United Way of Greater Knoxville is striving for a future where everyone’s basic needs are met, no one lives in poverty, all kids learn and succeed and every person, family and child flourishes.

Lasting change is not the work of one nonprofit, one company or one volunteer. We connect leaders, businesses, nonprofits and community members to support our neighbors in need. UNITED, we can build thriving communities.

Early Care and Education

Paving pathways to success for children birth through age eight.

Economic Mobility

Supporting families on their journey to financial independence.

Healthy Communities

Ensuring access to healthy food and care for our neighbors.

Community Schools

Supporting neighborhoods and families through schools.

our Story

At United Way of Greater Knoxville, we bring people together to create lasting change in our Knoxville-Knox County community . We are a supporter, funder, convener, innovator, and advocate. We believe that to create lasting change, we need to #UNITE4CHANGE. We are bringing together community members, advocates, subject matter experts, and leaders to create better systems for our neighbors in areas such as food, economic mobility education, and housing.

We are going beyond the traditional United Way model as more than just a nonprofit funder. We are working in advocacy, both locally and across our state. We are a volunteer hub, matching community members ready to serve with other area nonprofits in need of support. We are a nonprofit capacity builder, providing training, relationship building, consulting services, and more to partner agencies. 

To learn more about this modern United Way model, read our story.

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