Emergency Housing and Shelter

Need help paying rent or finding a safe place tonight? The organizations below may be able to connect you to rental assistance, utility help, or emergency housing and shelter options.

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee

Provides emergency shelter for seniors aged 60 and older and children birth to 17 years of age.

Website: ccetn.org

Phone: (865) 524-9896

Family Promise of Knoxville

Provides overnight shelter for homeless families and single pregnant women.

Website: familypromiseknoxville.org

Phone: (865) 584-2822

Knoxville Area Rescue Ministry

Provides safe, overnight shelter.

Website: karm.org

Phone: (865) 673-6540

Knoxville-Knox County CAC

Provides eligible individuals with assistance including utility, housing navigation, and homelessness prevention

Website: knoxcac.org

Phone: (865) 546-3500

Ladies of Charity

May provide emergency rent and utility assistance on a case by case basis.

Website: ladiesofcharityknox.org

Phone: (865) 247-5790

Peninsula - Parkwest Medical Center

Offers financial assistance for individuals who are currently in mental health treatment with a licensed mental health provider.

Website: covenanthealth.com/peninsula

Phone: (865) 970-9800

Positively Living

Provides housing assistance and recovery counseling through the HOPWA Program (Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS) for individuals struggling with a diagnosis of HIV.

Website: choicehealthnetwork.org

Phone: (865) 525-1540