WORKFORCE SERVICE PROVIDERS
Nonprofit organizations and state departments that provide supportive services to adults play a crucial role in ensuring the well-being and development of individuals in need. These organizations often focus on addressing issues such as housing, healthcare, mental health, unemployment, and education. By offering a range of services and resources, they help adults overcome barriers that may hinder their overall quality of life. These organizations not only provide immediate assistance but also work towards empowering individuals by equipping them with the necessary skills, knowledge, and support to improve their circumstances long-term. In essence, nonprofit organizations and state departments serving adults are instrumental in fostering a more inclusive society where everyone has access to the resources and opportunities needed to thrive. Are you a service provider who would like to be added to the directory? Click here.
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American Job Center
Whether you’re a recent college graduate looking for a job, a seasoned employee wanting a career change, a justice involved individual getting back into the workforce, a veteran returning to civilian life, a senior 55 or older wanting to update work skills, a migrant farm worker, a youth ─ your American Job Centers offer services for a wide range of circumstances to help meet your employment needs.
Services Provided: Adult Basic Education, Apprenticeship Programs, Continuing Education, Employer Customized Training and Management, English as a Second Language, Families First, HiSET Preparation, Industry Certificates, Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Literacy Training, Reentry Job Placement, Skilled Trades Training, Soft Skills Training
Austism Breakthrough of Knoxville
Founded by parents of children with autism, Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville, a 501c3 non-profit organization, is changing the way autism services are provided in Tennessee. Breakthrough was founded in 1999 by a group of parents who wanted to make sure their children were supported after graduating out of the school system. The organization has grown each year as they continue to improve the lives of adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Services Provided: Employer Customized Training and Management, Housing, Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training, Supported Employment
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley has been dedicated to changing lives since 1943. Across 26 Clubs in five counties in East Tennessee, they provide a nurturing environment for over 7,500 members annually, from pre-K through high school. Their comprehensive programming focuses on academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character and leadership, youth arts, and workforce development through our YouthForce initiative.
Services Provided: Industry Certificates, Job Skills Training, Skilled Trades Training, Soft Skills Training
Centro Hispano de East Tennessee
As the leading Latino-serving organization in East Tennessee, Centro exists to connect, celebrate, and elevate our community, and they envision an East Tennessee in which all Latino/a/e/x people can thrive culturally, educationally and economically. Their mission is to promote empowerment and civic participation through education, workforce development, youth and family engagement, and community-strengthening initiatives.
Services Provided: Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language, Entrepreneurial Training, Families First, HiSET Preparation, Job Skills Training, Literacy Training, Soft Skills Training
CONNECT Ministries
C.O.N.N.E.C.T Ministries is a Christ centered “hands-on” community information networking resource center. This non-profit organization provides in-house services, network referrals, dissemination of information, “gap” programming, community organization, resumes, job readiness, employment searches, housing services and referrals for individuals who need help finding help.
Services Provided: Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Reentry Job Placement, Soft Skills Training
disABILITY Resource Center
disABILITY Resource Center is a Center for Independent Living (CIL). Their mission and services are grounded in the Independent Living philosophy, which states that every person, regardless of disability, has the potential and the right to exercise individual self-determination.
Services Provided: Housing, Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training
East Tennessee Collaborative
United Way of Greater Knoxville (UWGK) is helping families overcome hurdles to reach financial independence and break the cycle of poverty through our East Tennessee Collaborative program (ETC). Through ETC, participants have access to resources such as mentoring, career planning, basic needs assistance and skill enhancement.
Services Provided: Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training
Emerald Youth Foundation
Emerald Youth Foundation is a Christian, urban youth ministry that serves more than 1,400 urban children, teens and young adults each year. Their ministry is implemented through a network of more than 15 churches and faith-based organizations in five youth and community zones.
Services Provided: Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training
Family Promise of Knoxville
Family Promise of Knoxville helps families address the root causes of family homelessness. They address the issue holistically, providing prevention services before families reach crisis, shelter and case management when they become homeless, and stabilization programs once they have secured housing to ensure they remain independent.
Services Provided: Entrepreneurial Training, Housing, Job Placement, Soft Skills Training
FOCUS Ministries
FOCUS Ministries provides hope for incarcerated and newly-released women through strategic programming inside correctional facilities and comprehensive support after incarceration. Their purpose is to empower women to break the generational cycles of addiction and incarceration.
Services Provided: Adult Basic Education, Housing, Reentry Job Placement, Soft Skills Training
Girl Talk Inc.
Girl Talk empowers girls to become their best selves by reducing the likelihood of teen pregnancy and helping them to advance educationally.
Services Provided: Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training
Goodwill Industries – Knoxville, Inc.
Goodwill Industries-Knoxville is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to changing lives and strengthening families by helping people reach their full potential through community-relevant job training, work experience, and career services.
Services Provided: Adult Basic Education, Continuing Education, Employer Customized Training and Management, Families First, Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Literacy Training, Reentry Job Placement, Soft Skills Training, Supported Employment
Greater Tennessee Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
ABC Greater Tennessee serves the commercial construction industry by championing merit shop principles, empowering member growth, and promoting ethical, safe practices. Through their dedication to advancing the industry’s reputation and addressing regulatory challenges, they work to create a stronger business environment and thriving communities across Tennessee.
Services Provided: Apprenticeship Programs, Continuing Education, Skilled Trades Training
Knox Area Rescue Ministries
Since 1960, KARM has helped men and women struggling with homelessness, poverty, mental health and addiction to pick up the broken pieces and build a better life—one with a home, job, and loving relationships; a life that is healthy, whole, restored.
Services Provided: Housing, Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training
Knoxville Area Urban League
The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL)’s mission is to enable African Americans, other minority groups, and the underserved to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power, and civil rights. Serving Knox, Blount, and Anderson counties, KAUL provides programs and services in education, employment, housing, and entrepreneurship. They strive to promote diversity, economic, and social equity for all citizens in the greater Knoxville area.
Services Provided: Entrepreneurial Training, Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training
Knoxville – Knox County Community Action Committee
The Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) is a local public agency serving the community with a comprehensive range of federal, state, and locally funded programs. It is a part of the nation’s premier network in building communities and servicing families and individuals. CAC promotes family economic upward mobility and independent living through caring and effective delivery of needed services and the development of partnerships at all levels.
Services Provided: Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Reentry Job Placement, Soft Skills Training
Knoxville Leadership Foundation
Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF) serves the Knoxville area by connecting communities of resource with communities of need, while reconciling people to Jesus Christ and to each other.
Services Provided: Adult Basic Education, Apprenticeship Programs, HiSET Preparation, Housing, Industry Certificates, Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Reentry Job Placement, Skilled Trades Training, Soft Skills Training
Michael Dunn Center
Michael Dunn Center exists to provide high quality services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Their goal is to be the premier provider of services in the state of Tennessee for agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities.
Services Provided: Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training, Supported Employment
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army’s Pathway of Hope initiative marks a pivotal shift to focusing on the core causes of poverty rather than treating the symptoms. Lack of job opportunities, unstable housing, and an underserved educational environment can all be major challenges for someone looking to lead a self-sustainable life.
Services Provided: Continuing Education, Housing, Job Placement, Job Skills Training
SEEED Knox
SEEED helps young people break out of poverty through sustainable careers, and helps communities build value through sustainable technologies. They provide training for youth especially for growing “green” industries; and access to clean energy, conservation technologies, and sustainable healthy food for low to moderate income residents.
Services Provided: Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training, Supported Employment
Sertoma Center
Sertoma’s team of employees provides opportunities for people with disabilities to achieve their fullest potential through residential experiences, community interactions, employment, and job skills training.
Services Provided: Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training, Supported Employment
Sunshine Services
Sunshine Services provides person-centered supports for individuals with developmental disabilities that promote independence, inclusion, and empowerment to reach their personal vision of happiness and life satisfaction.
Services Provided: Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training, Supported Employment
Tennessee Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors
Tennessee PHCC is dedicated to serving and improving the PHC industry by providing opportunities for continuing education, communication, social networking, and business improvement. They are dedicated to the protection of the environment and the health and safety of our society.
Services Provided: Apprenticeship Programs, Job Skills Training, Skilled Trades Training
Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation Services – Knoxville
Vocational Rehabilitation serves two groups: 1) Tennesseans with disabilities, including middle and high school age students, who are ready to prepare for independence through employment and 2) Tennessee business owners, leaders and operators who are ready to elevate their business(es) into workspaces that welcome customers and workers with disabilities.
Services Provided: Adult Basic Education, Families First, HiSET Preparation, Housing, Industry Certificates, Job Placement, Job Skills Training, Soft Skills Training, Supported Employment