittenton Agency
Residential Mother-Infant Program • 602-2021
Crittenton • 602-2021
Camp Information • 524-1311

John Tarleton Home • 215-6319

Hope Resource Center • 525-4673


Foster Homes
Child & Family, Inc.

Helen Ross McNabb Center
Tennessee Regional Alternative Care Environments • 523-8695

Tennessee Department of Children’s Services • 594-6767

Associated Catholic Charities
Noah’s Ark • 971-3570

East Tennessee Christian Services • 584-0841

Holston Methodist Home • 675-4909


Mental Health Services
Child & Family, Inc.
The Conley Center • 546-7483
Cooper House (boys) • 546-7447
Haslam Center (boys and girls) • 558-6361
PleasanTree Apartments • 546-5812

Helen Ross McNabb Center
Adult Center • 637-9711
Children and Youth • 523-8695
Friendship House • 541-6635

Tennessee Department of Human Services
Rehabilitation Services • 594-6720

University of Tennessee Psychological Clinic • 974-2161

Peninsula Hospital • 970-9800

Peninsula Village • 970-9800

Lakeshore Mental Health Institute • 584-1561

Mental Health Association of Greater Knoxville • 584-9125

Alliance for the Mentally Ill • 602-7900

Comprehensive Community Care • 525-1180

Peninsula Lighthouse • 588-8880


Youth Programs
Child & Family, Inc.
Runaway Shelter (boys and girls) • 523-2689
Inner City Youth Services • 524-7483
Kids on the Block • 524-7483
Project Safe Place • 523-2689
Street Adolescents Response Team • 521-5659
Child Help USA • 800-422-4453

Helen Ross McNabb Center
Primary Prevention • 523-8695
Students Assistance Program • 523-8695
Children and Youth • 523-8695

YWCA
Youth Department • 523-6126

American Red Cross • 584-2999

Green Hills Learning Center • 523-1688

Knox County Schools
Child Find • 594-1530

Tabernacle Learning Center • 525-2193

Townview Learning Center • 523-9309

University of Tennessee
Knox County Agricultural Extension (4-H) • 215-2340

Knox County Health Department
Knoxville Area Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives • 215-5178

Al-Anon and Al-A-Teen • 525-9040

Florence Crittenton Agency
STARS • 602-2021

Metropolitan Drug Commission • 588-5550

Peninsula Outpatient Services
Children and Youth Services • 588-2933

Boy Scouts of America • 588-6514

Camp Fire • 693-3777

Emerald Avenue Urban Youth and Leadership Foundation • 637-3227

Girl Scouts – Tanasi Council • 688-9440

YMCA
Aquatics Program • 522-9625
Camping Programs • 522-9625
Community and Family Membership • 522-9625
Youth Programs • 522-9625

Young Life • 525-7468

John Tarleton Home • 215-6319

East Tennessee Foundation • 524-1223

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth • 594-6658

CONTACT of Knoxville • 523-9124
Kid Kall/Teen Talk • 523-9124

Boys and Girls Clubs • 544-3825

City of Knoxville Recreational Department • 637-6965

Eternal Life Restoration Outreach • 637-1707

Wesley House Community Center • 524-5494

Pathways
Trailblazers (6-12 yrs old) • 673-0767
Teens • 673-0767

Dream Connection • 966-7665

Mental Health Association of Greater Knoxville • 584-9125

Court Appointed Special Advocate Program • 329-3399

Big Brothers/Big Sisters • 523-2179

4-H Clubs • 215-2340

Junior Achievement of East Tennessee, Inc. • 584-4359

Knoxville’s Promise • 523-2775

SOAR-Youth Ministries • 544-5881

MORE JUVENILE LINKS

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Tennessee Department of Children Services

Tennessee DCS Child Protective Services

Tennessee Department of Human Services

Tennessee DHS Child Support – Income Shares

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

American Bar Association – Juvenile Justice

Child Welfare League of America

National CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates

National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice

NCJFCJ – National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Juvenile Law Center

LexisNexis – Legal Site (Access to view Tennessee Laws)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Tennessee Juvenile Court Services Association

Tennessee Voices for Children

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network

North American Council on Adoptable Children