Ways to Help:
Retired? Volunteer!
The Office on Aging supports over 500 seniors who volunteer to improve other seniors’ lives. Explore the wide variety of community needs our senior volunteers solve.
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Deliver Meals
Just two hours of your day can help deliver a meal and a smile to a homebound senior. Whether you’re available once a month or once a week, we need your help!
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Give A Ride
Volunteer drivers needed! Drivers use CAC vehicles to help individuals who may otherwise not be able to leave their homes.
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Grow Community
Do you love to garden? CAC’s Beardsley Farm is a 4-acre farm located in center-city and includes community gardens throughout Knox County. We have year-round volunteer opportunities available.
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Foster Civic Engagement
Make a lasting difference with AmeriCorps! Service members are focused on addressing a variety of needs through activities like education, community assessments, and land improvement.
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Call A Senior
Did you know making just one call a week could make a difference in the life of an isolated older adult? Senior Care Calls is looking for volunteers age 55+ to call a senior to alleviate loneliness.
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Prepare Taxes
Our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program needs volunteers to help low-to-moderate income residents prepare and file their taxes. Volunteers will be provided with IRS certified training.
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Donate Essential Items
You or a group can help individuals and families achieve housing stability by providing basic essentials and housewares that many of us take for granted (like hygiene, luggage, cleaning supplies, cookware, and bedding). If you are interested in donating items or hosting a supply drive, contact us!
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Repair & Restore
Individuals or groups are invited to help perform minor home repairs, house cleaning and decluttering, yard clean up and maintenance, and similar tasks for local residents in need. We offer flexible schedules, including weeknights and weekends, and a rewarding experience for volunteers.
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Special Opportunities
We're busy and could use your help! Seasonal and unique service work is always in need. If you or your group are looking for a rewarding way to give back to the community, contact us for our current volunteer opportunities.
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Repair & Restore
Individuals or groups are invited to help perform minor home repairs, house cleaning and decluttering, yard clean up and maintenance, and similar tasks for local residents in need. We offer flexible schedules, including weeknights and weekends, and a rewarding experience for volunteers.
Learn More >
Special Opportunities
We're busy and could use your help! Seasonal and unique service work is always in need. If you or your group are looking for a rewarding way to give back to the community, contact us for our current volunteer opportunities.
Learn More >
🎉The new 2025-2027 Aging Well Resource Directory IS HERE! 🎉If you need boxes of directories, visit https://www.knoxseniors.org/directorylaunch/ to fill out a quick form and let us know when we can get boxes to you.
If you want to pick up individual copies, stop by the Ross Building ...(2247 Western Ave.) or the O'Connor Senior Center (611 Winona St.).
Let's celebrate during #CommunityActionMonth !
During #CommunityActionMonth, we also recognize that it is Older American's Month. #KnoxvilleFlipsTheScriptOnAging by challenging and defying sterotypes about aging.
For 50 years, the Knoxville-Knox County CAC Office on Aging has offered a wide variety of services aimed at improving... the quality of life for seniors, such as helping seniors access benefits and life saving services. CAC has consistently promoted the coordination of services and working together with partners to create a network of opportunities. Check out https://www.knoxseniors.org/ for a listing of programs!
As the need arises, CAC looks for ways to find solutions. Our Grandparents as Parents (GAP) program is one example of CAC's innovative work. Check out this 1 min video: https://youtu.be/CTWxncgsOGw
The GAP Program was one of the first in Tennessee to recognize the caregiver’s need ...for information, support, and resources. By “parenting again,” grandparents and relative caregivers keep families together, provide safe homes, and avoid foster home placement of the children. This year, the GAP program was also recognized in the GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy:
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1143&context=grandfamilies
GAP also has a guidebook with helpful resources that you can download here: https://www.knoxseniors.org/gapguidebook/ or for a hard copy contact the Knoxville-Knox County CAC Office on Aging.
We are #CommunityAction because #CommunityActionWorks !
Let's celebrate #CommunityActionMonth !
Many grandparent caregivers describe feeling alone in their child-raising efforts. Programs like Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Knoxville,...
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CAC is often described as a one stop for information and community resources. We have over sixty programs that can assist you with your needs or with finding help for a loved one. For a full list of CAC programs, you can download our Service Directory by visiting our website: ...https://www.knoxcac.org/get-assistance/
During #CommunityActionMonth or anytime, please share this info with your neighbors, friends, and family! We are committed to fostering a community where everyone can thrive. Everyone is welcome.
CAC serves our community with dedication, experience, compassion, and resilience. For 60 years we have been: "Helping People. Changing Lives." During #CommunityActionMonth, please take a few minutes to watch this video and hear more about our measurable and meaningful impact.
...CAC has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for both groups and individuals, fundraising donations, or even just helping to spread our news and outreach through your own social media.
To volunteer, please visit: https://www.knoxcac.org/get-involved/
To donate: https://www.knoxcac.org/donate/
To help spread the word about what we do: https://www.knoxcac.org/cac-cam/
This video celebrates 60 years of Community Action Committee (CAC) in the Knoxville-Knox County, Tennessee community. For more information, visit our...
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May is National Community Action Month! It’s a special time of year to share our stories, showcase our successes and raise awareness of the power and impact of our work. Celebrate all month long with CAC. Visit our website for client stories, special events throughout the month, and annual ...impact reports: https://www.knoxcac.org/cac-cam/
We are #CommunityAction because #CommunityActionWorks.
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It is with deep sadness that we announce that after 30+ years of continuous service to Knoxville, and the East Tennessee region, CAC AmeriCorps has had our funding abruptly discontinued for both our AmeriCorps VISTA and AmeriCorps State/National programs.
CAC AmeriCorps received notices ...from the AmeriCorps agency that our grant awards were being terminated because it has been determined that our awards "no longer effectuate agency priorities." Priorities that have been supported on a bi-partisan basis since the creation of AmeriCorps in 1994.
All 52 of our current, full-time, members will have their service discontinued, effective immediately, and our 30+ community partners, and the people they serve, will now cease to receive the meaningful contributions of these talented servant leaders.
CAC is committed to working with our community and partners to mitigate for the adverse impacts of these actions. We will continue to be available in the coming weeks as we work to perform the administrative tasks necessary to support our members in their transitions.
A program that has helped uplift communities across East Tennessee is coming to an end after decades of service, following the Trump administration's...
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Wednesday, April 30th from 9am to 12pm: Recovery and Housing Resource fair sponsored by Knox County Health Department's All4Knox. This event is free and open to the public. There will be representatives from:
Sober Living
Substance Use Treatment
Recovery Support
...Background-Friendly Employers
and more!