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*Need help paying your power bill? UETHDA.ORG or call 423-246-6180 for assistance. 
All Services | UETHDA
According to the City, the UETHDA will offer their assistance to low-income households through March 31, 2024. Families who qualify can apply for assistance in paying their delinquent bills through the agency. They offer a wide range of services so make sure to ask for a list, if they have one. 
LIHEAP stands for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. It is designed for people in need of assistance with their energy costs, including electric, wood, coal, oil, gas, LP gas, and kerosene. Funding can take between 60-90 days.
LIHWAP – The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) is a temporary emergency program (Expiring March 2024) to help low-income families pay overdue water bills. If you qualify for Energy Assistance you probably qualify for this program.

*Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) | The Administration for Children and Families (hhs.gov)
Need Help With Your Energy Bills? | The LIHEAP Clearinghouse (hhs.gov) <--click link or call 1-866-674-6327

 

 

This list was given from some of our Facebook friends! Thank you!!
Most of these places have been known to help pay utilities...
Hope this helps! 
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K.C.M.C. (423) 378-3722
Salvation Army (423) 246-6671 open Monday through Thursday. 9am-12pm and again from 1pm-3:30pm
St. Vincent De Paul society (423) 288-8101
(start calling at 9am sharp, they only help an allotted # of people, the phone almost always stays busy, so repeat call)
Neighborhood Service Center (423) 246-6180
Family Promise (423) 246-6500
Hope Helps (423) 297-4675
Higher Ground Baptist Church (423) 247-6776
Kingsport contact 211 (423) 246-2273
Shades of Grace (423) 765-2440
Cassidy United Methodist Church (423) 323-8142
The Oasis (423) 392-1137
Friends & Neighbors (423) 378-2926
United Way (423) 378-3409
ARCH (this is the Johnson city # but you can be redirected to Kingsport)
(423)928-2724
Colonial heights Baptist Church (423) 239-5123
Central Baptist Church (423) 245-6978
Colonial heights Christian Church (423) 239-2500
Crossroads United Methodist Church (423) 246-2982
Gibsontown Ministries (423) 765-2950
Hope House (423) 247-7994
St. Paul Episcopal Church (423) 245-5187
Hunger First (423) 765-0013
(423) 226-0934
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* Faith in Action (Bristol, va) (276) 466-8292
* Churchill Community Chest 423-357-6161
* Although these are out of city, they have been known to help Sullivan County residents.

Consumer Information

Kingsport, Tennessee Community Food Assistance
www.feedkingsport.org
Page 1 of 2 Latest update:

May 2023 Deadline for updates: May 1 & Nov. 1 Changes? frontdesk@uwaykpt.org (423) 378-3409
▪ Central Baptist Church 301 Carver Street Kingsport 37660 423-245-6978 Boxes of food available on Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM. Requirements: photo ID, address verification. Call for more information.
▪ Colonial Heights Baptist Church 108 Colonial Heights Road Kingsport 37663 423-239-5123 Food assistance available on Tuesday & Thursday, 9 AM – 12 PM. Requirement: application and photo ID, serving 37663 residents only.
▪ Colonial Heights Christian Church 105 Meadow Lane Kingsport 37663 423-239-2500 Boxes of food available on Monday, 8 - 9:30 AM. Requirements: call for appointment by noon on Wednesday before visit (call main number, choose option 3 and follow prompts); serving Sullivan County residents.
▪ Crossroads United Methodist Church 200 Bays Cove Trail Kingsport 37660 423-246-2982 Bags of food available Thursday, 10 AM - 12 PM. Requirement: visit once each month.
▪ First Baptist Church 3358 Highway 26 (Main St) Blountville 37617 Mail: PO Box 587 Blountville 37617 423-323-8033 Bags of food available on Monday, 1 - 4 PM. Requirements: photo ID; serving Blountville residents.
▪ First Broad Street United Methodist Church 100 E. Church Circle Kingsport 37660 423-224-1531 Bags of food available on Monday & Friday, 9 - 11 AM.
▪ First Christian Church 106 E. Charlemont Avenue Kingsport 37660 423-247-5159 Boxes of food available on 2nd Thursday, 4 - 6 PM. Requirements: proof of income & address, photo ID; return clean crate from previous visit.
▪ Gravelly Baptist Church 647 Gravely Road Kingsport 37660 (Located in former Gravely Elem School Bldg.) 423-246-6086 Bags of food available on 2nd and 4th Thursday, 4 – 5:30 PM. Closed on holidays. Requirements: visit once each month; serving Thomas Addition, Gravely, Lynn Garden residents.
▪ Help and Hope Ministries Ministry of Mountain View Methodist, St. Matthew Methodist, Belvue Christian Churches Location: St. Luke United Methodist Church 2600 E Center Street Kingsport 37664 423-765-2552 Bags of food available on Saturday, 10 AM – 12 PM. Requirements: photo ID, proof of address; serving residents of 37664 zip code.
▪ Heritage First Church of God 470 Rock Springs Road Kingsport 37663 423-245-4988 Boxes of food for emergencies available on 1st & 3rd Thursday, 9:30 AM - 12 PM. Requirement: visit once each month.
▪ Higher Ground Baptist Church 1601 Lynn Garden Drive Kingsport 37665 (Inside white HGBC Care House below church) 423-247-6776 Food assistance available on Thursday, 10 AM - 4 PM.
▪ Hope Helps TN 4540 W Stone Drive, Suite I Kingsport 37660 423-297-4675 Facebook: Hope Helps TN hopehelpstn@yahoo.com hopehelpstn.com Food assistance available on Tuesday & Thursday, 10 AM – 4 PM. Requirements: sign-in by 3:15 PM, visit once each month.
▪ Hunger First 1697 Lynn Garden Drive Kingsport 37665 423-765-0113 Food assistance available Monday to Friday, 9 AM – 6 PM and 1 st & 3rd Saturday, 10 AM – 1 PM. ) They will help with whatever they can
▪ Indian Springs Community Mission Center 406 Cooks Valley Road Kingsport 37664 (Across from new Sunnyside Baptist Church) 423-276-4715 Food assistance available on Monday, 6 - 8 PM, & Wednesday, 10 AM - 1 PM. Requirements: photo ID, income info, proof of address, serving Greater Indian Springs once each month, serving others once every 6 months.
▪ Ketron Memorial Methodist 301 Virgil Avenue Kingsport 37665 423-246-6792 Food assistance available on 3 rd Tuesday, 8 - 11 AM. Requirements: photo ID, proof of address (utility bill); serving Lynn Garden area residents.
Kingsport, Tennessee Community Food Assistance www.feedkingsport.org
Page 2 of 2 Latest update:

May 2023 Deadline for updates: May 1 & Nov. 1 Changes? frontdesk@uwaykpt.org (423) 378-3409
▪ Orebank Missionary Baptist Church 5930 Orebank Road Kingsport 37664 423-288-4881 Boxes of food available on 3rd Sunday, 5 – 6 PM.
▪ Rock Springs Methodist Church 227 Church View Drive Kingsport 37664 423-349-7531 Boxes of food available on 4th Tuesday, 5 – 6:30 PM. Exceptions: 3rd Tuesday in Nov & Dec. Requirements: proof of income & residency (first visit), photo ID (each visit).
▪ Salvation Army 505 Dale Street Kingsport 37660 423-246-6671 Food pantry assistance available Monday to Thursday, 9 AM – 12 PM, 1 - 3:30 PM. Requirements: proof of income, benefits, or emergency; identification for each person in household; visit once every 90 days.
▪ Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantries Contact Leyla Cruz at 423-279-0430, ext. 202 2nd Wednesday in Kingsport 12 PM Finley Villa Apts. 100 Finley Villa Private Court (Seniors Only) 3rd Wednesday in Kingsport 2 PM Maple Oak Apts. 818 Oak Street 4 PM Glen Alpine Church 3200 Glen Alpine Road
▪ Shades of Grace, a United Methodist Congregation 313 E. Sullivan Street Kingsport 37660 423-765-2440 Emergency food boxes available Monday to Thursday, 9 AM – 3 PM, and Friday, 9 AM – 1 PM.
▪ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 161 E. Ravine Road Kingsport 37660 423-245-5187 Bags of food available on Wednesday, 9:30 – 11 AM. Requirements: photo ID, proof of income.
▪ The Storehouse 2401 N John B Dennis Hwy Kingsport 37660 (Next to Christian Life Center) 423-288-2211 Bags of food available on 3rd Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM. Requirements: photo ID, proof of income.
▪ Sullivan County Health Department 1040 E. Sullivan Street Kingsport 37664 154 Blountville Bypass Blountville 37617 423-279-2777 for appointment Food available for pregnant women and children up to age 5. Requirement: qualify for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children). TN WIC Income Guidelines: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-programareas/fhw/wic/redirect-wic/income-guidelines.html
▪ Tri-City Worship Church 121 Jack White Drive Kingsport 37664 833-245-3329 Food assistance available on 3rd Thursday, 9 – 11 AM. Requirements: proof of address, State photo ID.
▪ Vermont United Methodist Church 1817 Bloomingdale Pike Kingsport 37660 423-288-2801 Boxes of food available on 1st Saturday, 9 -11 AM.
▪ Vernon Heights Baptist Church 2547 Russell Street Kingsport 37660 423-349-8020 Boxes of food available on 4th Saturday, 9 AM – 12 PM. Requirement: visit once each month.
▪ Waverly Road Presbyterian Church 1415 Waverly Road Kingsport 37664 423-247-5121 Bags of food available on Friday, 10 AM - 12 PM

Some companies are giving consumers a break on certain services. Click here

Kingsport Area Shelters & Housing Resources
Hope Haven 670 Dale St-423-246-6012 www.hopehavenkpt.org-Temporary Shelter (Men, Women Children
Family Promise (formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network)-601 Holston St  423-246-6500  http://fpgk.org/
Salvation Army 305 Dale St-423-246-6671 Temporary Shelter (Men, Women Children)
Safe House 423-246-2273-
Domestic violence (confidential Location)
Food – Daily Meals (Kingsport & Sullivan County)
Salvation Army 505 Dale St  Mon.-Sat. 7am, 12 noon 4pm, Sun. 4pm
Central Baptist Church 301 Carver St   Sat. 11am.
Full Gospel Mission Kitchen of Hope-740 E. Sevier St  Mon.-Sat 3:30-5:30pm
(Feeding All Who Come)
Friendship Dinner Church Circle, Woodyard Center   Sat. 7am-9am Sun. 6:30am-8am
Hunger First-1697 Lynn Garden Dr, Kingsport, TN, United States, Tennessee
(423) 765-0113  Hungerfirstkpt@gmail.com-M-F 9am-3pm http://hunger-first.org
no questions asked meals
Second Harvest Food Bank-1020 Jericho Dr (423) 279-0430 M-F 8am-4pm
Shades of Grace-313 E. Sullivan St 423-765-2440
Everyone is welcome here  Pantries  – Greater Kingsport, TN
Salvation Army-505 Dale St 9am – 3pm.  1st Broad St. Methodist,100 East Church Circle-Mon. & Fri. 9-11am-423-246-4471
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
161 E. Ravine-Wed. 9:30 – 11am
First Christian Church
106 E. Charlemont St-Thur. 9-12am
Waverly Rd. Presbyterian Church
1415 Waverly Rd-Fri. 10-12am
Indian Springs Community Mission Center
406 Cooks Valley Rd-Wed. 10am-1pm
--Clothing Assistance – Kingsport TN
The Clothes Closet
100 W. Church Circle-423-245-0104-Tues 9am-12pm, 1st & 3rd Sat 9am-12pm.
The Kid’s Closet
2217 Beechnut Dr-423-288-7910-1st &3rd Sat 9am-12pm.
Salvation Army
505 Dale St.-Thur 9am-3pm.
First Presbyterian Church
100 Church Circle, 106 E. Charlemont St.-Thur 9am-3pm.
Furniture & Appliances
Carpenter’s Helpers
100 Church Lane-423-224-1531
Habitat Resale Store
301 E. Sullivan St-423-378-4760
Mon-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 1pm-6pm
Other Kingsport Community Assistance (Emergency, Electric, Rent, Utilities, Water, Volunteering)
Dial 2-1-1 | 9am ET - 9pm ET Monday through Friday
http://www.contact211netn.org/
FREE ACCESS to health and human services information & referrals. Our volunteers can connect you with food programs, financial assistance for utilities or medical expenses, shelters, and much more. We handle crisis calls and listen to those who just need to talk, and we have a Reassurance Program where we call seniors who live alone every day to check on them.
Hunger First
1697 Lynn Garden Dr, Kingsport, TN, United States, Tennessee
(423) 765-0113  Hungerfirstkpt@gmail.com
M-F 9am-3pm-http://hunger-first.org
Neighborhood Service Center
301 Louis St-423-247-5149
Salvation Army
505 Dale St-423-246-6671
St. Vincent dePaul Society
2517 John B. Dennis Hwy-423-288-8222-M-Thr 9am-11am
American Red Cross
501 20th Wilcox Dr-423-278-8700
Kingsport Community Ministry Center
601 Holston St-423-378-3722
--Medical Assistance & Resources – Kingsport
Friends in Need Clinic
192 E. Ravine-423-246-0010-M-Fri 8am-5pm, closed 12pm-1pm
--For employed without insurance
Kingsport Medical Center
737 E. Sevier St-423-246-7922-M-Fri 7:30am-6pm
For employed without insurance
Sullivan County Health Dept.
423-246-1613 or 423-279-2785
Family Healthcare Center – 423-246-7922
Friends and Neighbors
Coordinating care and reducing homelessness. Mostly volunteer opportunities.
423-376-2926-http://friendsandweighborsinc.com/

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