Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Inventory of Services

Statewide Services

INVENTORY:	TennHelp TALS, DCS, NASW
ADDRESS:	1808 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203
PHONE:	(615) 242-0438
TOPIC:	Resources for chldren and families.
E-MAIL/Web Site:	www.TennHelp.com

INVENTORY:	Tennessee Dept. of Human Services, Office of Child Care Services.
ADDRESS:	14th Floor, Citizen's Plaza
PHONE:	(800) 462-8261
TOPIC:	Child care referral hot-line.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Juvenile Detention Centers and Temporary Holding Facilities
SOURCE:	TCCY
ADDRESS:	For information, contact: Philip McKenzie TCCY Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0800
PHONE:	(615) 741-2633
E-MAIL/Web Site:	www.tn.gov/tccy/jj-detention.pdf
GEOGRAPIC AREA	Statewide listing

INVENTORY:	Tennessee Resources Respite Guide
ADDRESS:	2200 21st Ave., South, No. 302 Nashville, TN 37212
PHONE:	(800) 670-9882 (615) 269-7751 (615) 269-7855
TOPIC:	Referral guide for children and adolescents needing respite care
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide
COMMENTS:	1998 edition available, expected to revised annually.

INVENTORY:	Child Care
SOURCE:	Tennessee Association for Child Care
PHONE:	(615) 385-4433
TOPIC:	Member agencies and services provided
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Peer Tutoring and Study Skills
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Education
ADDRESS:	Andrew Johnson Tower, 8th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(615) 532-6300
TOPIC:	Listing of schools and tutoring programs participating in the Governor's Study Partner's Program
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Service Directory
SOURCE:	Tennessee Association of Mental Health Centers
ADDRESS:	42 Rutledge Nashville, TN 37210
PHONE:	(615)
TOPIC:	Directory of mental health centers: services provided, certification level, and staffing
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Tennessee Early Intervention System
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Education
ADDRESS:	Andrew Johnson Tower, 8th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(615) 741-2851
TOPIC:	Services for children 0 to 3 years of age who have disabilities
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Tennessee Infant Parent Services
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Education
ADDRESS:	Andrew Johnson Tower, 8th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(615) 741-2851
TOPIC:	Listing of parent advisors who help families who have children with disabilities
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Tennessee Red Line
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS:	630 Hart Lane, Lab Center, 1st Floor Nashville, TN 37216
PHONE:	(615) 532-3579 (800) 889-9789
TOPIC:	Alcohol and Drug Abuse clearinghouse
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Mental Health Service Resource Directory
SOURCE:	Mental Health Association/Tennessee Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull Building, Third Floor 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(615) 532-9439
TOPIC:	Directory of mental health services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Literacy Hotline
SOURCE:	Tennessee Literacy Coalition
ADDRESS:	4805 Park Ave. Nashville, TN 37209
PHONE:	(800) 323-6986
TOPIC:	Connects adult learners and volunteer tutors
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Service Directory
SOURCE:	Tennessee Protection and Advocacy Inc.
ADDRESS:	Post Office Box 121257 2416 21st Ave., South Nashville, TN 37212
PHONE:	(800) 342-1660 (615) 298-1080
TOPIC:	Referral and legal advocacy services to people who are developmentally disabled or mentally ill or to clients in rehabilitation services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull Building 425 Fifth Ave., North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:
TOPIC:	Inventory of services used by DCS
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide by region
COMMENTS:

INVENTORY:	Supports and Services Directory
ADDRESS:	TN Disabilities Information and Referral Office John F.Kennedy Center Box 40 Peabody College of Vanderbilt U. Nashville, TN 37203
PHONE:
E-MAIL	Carole.moore-slater@vanderbilt.edu Service Listing: www.familypathfinder.org or kc.vanderbilt.edu/tnpathfinder
TOPIC:	Resources for children with disabilities, including DCS, local mental health and health services, and the local school systems.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide.
INVENTORY:	Tennessee Directory
SOURCE:	Tennessee Association of Audiologists & and Speech-Language Pathologists
ADDRESS:	530 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219
PHONE:	(615) 254-3687
TOPIC:	Lists certified members, accredited speech/hearing centers, and nationally accredited universities with speech-language and audiology departments
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Battered Women's Programs
SOURCE:	Tennessee Task Force Against Domestic Violence
ADDRESS:	Nashville, TN 37212
PHONE:	(615) 386-9406
TOPIC:	Inventory of programs for battered women and victims of domestic violence
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide by county

INVENTORY:	AIDS Hotline
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 525-2437
TOPIC:	HIV-AIDS

INVENTORY:	BABY Hotline
SOURCE	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS	Cordell Hull 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 428-BABY
TOPIC:	Pre-natal Care
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Teen Pregnancy Hotline
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull Building 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 521-GWEN
TOPIC:	Information for teens on teen pregnancy, STDs, birth control, decision-making, etc.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide
COMMENTS:
INVENTORY:	Teen Pregnancy Information Clearinghouse
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull Building 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 521-TEEN
TOPIC:	Teen pregnancy stats, materials, and services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	TennCare Hotline
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull Building 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(866) 311-4287 (800) 342-3145
E-MAIL/Web Site:	www.tennessee.gov/tenncare/
TOPIC:	TennCare information, including plans, premiums, applications and eligibility
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Tobacco Control Hotline
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull Building 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 293-8223
TOPIC:	Tobacco use, youth use of tobacco, legislation, and prevention resources
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Traumatic Brain Injury Hotline
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull Building 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 882-0611
TOPIC:	Information on data and programs and referrals regarding traumatic brain injury
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Health
ADDRESS:	Cordell Hull Building 425 Fifth Ave. North Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) DIALWIC
TOPIC:	Nutrition program; locating WIC clinics
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Child Care Referral and Resource Directory
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Human Services
ADDRESS:	400 Deadrick Street Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 362-8004 (615) 313-4820
TOPIC:	Infant and child care vacancies, licensed and non-licensed
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Food Stamp Hotline
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Human Services
ADDRESS:	400 Deadrick Street Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 342-1784 (615) 313-4888 (Nashville)
TOPIC:	Food Stamp eligibility, location for application
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide by county

INVENTORY:	Child Support Services
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Human Services
ADDRESS:	400 Deadrick Street Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 838-6911 (615) 313-7099 (Nashville)
TOPIC:	Assistance in child support compliance
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide by county courts

INVENTORY:	Tennessee Council for the Hearing Impaired
SOURCE:	Tennessee Council for the Hearing Impaired/Tennessee Department of Human Services
ADDRESS:	400 Deadrick Street Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 270-1349
TOPIC:	Information on and assistance with services to the deaf and hard of hearing
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Human Services
ADDRESS:	400 Deadrick Street Nashville, TN 37243
PHONE:	(800) 628-7818
TOPIC:	For information on and assistance with services provided by the Division of Rehabilitation Services; Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide

INVENTORY:	Tennessee Pathfinder
ADDRESS:	Tennessee Pathfinder Project Website John F.Kennedy Center Peabody College of Vanderbilt U. Nashville, TN 37203
PHONE:	(615) 322-8240
E-MAIL	jan.rosemergy@vanderbilt.edu or tnpathfinder@vanderbilt.edu Service Listing: www.familypathfinder.org or kc.vanderbilt.edu/tnpathfinder
TOPIC:	Resources for adressing problems that interfere with the self-sufficiency of families of children with disabilities.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide.

INVENTORY:	Directory of RIP Programs Serving Children with SED and Others with Parental Concerns
SOURCE:	Regional Intervention Program
ADDRESS:	Nashville Headquarters 3411 Belmont Boulevard Nashville, TN 37215
PHONE:	(615) 963-1177
WEBSITE:	www.ripnetwork.org
E-MAIL:	Kate.Kanies@state.tn.us
TOPIC:	Parent Training and Behavioral Change with Preschoolers
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	State of Tennessee

INVENTORY:	Jericho Road
SOURCE:	Jericho Road Inc (Contact: Rich Cook, President)
ADDRESS:	4511 Violet Cove Memphis, TN 38122
PHONE:	901.763.3886
FAX:	(901) 763-3886
E-MAIL:	jericho@jericho.org
TOPIC:	"organizations dealing with all aspects of a human's existence: spiritual, physical, and emotional."
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Has no specific geographic area – it currently posts more than 930 programs in 130 cities. Currently includes the following in Tennessee: Apison, Bartlett, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Clarksville, Cleveland, Collegedale, Collierville, Cordova, Dayton, Dyersburg, Germantown, Harrison, Hixson, Jackson, Knoxville, Lookout Mountain, Martin, Maryville, Memphis, Millington, Murfreesboro, Nashville, New Tazewell, Obion, Ooltewah, Savannah, Signal Mountain, Soddy Daisy, Spring City, Summertown
COMMENTS:	Search engine for a community services directory maintained by a non-profit religious organization. Depends on self-submissions by organizations; used by ministries and other faith organization programs that may not be included in some more traditional community service inventories.

INVENTORY:

Tennessee Dept. of Human Services,
Office of Child Care Services.

ADDRESS:

14th Floor, Citizen's Plaza

PHONE:

(800) 462-8261

TOPIC:

Child care referral hot-line.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA:

Statewide

INVENTORY:	Community Services Directory
SOURCE:	Vanderbilt University Child and Family Center
ADDRESS:	Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies 1207 - 18th Avenue, South Nashville, TN 37212
PHONE:	(615) 322-5638
WEBSITE:	www.resourcehouse.com/en/dev/cgi-bin/location.asp
E-MAIL:	csdinfo@vanderbilt.edu
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Cannon, Carter, Cheatham, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Hawkins, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McMinn, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Robertson, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson and Wilson.

INVENTORY:	Suicide Prevention Network
SOURCE:	Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
ADDRESS:	P.O. Box 40752 Nashville, TN 37204
PHONE:	(615) 297-1077
WEBSITE:	www.tspn.org
E-MAIL:	sridgway@tspn.org
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Statewide
TOPIC:	Suicide Prevenion Resources

Northeast Tennessee Region

INVENTORY:	First Tennessee Youth Yellow Pages
ADDRESS:	(APT Coordinator) 1233 Southwest Ave., Ext. Johnson City, TN 37604

PHONE:	(423) 439-5900
TOPIC:	Self-Referral Directory for Teens
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Northeast Region

INVENTORY:	Northeast Tennessee Preschool Resources
ADDRESS:	TCCY 1233 Southwest Ave., Ext. Johnson City, TN 37604
PHONE:	(423) 439-5900
TOPIC:	Services to families with preschool children
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Northeast Tennessee

INVENTORY:	Frontier Health Services Guide
ADDRESS:	P.O. Box 2226 Johnson City, TN
PHONE:	(423) 928-6545 or 232-4300
TOPIC:	Mental health services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Northeast Tennessee region and three counties in southwest Virginia

INVENTORY:	Elizabethton/Carter County Resource Directory
ADDRESS	Elizabethton/Carter County Community Services Council Chamber of Commerce 500 19 E Bypass Elizabethton, TN 37643
PHONE:	(423) 547-3850
TOPIC:	Medical, social, financial, and all other areas of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Carter County

INVENTORY:	Social Services Directory
ADDRESS:	Big Brother/Big Sister of Tri-Cities Kingsport, TN 37664
TOPIC:	Youth services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Sullivan and Washington

INVENTORY:	Greeneville/Greene County Library
ADDRESS:	Watauga Regional Library 210 N. Main St. Greeneville, TN 37745
PHONE:	(423) 638-5084
TOPIC:	Resources and social services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Greene, Sullivan, Washington, Johnson, Unicoi, and Carter

INVENTORY:	Bristol Organizations
ADDRESS:	United Way of Bristol P.O. Box 696 Bristol, TN 37621
PHONE:	(423) 968-4912
E-MAIL:	United Way@3wave.com
TOPIC:	Resource manual for all ages
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Bristol/Sullivan

INVENTORY:	Northeast Tennessee Regional Health Office
ADDRESS:	1233 Southwest Ave., Ext. Johnson City, TN 37604

PHONE:	(423) 439-5900
TOPIC:	Health services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Northeast region

INVENTORY:	Johnson City Public Library
ADDRESS:	103 S. Roan St. Johnson City, TN 37601
PHONE:	(423) 434-4450
E-MAIL:	jc4-2@tricon.net
TOPIC:	Children's services/programs
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Johnson City/Washington County, Northeast Region

INVENTORY:	Directory of Inter-Agency Council of Watauga Region
ADDRESS:	Kingsport Library Broad and New Streets
PHONE:	(423) 229-9489
TOPIC:	Social services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Washington, Carter, Sullivan, Johnson, Greene, and Unicoi

SOURCE: Tennessee Department of Children's Services - Northeast Tennessee Region ADDRESS: 441 Clay Street
Kingsport, TN 37660 PHONE: (423) 246-7225 E-MAIL: TOPIC: Directory of services GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Northeast Tennessee Region: Sullivan, Johnson, Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Unicoi, Washington

East Tennessee Region

INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - East Tennessee Region
ADDRESS:	Clinton Field Probation Office 419 South Charles Seivers Blvd Clinton, Tennessee 37716
PHONE:	(423) 457-5960
E-MAIL:
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	East Tennessee Region: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union
INVENTORY:	Contact Concern Directory
ADDRESS:	Post Office Box 3336 Kingsport, TN
PHONE:	(423) 246-2273
TOPIC:
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Sullivan

INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - Knox County Region
ADDRESS:	Knoxville Regional Probation Office 2700 Middlebrook Pike, Suite 210 Knoxville, Tennessee 37921
PHONE:	(423) 594-6110
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Knoxville/Knox County
INVENTORY:	United Way of Greater Knoxville
ADDRESS:	P.O. Box 326, Knoxville, TN 37901-0326
PHONE:	(423) 523-9131
TOPIC:	Community Resource Guide: A general list of services of all types available through agencies and organizations.
	Teen Resource Guide: A list of services specifically target toward teenagers.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Knoxville and Knox County

INVENTORY:	Knox County Dept. of Children's Services
ADDRESS:	700 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37924
PHONE:	(423) 594-6110
TOPIC:	A general list of services related to children and youth in state custody or at-risk of entering state custody.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Knox County
INVENTORY:	East Tennessee Community Services Agency
ADDRESS:	1522 Cherokee Trail Knoxville, TN 37920
PHONE:	(423) 549-5230
TOPIC:	A general list of services related children and youth in state custody or at-risk of entering state custody. Primarily generated for in-house use.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	The 15 counties of East Tennessee Region, excluding Knox County.

INVENTORY:	Knoxville/Knox County Head Start
ADDRESS:	2400 Piedmont Street
	Knoxville, TN 37921
PHONE:	(423) 522-2193
TOPIC:	Focuses on services and resources for low-income families.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Knox County
INVENTORY:	University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Child Care Referral
ADDRESS:	1215 W. Cumberland Ave. Rm. 426, Jesse Harris Bldg., Knoxville, TN 37996-1900
PHONE:	(423) 974-8911
TOPIC:	Child care referral services.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Anderson, Blount, Knox, Sevier, and Union Counties
INVENTORY:	Metropolitan Drug Commission
ADDRESS:	5908 Lyons View Pike Knoxville, TN 37919
PHONE:
TOPIC:	Substance abuse services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:
ADDRESS:	320 Cedar Street Sevierville, TN 37862
PHONE:	(423) 453-4261
TOPIC:	A general list of services and resources available.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Sevier County
INVENTORY:	United Way of Blount County
ADDRESS:	421 High Street Maryville, TN 37804
TOPIC:	A general list of services and resources available.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Blount County

INVENTORY:	Anderson County Head Start
ADDRESS:	145 E. Broad Street Clinton, TN 37716
PHONE:	(423) 463-7061
TOPIC:	Services and resources available to low-income families in Anderson County.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Anderson County

INVENTORY:	Tennessee Early Intervention Service
ADDRESS:	2726 Island Home Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37920
PHONE:	(423) 579-2456:
TOPIC:	Resources for disabled children and their parents.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	East Tennessee Region/District II
INVENTORY:	Knox County Library
ADDRESS:	500 W. Church Avenue Knoxville, TN 37901
PHONE:	(423) 544-5700
TOPIC:	Directory of community organizations. Copies available for viewing at all branches.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Knox County
INVENTORY:	Region II Planning Council
ADDRESS:	Lakeshore Mental Health Institute 5908 Lyons View Pike Knoxville, TN 37919
PHONE:	(423) 584-156
TOPIC:	Mental Health services and resources for children and adults.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	East Tennessee Region
INVENTORY:	Knox County Health Department/Knox Area Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
ADDRESS:	140 Dameron Avenue Knoxville, TN 37917
PHONE:	(423) 215-5178
TOPIC:	Services and resources in multiple areas: Teen Pregnancy, Parenting Programs, and Youth Violence. Resources inventories are projected to be complete by the end of January 1999.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Knox County

Southeast Tennessee Region

INVENTORY:	Metropolitan Council for Community Services
ADDRESS:	201 Forest Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37405
PHONE:	(423) 267-7766
TOPIC:	Inventory of non-profits
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Hamilton County

INVENTORY:	Hamilton County Headstart
ADDRESS:	2302 Ocoee St. Chattanooga, TN 37406
PHONE:	(423) 493-9750
E-MAIL:	chattanetford-d@mail.chattanooga.gov
TOPIC:	Collaborative Partners Inventory
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Hamilton County

INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - Hamilton County Region
ADDRESS:	3rd Floor West, Suite 300 540 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
PHONE:	(423) 634-6412
E-MAIL:
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Chattanooga/Hamilton County Region

INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - Southeast Region
ADDRESS:	1501 Riverside Drive, Suite 105-B Chattanooga, Tennessee 37406
PHONE:	(423) 634-6030
E-MAIL:
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Southeast Region: Bledsoe, Bradley, Franklin, Grundy, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie

Upper Cumberland Region

INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - Upper Cumberland Region
ADDRESS:	440 Neal Street Cookeville, Tennessee 38501
PHONE:	(931) 526-2598
E-MAIL:
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Upper Cumberland Region: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White

Mid-Cumberland Region

INVENTORY:	Middle Tennessee Community Services Directory
SOURCE:	Vanderbilt University Child and Family Center
ADDRESS:	Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies 1207 - 18th Avenue, South Nashville, TN 37212
PHONE:	(615) 322-5638
WEBSITE:	http://www.vucsdirectory.org/
E-MAIL:	csdinfo@vanderbilt.edu
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Cannon, Carter, Cheatham, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Hawkins, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McMinn, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Robertson, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson and Wilson.

South Central Region

INVENTORY:	ASK (Agencies Serving Kids) Directory of Services
ADDRESS:	C/O Dana Simpson 710 Kings Lane Tullahoma, TN 37388
PHONE:	(931) 455-7044
TOPIC:	Broad array of community services for children and their families. Directory should be available June, 1999.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Bedford, Coffee, Franklin and Moore Counties.
INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - South Central Region
ADDRESS:	211 Wayne Street Columbia, Tennessee 38401
PHONE:	(931) 380-2587
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	South Central Region: Bedford, Coffee, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, and Wayne

Northwest Region

INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - Northwest Region
ADDRESS:	1263 Highway 45 Bypass North Trenton, Tennessee 38382-4006
PHONE:	(901) 855-7809
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Northwest Region: Benton, Carroll, Obion, Lake, Weakley, Henry, Dyer, Gibson, and Crockett

Southwest Tennessee Region

INVENTORY:	Information and Referral Services for Persons with Visual Impairments
SOURCE:	STAR Center (Contact: Karen Woody)
ADDRESS:	60 Lynoak Cove Jackson, TN 38305
PHONE:	(901) 668-3888
TOPIC:	General guide to services for persons with visual impairments – of all ages – and their families
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	West Grand Division
COMMENTS:	The agency maintains an inventory to support its information and referral activities – provided through telephone contacts only – it does not publish a directory or similar publication.
INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - Southwest Region
ADDRESS:	360 North Cumberland Jackson, Tennessee 38301
PHONE:	(901) 423-5823 or (901) 423-5812
TOPIC:	Directory of services
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Southwest Region: Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, and Tipton
INVENTORY:	Jackson Madison County Health Resource Guide
SOURCE:	Community Health Assessment Initiative, West Tennessee Healthcare
ADDRESS:	University of Memphis 411 South MSUB St. Memphis, TN 38152
PHONE:	(901) 664-4258
TOPIC:	Exclusively lists health-related resources.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Targets service to Madison County, but includes regional and statewide, as well as local, resources
COMMENTS:	1998 edition available – currently in revision to re-issued for 1999. Future revisions uncertain, depending on annual decision of a committee of the partners in the initiative to continue the project.

INVENTORY:	Jackson-Madison County Community Service Guide
SOURCE:	Area Relief Ministries (Contact: Mary Tyler)
ADDRESS:	P.O. Box 7, 301 N. Hays Avenue Jackson, TN 38302
PHONE:	(901) 423-9257
Web Site	www.unitedway.tn.org/
TOPIC:	General guide to services in the community – primarily developed to assist families who are economically disadvantaged
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Jackson/Madison County
COMMENTS:	Currently undergoing update – due to be completed this month. The agency is preparing its own web site that will have the inventory posted. The current guide (now more than three years old) is hosted at

INVENTORY:	Head Start – Southwest Tennessee
SOURCE:	Southwest Human Resource Agency (Contact: Bonnie Keaton)
ADDRESS:	P. O. Box 264 Henderson, TN 38340-0264
PHONE:	(901) 989-5111
E-MAIL:	swhrabnk@usit.net
TOPIC:	Guide to general services beneficial to parents with children in Head Start
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Southwest Region, except Fayette and Tipton Counties
COMMENTS:	Willing to provide information and referral assistance to other community members, as well as parents of students.

INVENTORY:	Chester County Family Resource Center (Contact: Linda Patterson, FRC Director)
ADDRESS:	524 Luray Avenue Henderson, TN 38340
PHONE:	(901) 989-8143
E-MAIL:	PattersoL1@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us
TOPIC:	Guide to general services beneficial to students and their families
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Chester County

SOURCE:	Decatur County School System (Contact: Pat Wentworth, FRC Director)
ADDRESS:	P. O. Box 369 Parsons, TN 38329
PHONE:	(901) 852-3830
TOPIC:	Guide to general services beneficial to students and their families
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Decatur County
COMMENTS:	Developed in cooperation with the adult literacy program. The Center, in cooperation with the Teen Life Council, also prepares resource information cards each year that are distributed to all secondary students.

INVENTORY:	Henderson County Family Resource Center (Contact: Carol Burroughs, FRC Director)
ADDRESS:	284 White Street Lexington, TN 38351
PHONE:	(901) 968-1664
E-MAIL:	Burroughsc@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us
TOPIC:	A "reference card" for teens, listing beneficial agencies and telephone numbers
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Henderson County
COMMENTS:	Has been issued once, but no immediate plans for revision.

INVENTORY:	Lauderdale County Family Resource Center (Contact: Ollie Fields, FRC Director)
ADDRESS:	225 Volz Road Ripley, TN 38063
PHONE:	(901) 635-2352
E-MAIL:	TempleM@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us
TOPIC:	Guide to general services beneficial to students and their families
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Lauderdale County
COMMENTS:	First edition was prepared in 1995

INVENTORY:	Tipton County Family Resource Centers (Contact: Karen Phillips, FRC Director
ADDRESS:	1200 McLaughlin Drive Munford, TN 38058
PHONE:	(901) 837-5770
E-MAIL:	None at present
TOPIC:	Guide to general services beneficial to students and their families
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Tipton County and vicinity
COMMENTS:	Prepared in 1996 – the only one done to date. No plans for revision at present.

INVENTORY:	Information and Referral Services
SOURCE:	Resource and Development Center (Contact: Florence Hereford)
ADDRESS:	709 East Jefferson St. Brownsville 38012
PHONE:	(901) 772--4012
TOPIC:	General guide to services in the community – primarily developed to assist families who are economically disadvantaged – especially responsive to African-Americans
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Southwest region
COMMENTS:	The agency maintains an inventory to support its information and referral activities – it does not publish a directory or similar publication.

INVENTORY:	Directory of Services
SOURCE:	Southwest Regional Health Council (Contact: Kevin Morris Assessment and Planning Coordinator)
ADDRESS:	West Tennessee Regional Health Office 295 Summar Avenue Jackson, TN 38301
PHONE:	(901) 423-6600
E-MAIL:	kmorris@usit.net
TOPIC:	Every County Health Department member of the Regional Council is in process of preparing an inventory for its county – an inventory that is a revision of the county’s information from the Family Resource Directory published by the Southwest Community Service Agency in 1995.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Each county in the Southwest region

INVENTORY:	A Directory of Services for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families
SOURCE:	Tennessee’s Early Intervention System – Southwest (Contact: Joan Kennedy, Director)
ADDRESS:	Center for Child Development 32 Garland Drive Jackson 38305
PHONE:	(901) 664-8665
TOPIC:	services and information to meet the special needs of children with developmental disabilities in the birth through two-year population and their families
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Southwest region, except Fayette and Tipton Counties
COMMENTS:	1998 edition available

INVENTORY:	Jackson Madison County Health Resource Guide
SOURCE:	Community Health Assessment Initiative, West Tennessee Healthcare (Contact: Hope Patterson)
ADDRESS:	West Tennessee Healthcare 708 West Forest Jackson, TN 38301
PHONE:	(901) 664-4258
TOPIC:	For individuals lacking resources; health-related resources.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Targets service to Madison County, but includes regional and statewide, as well as local, resources
COMMENTS:	1998 edition available – currently in revision to re-issue for 1999.

INVENTORY:	Directory of Agencies
SOURCE:	United Way of West Tennessee (Contact: Barry Matthews, Executive Director)
ADDRESS:	P. O. Box 2086 Jackson, TN 38302
PHONE:	(901) 422-1816
E-MAIL/WEB SITE:	give@unitedway.tn.org http://www.unitedway.tn.org/counties.htm
TOPIC:	Information about local agencies funded by this United Way.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Carroll County, Crockett County Dyer County, Gibson County, Hardeman County, Haywood County, Henderson County, Madison County, McNairy County, Weakley County
COMMENTS:	Information is provided for each county – listing the agencies funded by the United Way, a brief description of services, and contact telephone number. First year of publication, annual update and reissue under consideration; web site expected to be kept updated, probably annually

Memphis/Shelby County Region

INVENTORY:	LINC Community Information and Referral
SOURCE:	LINC Department, Memphis/Shelby County Public Library (Contact: Alice Shands, Director)
ADDRESS:	1850 Peabody Avenue Memphis Tennessee 38104
PHONE:	(901) 725-8895
E-MAIL/WEB SITE:	lincref@memphis.lib.tn.us http://www.memphislibrary.org (Choose The 24-Hour Library or 2-1-1 Community Information; Select Community Information.)
TOPIC:	Comprehensive community information and referral service
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Memphis/Shelby County and vicinity
COMMENTS:	Maintains an extensive database of community services and organizations, available through the telephone information and referral service, a web site The database is regularly and professionally maintained. A complete directory is published biennially (Cost $25.00), with other specialty directories also issued.

INVENTORY:	Non-residential, Non-network Directory of Service Providers
SOURCE:	Tennessee Department of Children's Services - Shelby County
ADDRESS:	170 North Main Street, 4th Floor Memphis, Tennessee 38103
GEOGRAPHIC AREA:	Shelby County