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KNOXVILLE, TN (August 11, 2026) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Visit Knoxville announces today that the community is invited to the[...]

Kimberly Pettigrew, director of healthy communities for United Way of Greater Knoxville (UWGK), has been selected by the prestigious Johns[...]

New research zeroes in on households living paycheck to paycheck, yet often with income that’s too high for assistance. In[...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — United Ways of Tennessee announced that a one-time $500,000 investment from the State of Tennessee will help[...]

Mother with two children.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (June 12, 2026) — United Way of Greater Knoxville (UWGK) is sharing newly released ALICE data that explains[...]

Carolyn Williams started with a question. “What can I do?” That was more than ten years ago at South Knoxville[...]

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