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- December 19, 2008

- November 21, 2008

Program Support

211 - $45,200
   211—Knoxville’s Information
   and Referral - 45,200

AGAPE - $58,000
   Halfway House and Residential
   Treatment - 58,000
  
AMERICAN RED CROSS - $745,826
   Armed Forces - 135,000
   Community Volunteer Services - 87,040
   Disaster Services - 245,000
   Health and Nursing Services - 119,800
   Safety Education Services - 97,993
   Youth Services - 60,993

ARNSTEIN JEWISH
COMMUNITY CENTER - $14,255

   Milton Collins Day Camp - 14,255

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION - $82,750
   Patient and Community Services - 27,500
   Public and Professional Education- 31,750
   Research - 23,500

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF TENNESSEE VALLEY $92,800
   CORE
   (Community-Based Mentoring) - 73,000
   Bigs in Schools
   (School-Based Mentoring) 19,800

BOY SCOUTS - $243,200
   Boy Scout Program - 37,656
   Cub Scout Program - 109,130
   Venturing Program - 8,193
   Learning for Life - 31,094
   Outreach Scouting -31,094
   Activities and Camping Program - 26,033

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS - $717,270
   Child Care Food Program - 127,796
   Child Safety Program - 157,994
   Education and Literacy
   Development - 163,296
   Interpersonal and Life
   Skills Development - 136,283
   Prevention and Health - 131,901

CASA - $41,850
   Court Appointed Special Advocates- 41,850

CATHOLIC CHARITIES - $12,000
   Samaritan Place -12,000

CEREBRAL PALSY CENTER - $237,046
   Day Services - 237,046

CEREBRAL PALSY
HOUSING CORPORATION - $32,500

   Group Home - 32,500

CHILD & FAMILY TENNESSEE - $693,696
   Connections:  In-home
   Family Preservation - 86,750
   Continuum for
   Permanency Services - 78,800
   Family Crisis Center - 85,000
   Family Life Enrichment - 16,500
   Great Starts - 33,620
   Kids on the Block - 27,500
   Managing Emotions Nonviolently
   (MEN’s) - 8,500
   Partners for Child Abuse
   Prevention - 62,000
   PASAAC/Sex Abuse Counseling - 90,000
   PleasanTree Apartments - 43,120
   Respond - 12,000
   Runaway Shelter and
   Project Safe Place 68,952
   Therapy Center - 65,000
   Transitional Living - 15,954

THE CHILDREN’S CENTER - $69,547
   CAC (Certificate) Program - 17,387
   Scholarship Program - 52,160

COLUMBUS HOME - $69,935
   Columbus Home Shelter - 35,385
   Parent Place - 34,550

COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE—OFFICE ON AGING $168,550
   Daily Living Center - 12,000
   Mobile Meals - 111,550
   SCIRS/Information and Referral - 45,000

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS - $25,000

EAST TENNESSEE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
  REHABILITATION CENTER - $168,959
   Motor Development Services - 35,719
   Speech and Language Services - 133,240

THE EAST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY DESIGN CENTER- $30,900
   Designworks - 30,900

EAST TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS CENTER - $35,600
   Community Living: Direct
   Assistance and Advocacy 21,600
   Literacy for Young Children - 14,000

EPILEPSY FOUNDATION - $51,574
   Client Services - 34,039
   Public Education - 17,535
  
THE FLORENCE CRITTENTON
AGENCY - $130,851

   Residential Treatment Services - 109,851
   STARS - 21,000

FRIENDS OF LITERACY - $59,267
   Adult Literacy Program - 59,267

GIRL SCOUTS - $240,220
   Girl Scout Outreach - 107,395
   Girl Scouts in Your Neighborhood - 93,000
   Outdoor Education - 39,825

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - $72,295
   Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)- 29,085
   Occupational Skills Training/SPACE 10,772
   Placement - 12,853
   Work Adjustment - 19,585

HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER - $154,668
   Adolescent Drug and
   Alcohol Services - 19,887
   Adult Intensive Outpatient - 2,946
   Adult Residential - 19,538
   Sisters of the Rainbow - 9,655
   Therapeutic Preschool - 102,642
  
INTERFAITH HEALTH CLINIC - $142,697
    Patient Services - 142,697

KNOX COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS $151,000
   Beta Home - 45,000
   Community Support/Independent
   Living - 21,000
   Sunshine Early Intervention - 32,000
   Sunshine Industries - 20,000
   Sunshine Leisure
   Services/Recreation - 33,000

KNOX COUNTY SCHOOLS—PTA
CLOTHING CENTER - $55,000

   PTA Clothing Center - 55,000

KNOXVILLE AREA URBAN
LEAGUE - $181,000

   Housing and Community
   Development - 63,700
   Workforce Development
   and Technology - 117,300

KNOXVILLE CENTER OF
THE DEAF - $45,000

   Core Management Program - 45,000

KNOXVILLE VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY RESCUE SQUAD $104,083
   Knoxville Volunteer Emergency
   Rescue Squad - 104,083

LADIES OF CHARITY - $42,000
   Emergency Assistance Program - 42,000

LEGAL AID OF EAST
TENNESSEE - $223,963

   Domestic Violence Civil
   Legal Services - 138,123
   Paralegal Intake and Brief Services - 85,840

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION - $88,072
   Advocacy - 12,117
   Client Services - 27,211
   Education - 48,744

MY VILLAGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CENTER - $55,000
  
My Village Child Development Center 55,000

NATIONAL KIDNEY
FOUNDATION - $110,570

   Community Services - 1,608
   Education - 23,483
   Patient Services - 85,479

PENINSULA BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH - $68,640

   Independent Living Program - 68,640

SAFE HAVEN CENTER - $60,486
   Prevention and Education - 15,122
   Victim Assistance - 45,364

THE SALVATION ARMY - $410,405
   Emergency Assistance Program - 184,000
   Joy Baker Center/Women’s Shelter - 71,405
   Operation Bootstrap/Men’s
   Shelter - 155,000
  
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK- $69,000
   Cased Food Program - 30,000
   Food for Kids - 20,000
   Kids Cafe - 9,000
   Knoxville Harvest - 10,000

SENIOR CITIZENS HOME ASSISTANCE SERVICE- $140,000
   Home Hair Care - 15,000
   Homemaker Program - 125,000

VOLUNTEER MINISTRY CENTER - $78,141
   Day Resource Center - 78,141

WESLEY HOUSE COMMUNITY
CENTER - $105,000

   After School Program/C.A.R.E.S. - 67,200
   Senior Citizens/W.I.S.E. - 9,450
   Summer Program/S.T.E.P. - 28,350

YMCA - $271,093
   After School Childcare - 81,192
   Aquatics Programs - 38,000
   Camping Programs - 37,079
   Community and Family
   Membership - 82,000
   Youth Programs - 32,822

YWCA - $462,802
   Health and Fitness - 54,000
   Phyllis Wheatley Branch - 204,397
   Residential Program - 97,451
   Victim Advocacy Program - 46,647
   Youth Department - 60,307

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2008 Campaign Update

Goal: $12,825,000

Campaign: Aug 26th – Nov 21

Percent of Goal Raised: 97%

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