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The Helen Ross McN­abb Cen­ter has served numer­ous needs in the Knoxville com­mu­nity since 1948. Cur­rent ser­vices include men­tal health care for adults, addic­tion and recov­ery pro­grams and fos­ter care services.

Recently, The Helen Ross McN­abb Cen­ter announced a fund-raising drive to con­struct 32 home­less and spe­cial needs hous­ing units in Knoxville as a part of May­ors Haslam and Ragsdale’s “Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Home­less­ness.” Often, men­tally ill home­less men and women have very few options avail­able to obtain safe, per­ma­nent, afford­able hous­ing. The Helen Ross McN­abb Center’s “Hous­ing 1st” plan will build one bedroom/efficiency apart­ments with each build­ing hav­ing a com­mon area for ten­ants to meet with sup­port ser­vices per­son­nel. Hav­ing men­tal health ser­vices inte­grated into the Hous­ing First model will allow for greater suc­cess assim­i­lat­ing into the community.

Dig deep and help the McN­abb cen­ter meet their goal buy giv­ing just $5.00. Please? If you can click here to make your dona­tion electronically.

First Fri­day Five is our online giv­ing project that pro­files one local non-profit orga­ni­za­tion each month. Put your $5 to work.