We also work with clients that have been diagnosed with medical conditions that leave them unable to work or drive. These residents now have very little income to pay their rent and stay in their homes. SMSS routinely works with landlords to make partial payments towards the rent that these families need to keep them from becoming homeless. We typically require $15,000 in annual donations to prevent the homelessness of the Signal Mountain families we are caring for. We are also accepting donations specifically earmarked for medical care and prescription drug costs to help the parents of these young families return to their jobs.
Food Pantry Needs
We feed hundreds of Signal Mountain children, adults, and seniors each year. The typical cost to provide this life saving service is $22,000 in groceries, hygiene items, food vouchers and in-kind donations.
To help stock our Food Pantry, nonperishable food items can be dropped off at the Signal Mountain Social Services office between 10am – Noon, Monday – Friday, or left in the receptacles outside our door. Financial donations can be given by clicking the “Donate” button above or mailing a check to our office at SMSS, PO Box 294, Signal Mountain, TN 37377.
SMSS currently employs 7 tutors to work with, and mentor, over 50 of our at-risk children each week. Projected cost for this strategic service is $5,000 per month.
School Supplies
To further support our very youngest client’s success in school, SMSS will provide backpacks, school supplies and clothing vouchers to over 70 Signal Mountain children in August of this year. Projected cost for this program is $7,200.
Client Impact Story
Our SMMHS tutors identified two high school seniors who would be first-generation college graduates and helped them apply for college using our Signal Mountain Social Services scholarship program. Our tutors had known these children since middle school and believed they were both capable of college-level work and deserving of our scholarship. They worked closely with both students to complete their applications and both of our young clients were accepted to their college of choice and awarded our scholarships to help cover the cost of tuition.