Tennessee Charitable Care Network

06/04/2026

Congratulations to our member Crossroads Medical Mission in Bristol for this generous gift from Wallace Subaru Of Bristol! Thanks for supporting accessible, affordable health care in your community!

Wallace Subaru of Bristol presented a check for $18,930 to Crossroads Medical Mission on Wednesday morning.

06/03/2026

Charitable clinics like The Free Medical Clinic tackle food insecurity with community partnerships. Keep it up!

Mary Lou's food truck is a way for the clinic to get out into the community and network with people over a warm meal.

05/29/2026

🌟 TCCN Member Spotlight: Giving-Smiles 🌟
📍 Location: Spring Hill, TN
🗺️ Region Served: Middle TN

About Their Work:
Giving Smiles provides mobile dental and in-office care, as well as oral health screenings and education, to uninsured and underserved Tennesseans living or working in Maury, Williamson, Davidson, or Hickman counties.
Serving communities across Middle TN, their team is committed to compassionate, community-centered care that improves health outcomes and strengthens the local safety net.
We’re proud to have Giving Smiles as part of the TCCN network. 💙

05/28/2026

Last week, two of our TCCN members — Friends In Need Health Center and Appalachian Miles for Smiles — were on the ground at Healthy Kingsport's Walk for Wellness Health Expo, joining more than 40 organizations to bring free health and dental services to hundreds of neighbors in need.

This is what the network is all about: organizations working together to make sure everyone has access to the care they deserve. Proud of our members for showing up and showing out! 🦷❤️

📰 Read more in the Kingsport Times News: https://timesnews.net/news/373810/walk-for-wellness-health-expo-helps-hundreds-in-community/

The event, held on May 7 at the Kingsport Farmers Market by Healthy Kingsport, provides health and wellness resources to underserved populations in the area. More than 40 community organizations were reported to have come together for the day.

05/27/2026

Strong partnerships make stronger communities.

We're grateful for our ongoing collaboration with the American Heart Association and recently co-hosted our 3rd Annual Hearts of Hope Clinical Quality Improvement Summit in Franklin, TN! 💙

Together, we're working to:
-Maintain the highest quality of care at charitable clinics across Tennessee
-Equip clinic teams with cutting-edge insights on substance abuse treatment, chronic disease management, and data & AI in clinical settings
-Support innovative, community-centered care models statewide

Thank you to the American Heart Association for investing in healthier communities and helping us build a stronger safety net for all Tennesseans in need.

05/26/2026

In 2023, 8 of the 10 states with the highest opioid dispensing rates were in the South, highlighting continued regional disparities in opioid prescribing across the U.S. Arkansas reported the highest state-level opioid dispensing rate, with 71.5 dispensed prescriptions per 100 people.

Understanding these patterns is critical to addressing the intersecting epidemics of opioid use and viral hepatitis. Explore the latest data and learn more at HepVu.org.

05/22/2026

🌟 TCCN Member Spotlight: Friends In Need Health Center 🌟
📍 Location: Kingsport, TN
🗺️ Region Served: Northeast Tennessee

About Their Work:
Friends in Need provides primary care & dental services to uninsured and underserved Tennesseans.
Serving communities across Northeast TN since 1995, their team is committed to compassionate, community-centered care that improves health outcomes and strengthens the local safety net.
We’re proud to have Friends in Need Health Center as part of the TCCN network. 💙

05/21/2026

We love celebrating our community — and today we have TWO reasons to cheer!

Congratulations to TCCN Member The Free Medical Clinic and Partner in Health Neighborhood Health, both named as 2026 grantees in Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation's Innovation Awards in Community Health! 🏆

Free Medical Clinic will bring expanded mobile infectious disease screening to underserved communities across Appalachian East Tennessee. Neighborhood Health will offer onsite hepatitis diagnosis and care — a service no other safety-net provider in Nashville currently provides.

These grants are a testament to the incredible, life-changing work both organizations do for our neighbors who need it most. We're honored to walk alongside them and grateful to Direct Relief for their support.

🔗 Full announcement: https://www.directrelief.org/2026/04/direct-relief-and-the-pfizer-foundation-announce-new-grantees/

Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation today announced the third cohort of the Innovation Awards in Community Health, supporting infectious disease prevention and management in underserved communi…

05/19/2026

Save the date! 📅

TCCN’s 2026 Annual Conference is coming to Nashville, September 14–15 at Scarritt Bennett Center.
Theme: The Next Chapter: Advancing Access to Care

We’re bringing together charitable clinic leaders from across Tennessee to explore what’s next—and how we move forward together.

Now seeking speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors ready to connect, collaborate, and support the future of care.
👉 Stay tuned for more details!

05/18/2026

Tennessee's health care safety net got a little stronger last week. 💙
Thank you to every expert who joined us at the "Hearts of Hope" Quality Improvement Summit co-hosted by the American Heart Association — leaders from across Tennessee came together to share, learn, and collaborate on substance abuse treatment, chronic disease management, and integrating AI into clinical practice.
Special thanks to our partners at Tennessee Medical Foundation, Meharry Health Network and Belmont University for sharing Dr. Michael Baron, Dr. Kevin Billups, and Dr. Catherine Bass — and to Church Health and Bradley Free Clinic for generously sharing your clinic's programs with peers.
It takes a village. We're grateful for this one. What would you like to see at our next event? 👇