24-Hour EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Family Crisis Center (violence)	637-8000
Serenity Shelter (violence)		971-4673
Hope Line (suicide prevention)	800-784-2433
Safe Haven (sexual)		522-7273
Family Justice Center		521-6336
Assistance Animal Emergencies
	After-Hours Pet Emergency Clinic	966-3888
	Pet Emergency Clinic (Ailer Ave.)	637-0114


MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY

Cherokee Health Systems		866-257-9769
Helen Ross McNabb		637-9711
Mental Health Assoc. of East TN	584-9125
Mobile Crisis Unit			539-2409
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 
(NAMI)				602-7807
Peninsula Behavioral Health 
(Outpatient Center	)		970-9800

EMPLOYMENT

UT Center on Disability & Employment	974-9400
Goodwill Industries			588-8567
Heart of Knoxville Career Center
(PSTCC Magnolia Campus)		329-3166
Tennessee Career Center (CAC)	594-5500
Vocational RehabilitationKnox County Health Dept.	594-6060

FOOD PANTRIES

Angelic Ministries			523-8884
FISH 				523-7900
Ladies of Charity			522-6341
Love Kitchen			546-3248
Food Distribution/CAC		546-3500
Baptist Center 			525-9068

HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE 

CAC Homeward Bound		546-3500
Catholic Charities			524-9896
Community Chest			938-3517
Family Support Program 		523-0491
Low Income Home Emergency
Heating Program/CAC 		637-6700
Volunteer Ministries	 	524-3926

HEALTH CARE

Free Medical Clinic 			577-5561
Interfaith Health Clinic		546-7330
Knox County Health Dept.	 	215-5000
Knox County Health Dept. (dentistry)	215-5110


HOUSING

Elizabeth House			971-3570
Knox County Housing Authority	637-7942
Knox Housing Partnership		637-1679
Knoxville Community Development Co.
(KCDC)				403-1100
City of Knoxville 
Community Development Division	215-2120

TRANSPORTATION

CAC Transit Job Ride (PSTCC Shuttle)	524-0319
ETHRA 				800-232-1560
KAT Lift para-transit		215-7850
Knoxville Area Transit (KAT)		637-3000
Non-driver identification cards	594-6399

KNOXVILLE and KNOX COUNTY

Accessible parking permit (DMV)	215-2385
Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)	524-8772
Department of Human Services (DHS)	594-6060
Disability Resource Center (DRC)	637-3666
East TN Technology Access Center
(ETTAC)				219-0130
Knox County:
Disability Services Coordinator	215-2952
City of Knoxville:
Disability Services Coordinator	215-2034

RECREATION

Knox County Libraries		215-8750
Knox County Recreation Department   215-6600
Knoxville City Parks and Recreation     215-1407
Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	800-342-3262
TN Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped	800-342-3308
Dream Playground: KCDC		403-1194
Dream Playground: DRC 		637-3666

INFO LINE

ADA				800-514-0301
Knoxville City Services		311
Local Social Services	  	211
Tell Me!				800-555-8355
Free directory assistance	 	800-373-3411
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)	800-526-7234


ADVOCACY

ADAPT Independent Living	 	901-726-6404
Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC)	615-736-5820
Office of Civil Rights (OCR)		800-368-1019
TN Disability Coalition		615-383-9442
TN Human Rights Commission	594-6500 
TN Protection & Advocacy		689-9020
Disability Law & Advocacy Center 
(DLAC)		 		689-9020
East EN Project BRAIN		689-1797
Knox County Veterans’ Affairs	215-5645
Knoxville Legal Aid Society	 	637-0484

RELAY SERVICES

Sorenson Video Relay Service: Customer Service	801-287-9400
Tennessee Relay Center: Customer Service 	   	866-503-0868


Compiled by
Services for Students with Disabilities
Updated October 2007