The following are community based services provided to the general public and senior citizens of Blount County Tennessee by governmental and/or non-profit agencies.
Please choose any category and it will take you to the available resources. 
 

  
     
  Elder Abuse
 		   Alzheimer's Resources
 		   Burial Assistance
 		  
  Office on Aging
 		   Dental Services
 		   Disability Services
 		  
  Energy Assistance
 		   Respite Services
 		   Eye Services
 		  
  Food and Nutrition
 		   Hardship Assistance
 		   Health Department
 		  
  Good Sam Clinic
 		   Home Rehab/Repair
 		   Public Housing
 		  
  Information & Referral
 		   Adult Day Care
 		   Legal Aid Services
 		  
  Health Information
 		   Prescription Assistance
 		   Activities / Recreation / Wellness
 		  
  Support Groups
 		   Tax Help
 		   Transportation
 		  
  Veterans Assistance
 		   Drug & Alcohol Programs
 		   Police & Fire Dept.
 		  
     

Hold onto dreams
For if dreams die
Life is like a broken-winged bird
that cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
-- Langston Hughes

 

    
 
 
 

Elder Abuse
 

  
Department of Human Services
Adult Protective Services
Blount County Office
303 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
981-2350		   Department of Human Services
Adult Protective Services
 531 Henley Street, Suite 403
Knoxville, TN 37902
(APS) Intake Line 594-5685
     
Elder Abuse & Exploitation Project
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
502 S. Gay Street, Suite 404
Knoxville, TN 37902
637-0484
 		  Haven House
P.O. Box 134
Alcoa, TN 37701
982-1087
     
Samaritan Place
3009 Lakebrook Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37909
684-1880
   


 
 
 

Alzheimer's Resources
 

  
Alzheimer’s Association & Support Group
Eastern Tennessee Chapter
2200 Sutherland Avenue, Suite H102
Knoxville, TN 37919
544-6288
 		   


 
 

Burial Assistance

Anatomy Bequest Program
 855 Monroe Avenue, Room 515
UT Memphis 38163
1-907-448-5965		   Blount County Mayor
 341 Court Street
Blount County Courthouse
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5700
     
Veterans Affairs – Blount County
305 Court Street
Blount County Courthouse
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5760
 		   

 
 

Office on Aging

Blount County Office on Aging
Blount County Community Action Agency
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411
681-1781 fax
email: blountooa@netscape.net
 		    

 
 

Dental Services

Remote Area Medical
1834 Beech Street
Knoxville, TN 37920
579-1530
 		   

 
 

Disability Services

Bellsouth Telecommunications Center for Customers with Disabilities
Voice Customers 1-888-390-7770
TTY/VCO/HCO 1-888-341-2355
 		   Blount County Clerk
Handicapped Parking Placard and License Plate
345 Court Street
Blount County Courthouse
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5800
     
ETHRA Transportation
298 Blair Bend Drive
Loudon, TN 37774
1-800-232-1565
   East Tennessee Technology Access Center
4918 N. Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37918
219-0130
     

Hearing & Speech Foundation of Blount County
334 S. Washington St
Maryville, TN 37804
977-0981

   Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
1-800-640-4636
     
Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
403 Seventh Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
1-800-342-3308
   Tennessee Services for the Blind
Tennessee Department of Human Services
531 Henley Street, Suite 225
Knoxville, TN 37902
594-6060
     
U.T. Hearing and Speech Center
1600 Peyton Manning Pass
Knoxville, TN 37996-2500
Hearing Services 974-5453
Speech Services 974-5451
    

 
 

Energy Assistance

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Blount County Community Action Agency
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411
   Emergency Energy Assistance Program
Blount County Community Action Agency
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411
     
Weatherization Assistance Program
Blount County Community Action Agency
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411
    


 
 

Eye Services

Association for Macular Diseases Inc.
210 East 64th Street
New York, NY 10021
1-212-605-3719
   East Tennessee Technology Access Center
4918 N. Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37918
219-0130
 
     
Maryville Lions Club
983-7023 or
984-9874

   Remote Area Medical
1834 Beech Street
Knoxville, TN 37920
579-1530
     
Seniors Eyecare Program
1-800-222-3937
  Tennessee Services for the Blind
Tennessee Department of Human Services
531 Henley Street, Suite 225
Knoxville, TN 37902
594-6060
 

 
 

Food and Nutrition

Angel Food Ministries
Fairview United Methodist Church
2505 Old Niles Ferry Road
Maryville, TN 37803
983-2080
   Blount County Community Action Agency
Senior Nutrition Program
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411
     
Blount County Community Action Agency
Commodity Food Program
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411		   Blount County Food Pantry
924 E. Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804
983-4206
     
Chilhowee Baptist Center
1905 E. Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804
981-2992
 		  

Community Food Connection of Blount County
1402 E. Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804
977-4400
     
Food Stamps
Tennessee Department of Human Services
303 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
981-2350
 		   Manna Ministries
2615 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
980-9439
     

 
 

Hardship Assistance

American Red Cross
1741 Triangle Park Drive
P.O. Box 4937
Maryville, TN 37801
983-0821 		  Blount County Community Action Agency
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411
     
Chilhowee Baptist Center
1905 E. Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804
981-2992
   Department of Human Services
303 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
981-2350
     
Haven House
P.O. Box 134
Alcoa, TN 37701
982-1087		   Knox Area Rescue Ministries
418 N. Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37917
673-6540
     
Salvation Army
409 N. Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37917
525-9401		    

 
 

Health Department / Health Centers / Clinics

Blount County Health Department
1006 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
P.O. Box 4609
Maryville, TN 37802
983-4582		   Blount Dialysis Center
712 E. Harper Avenue
Maryville, TN 37804
379-1070
 
     
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
1851 Crest Road
Maryville, TN 37804
983-2212		    

 
 

Good Sam Clinic

Blount Memorial Good Samaritan Clinic
116 Chantilly Lane
Maryville, TN 37801
273-1616		    

 
 

Home Rehab/Repair

Blount County Community Action Agency
Home Program and House Repair Program
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411		   Blount County Community Action Agency
Weatherization Program
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411
     
City of Alcoa - Home Program
223 Associates Blvd.
Alcoa, TN 37701
380-4730		   World Changers of Blount County
341 E. Lincoln Road
Alcoa, TN 37701
982-0499

 
 

Public Housing

Maryville Housing Authority
311 Atlantic Avenue
(Mailing: 100 Broadway Towers, Maryville, 37801)
Maryville, TN 37801
983-4958		   Maryville Towers Affordable Housing Corporation
210 McGhee Street
Maryville, TN 37801
983-8296
     
The Manor at Northgate Terrace
4301 Whittle Springs Road
Office #209
Knoxville, TN 37917
403-1410		   Atchley Apartments
100 Atchley Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
982-0572
 
     
Garden Vale Apartments
1415 Montvale Station Road
Maryville, TN 37803
984-0712		   Grant Property Apartments
801 Grant Townhouses Drive
Maryville, TN 37804
982-2474
     
Meadowood Apartments
944 N. Wright Road
Alcoa, TN 37701
982-4802		   East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100
Knoxville, TN 37923
691-2551
     

 
 

Information & Referral

 

Better Business Bureau of Greater East Tennessee
255 North Peters Rd.  Suite A
Knoxville, TN 
404-6414

  
     
Blount County Office on Aging
Blount County Community Action Agency
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411		   Blount County Commission
359 Court Street
Blount County Courthouse
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5830
     
Blount County Election Commission
383 Court Street
Blount County Courthouse
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5920		   Blount County Mayor
341 Court Street
Blount County Courthouse
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5700
     
Congressman John J. Duncan’s Office
262 E. Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804
984-5464		   East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100
Knoxville, TN 37923
1-866-836-6678
     
Governor’s Office
State Capitol Building
600 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
1-615-741-2001
 		  Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disabilities
Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deadrick Street, Suite 825
Nashville, TN 37243
1-615-741-2056
     
Tennessee Department of Human Services
303 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
981-2350		   Tennessee General Assembly
1-800-449-8366
     
United Way of Blount County
Helpline
1619 E. Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804
982-8195		    

 
 

Legal Aid

Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Knoxville Intake Line
502 S. Gay Street, Suite 404
Knoxville, TN 37902
637-0484
   Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Maryville Office
307 Ellis Avenue
Maryville, TN 37804
981-1818
     
Legal Assistance for the Elderly
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100
Knoxville, TN 37923
691-2551		   Public Guardianship Program for the Elderly
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100
Knoxville, TN 37923
691-2551
     
Tennessee Elder Law Hotline
1-800-836-0128
 		    

 
 

Health Information

Alzheimer’s Association
Eastern Tennessee Chapter
2200 Sutherland Avenue, Suite H-102
Knoxville, TN 37919
544-6288
   American Cancer Society
871 Weisgarber Road
Knoxville, Tn 37909
584-1668
     
American Diabetes Association
1-800-342-2383
   American Heart Association
4708 Papermill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909
588-7646
     
American Lung Association
212 S. Peters Road
Knoxville, TN 37923
691-7228
   Anatomy Bequest Program
855 Monroe Avenue, Room 515
UT-Memphis
Memphis, TN 38163
1-901-448-5965
     
Arthritis Foundation
212 S. Peters Road
Knoxville, TN 37923
470-7909
   Blount County Health Department
1006 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
983-4582
     
Blount County Public Library
508 N. Cusick Street
Maryville, TN 37804
982-0981
   Kidney Foundation
4450 Walker Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37917
688-5481
     
Tennessee Donor Services
7015 Middlebrook Pike
Knoxville, TN 37909
588-1031		    

 
 

Prescription Assistance

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits
1-800-633-4277
TTY Users – 1-877-486-2048		   Veterans Affairs – Blount County
305 Court Street
Blount County Courthouse
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5760
     
VA Health Benefits Service Center
1-877-222-8387
 		    

 
 

Support Groups

Angel Flight America
1-800-446-1231
  Alzheimer’s Association
Eastern Tennessee Chapter
Knoxville, TN 37919
544-6288
     
Alzheimers Support Group
Sunflower Room at Morning View Village
980-4894
  Better Breathers
Medical Fitness Department at Blount Memorial Hospital
Meets at Hospital on 2-East Floor
977-5636
     
Blount Memorial Grief Groups
1095 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
Hospice 981-2291
Moms Remembered 981-2291
   Cancer Support Group
Piney Grove Baptist Church
536 Blockhouse Road
Maryville, TN
984-0388
     
Caregiver Support Groups
Blount Memorial Hospital Senior Services
Meets at The Everett Senior Center 702 Burchfield St, Maryville, TN
977-5744
   Hepatitis C Support Group
UT Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Lab Annex Bldg.
Knoxville, TN 37920
986-5982
     
Hope for Today
422 Blockhouse Road
Maryville, TN 37803
983-4948
   Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
9050 Executive Park Drive, Suite 104-A
Knoxville, TN 37930-2731
584-9125
     
NAMI of Blount County
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
977-1997		   Parkinson’s Support Group
Cole Neuroscience Center at UT Medical Center
544-6740
Stroke Support Group
Blount Memorial Hospital Medical Fitness Classroom
Meets at Hospital on 2-East Floor
977-4739
   Suicide Survivors Support Group of Blount County
Blount Memorial Hospital Auditorium
984-4223
United Way of Blount County
1615 E. Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804
982-2251
    

 
 

Tax Help

Internal Revenue Service
1-800-829-1040
TTY (for deaf only) 1-800-829-4059
   Blount County Trustee
347 Court Street
Blount County Courthouse
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5900
     
City of Alcoa
223 Associates Blvd.
Municipal Building
Alcoa, TN 37701
380-4700
   City of Maryville
400 W. Broadway
Municipal Building
Maryville, TN 37801
981-1300
     
Tax Preparation Assistance
AARP Tax Aide
983-7754
    

 
 

Transportation

ETHRA
298 Blair Bend Drive
Loudon, TN 37774
1-800-232-1565		   Rural Metro Ambulance Service
296 East Howe St.
Alcoa, TN 37701
Non-Emergency 982-2500
Business Office 977-5420
Emergency 911
     
Senior Nutrition Program Van Transportation
Blount County Community Action Agency
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411		   Tenncare Transportation
East Tennessee Community Services Agency
Local 546-6262
Toll Free 1-800-671-4018

 
 

Veterans Assistance

Veterans Affairs – U.S. Department
110 9th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
1-800-827-1000
   Veterans Affairs – Blount County
305 Fourth Street
Maryville, TN 37804
273-5760
     
VA Medical Center
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center
Johnson City, TN
P.O. Box 4000
Mountain Home, TN 37684
1-423-926-1171		   Veterans Affairs – Dental & Outpatient Clinic
9031 Cross Park Drive
Knoxville, TN 37923
545-4666
     
Veterans Readjustment Counseling Center
2817 E. Magnolia Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37914
545-4680
    

 
 

Drug & Alcohol Programs

Alcohaaalt Abuse
24-hr helpline and Treatment
1-800-311-3069		   Alcohol Abuse
24 Hour Able Helpline & Detox-RehabTreatment Center 800-299-6317
     
Alcohol Hot Line
1-800-203-3602		   DRUG ABUSE HOT LINE
1-800-561-4519
     
Alcohol Advice, Support & Referral
1-800-252-6465		   Drug & Alcohol Abuse Hotline
1-800-242-2463
     
Alcohol A Abuse
24-hour
800-410-2973.		   First Steps To Recovery
Jacksonville, FL
800-515-8165
     
Alcohol and Drug Recovery
544-9600		   Alcohol Treatment Center
24 hour help line 521-9111
     
Alcoholics Anonymous Hot Line
522-9667		    

 
 

Police and Fire Departments

Emergencies    911   Blount County Emergency Communication District
(non emergency)
981-7112
Emergencies 911
     
Blount County Rescue Squad – Non Emergency
300 E Lincoln Road
Alcoa, TN
984-9315
 		    

 
 

Activities / Recreation / Wellness

AARP
982-2177		   American Red Cross
1741 Triangle Park Drive 37801
P.O. Box 4937
Maryville, TN 37804
983-0821
     
Baptist Senior Health Center
244 S. Calderwood (New Midland Plaza)
Alcoa, TN 37701
681-2681
   Blount Memorial Hospital Medical Fitness
907 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
977-5636
     
Blount Memorial Wellness Center at Springbrook
220 Associates Boulevard
Alcoa, TN 37701
980-7100
   Everett Senior Center
702 Burchfield Street
Maryville, TN 37804
983-9422
     
Golden Age Passport (National Parks)
1-865-436-1291
   Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park Headquarters Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
1-865-436-1200
     
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
209 E. Franklin Street
Alcoa, TN 37701
983-1954
 Maryville College Pool
Swim to Stay Fit
502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
981-8290
     
Senior Olympics
    

 

 
 

Adult Day Care

Bartlett Day Out Program
New Providence Presbyterian Church
703 W. Broadway
Maryville, TN 37801
983-0182
   Fairpark Healthcare Center
307 N. Fifth Street
P.O. Box 5477
Maryville, TN 37802
983-0261
     
Kay Senior Care Center
900 Henley at Main
Knoxville, TN 37902
521-0289
   Samaritan Place
3009 Lakebrook Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37909
684-1880



 
 

Insurance – Health & Medical Assistance

Insurance Claim Services
319 Ellis Avenue
Maryville, TN 37804
982-5527		   Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Knoxville Intake Line
502 S. Gay Street, Suite 404
Knoxville, TN 37902
637-0484
     
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Maryville Office
307 Ellis Avenue
Maryville, TN 37804
981-1818		   Medicaid / Tenncare
Tennessee Department of Human Services
303 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
981-2350
     
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB)
Tennessee Department of Human Services
303 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
981-2350		   Special Low Income Medicare Beneficiary
TN Department of Human Services
303 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
981-2350
     
Qualifying Individual (QI)
Tennessee Department of Human Services
303 Home Avenue
Maryville, TN 37801
981-2350		   Tennessee Department Of Commerce and Insurance Consumer Insurance Services
500 James Robertson Parkway
4th Floor, Davy Crocket Tower
Nashville, TN 37243
1-800-342-4029


 
 

Respite Services

Alzheimer’s Association
Eastern Tennessee Chapter
Knoxville, TN 37919
544-6288		   Blount County Office on Aging
Blount County Community Action Agency
3509 Tuckaleechee Pike
Maryville, TN 37803
983-8411
     
National Family Caregiver Support Program
East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging And Disability
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100
Knoxville, TN 37923
691-2551		   Samaritan Place
3009 Lakebrook Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37909
684-1880


 

  
 


 

 
 


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