Volunteers and Donations
Donation Information
Urgent Needs at the Disaster Relief Center:
Needs at the Disaster Relief Center are evolving as more donations are received. We encourage individuals to check the Disaster Relief Center Facebook Page for the most current needs list and volunteer information.
Sullivan County
Bristol Motor Speedway
106 NASCAR Blvd. Entrance #2 (South Entrance) | Bristol, TN 37620
Hours: Daily 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Contact: (423) 830-2696
Accepting: all species livestock feed, fencing supplies
Washington County
Appalachian Fair Grounds
100 Lakeview St. | Gray, TN 37615
Hours: Fridays 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Contact: Joseph Redman (423) 833-1461
Accepting: agriculture supplies
NOT TAKING ANY MORE HAY AT THIS LOCATION
Hamilton’s Farm
2324 Old Boones Creek Rd. | Johnson City, TN 37615
Hours: Call ahead
Contact: Joseph Redman (423) 833-1461
Accepting: hay
Greene County
Greene County Fairgrounds
109 Jeff Woods Memorial Dr. | Greeneville, TN 37745
Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Contact: Milton Orr (423)-552-4073
Accepting: all species livestock feed, dog food, cat food, cattle mineral, square and round bale hay, square bale straw, dyed diesel, fencing supplies
Cocke County
Cocke County Fairgrounds
112 Fairgrounds Circle | Newport, TN 37821
Hours: Tuesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Contact: Sarah Orr (423) 237-8101
Accepting: livestock feed, hay
Johnson County
Johnson County Equine and Ag Association
150 Industrial Park Rd. | Mountain City, TN 37683
Hours: Appointment only
Contact: Tony Randazzo (423) 607-1167
Accepting: livestock and small animal feeds, square and round bale hay, fencing supplies
EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
A fund with the East Tennessee Foundation has been established to begin accepting monetary donations for impacted counties. For more information on the fund and how to donate, visit the East Tennessee Foundation website.
Bristol Motor Speedway has served as a major donation and collection site, providing workspace for the logistics and search and rescue teams in a central staging area and also housing the regional disaster relief hotline.
Learn more about the Northeast Tennessee Disaster Relief Center
REGIONALLY
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
Second Harvest of Northeast Tennessee is on alert in the eight counties If any county shelter or Emergency Management needs food or water, please Call Tom Cromie, Operations Director, at 423-794-0448.
ETSU ATHLETICS
The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is accepting donations on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in Lot 19 of William B. Greene, Jr. Stadium. Needed items include toiletries, water, non-perishable food items, new clothes, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, heavy-duty trash bags, and N-95 masks. Student-athletes and staff will deliver the items to sites on Wednesday.
Region A.H.E.A.D.
Accepting corporate and individual donations at RegionAhead.com.
CARTER COUNTY
- Elizabethton Elk Lodge is available for pick-up and drop-off of essential needs. 1000 N Sycamore Street.
- Elizabethton Parks and Rec, 300 W Mill Drive
- Elizabethton High School is accepting blankets and pillows for its shelter.
- A shower trailer will be available at the TLC Community Center beginning Saturday afternoon. There will also be food, clothing and hygiene products at the Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire Department on Hope Street near Hunter Elementary School.
- The Altar Fellowship is accepting donations of water, new clothing, diapers, blankets and generators. The church is also open as a day center for people who need power, WiFi, bathrooms, food and support. The church is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
GREENEVILLE
Please send financial donations to AIDNET of Greene County at PO Box 2622, Greeneville, TN 37744. Other donation options will be available in the coming days. All donations will stay in Greene County for Long-Term Recovery.
JOHNSON CITY
- Johnson City Doughboys: Item donations can be brought to the front office at Memorial Park Community Center from Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Those donating will get two free tickets to next season’s home game)
- Holiday Lanes: We are a drop-off hub for donations for anything people affected by the flooding may need. Clothes, non-perishable foods, baby formula, etc. We will make sure it gets to the people who need it. Any donations are greatly appreciated.
- Til Death Tattoo: With so many people being left without, Til Death Tattoo will gladly act as a hub for donations for people and families left without due to this massive disaster. If you are able, please donate all-size clothing, shoes, baby needs (formula, diapers, clothes, blankets, pack and plays, etc.), children’s needs (shoes, clothes, toys, etc.), blankets, towels, sheets, hygiene products, non-perishable foods, info on rentals and housing, air mattresses, water…anything you think may help.
- Tennessee Title Loans is accepting donations for people and animals affected by the flood until further notice at 601 West Market Street, Johnson City, TN.
- The Youth Building at 2684 Boones Creek Road is accepting donations of blankets, sleeping bags, water, toiletries, baby items, etc.
- Blue’s Brews Company: Accepting donations of clothing, shoes, blankets, candles and non-perishable food items.
- 4thirTEEN: Accepting donations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday until Friday. Drop off at the lower level of Freedom Hall Civic Center by the pool area and tennis courts, located at 1320 Pactolas Road. There will be trucks ready to be loaded that will be distributed on Wednesday and Friday. Requested donations include batteries, flashlights, chargers, jugs of water, kids’ shoes in all sizes, women’s hygiene products, canned goods, and baby formula.
- Euphoria Hair Salon at 406 Roy Martin Road, Suite 3, is accepting donations.
- Heal U Wellness: 110 Corporate Drive Suite 100. Needed items include bottled water, cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items and non-perishable food.
- Academy Sports: (9/29) starting at 4 p.m., Academy Sports + Outdoors in Johnson City will be distributing free 24-packs of bottled water to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. Customers can look for the 18-wheeler parked in front of the store to pick up their free case of bottled water (no purchase necessary). Academy will be donating nearly 1,600 24-packs of water in total to the Johnson City area.
- The Alter Fellowship Church is accepting donations. They are also open as a shelter for wifi, food, power, bathroom needs, etc.
- Home 2 Suites by Hilton in Johnson City will start allowing people to fill portable water containers up to 5 Gals per family per day. This will be from 10 am to 4 pm. Please do not come before 10 am. You will need your own containers. This is being filled from an outside water faucet, but it is safe for drinking and bathing. You will pull in the main drive and go back to the rear parking area where there will be a canopy and volunteers to help fill your container. The address for the hotel is 190 Heart Drive Johnson City TN 37604.
KINGSPORT
The Kingsport Fire Department Station 1 at 130 Island Street has been established as a collection point for flood relief donations. The collection point will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on weekdays. The following items can be donated (all items must be new): small first aid kits, bottled water, hygiene items, feminine hygiene products, baby formula, baby and adult diapers of all sizes, toilet paper, paper towels, bath towel and wash cloths, laundry detergent, batteries, portable chargers, flashlights and cleaning supplies.
SULLIVAN COUNTY
- Tennessee Middle School: Donation acceptance starting Sept. 30 in the front parking lot.
- Tennessee Title Loans is accepting donations for people and animals affected by the flood at 2742 West State Street, Suite 2, Bristol, TN, beginning on Monday until further notice.
- Lighthouse Christian School is accepting donations of water, pet supplies, diapers, wipes, non-perishables, etc. Donations can be dropped off at 145 Shipp Springs Road in Kingsport. The school will also accept donations on Monday for the Jonesborough Community Chest, which will be distributed to area shelters.
- Bristol Orthotics & Prosthetics: We are asking our patients to donate and we will coordinate with local agencies to provide food water and footwear to those in need. Also we can assist with anyone that lost prosthetic supplies or devices in the flood.
UNICOI/ERWIN
- Unicoi Co. Middle School: Dog food, cat food and crates
- Southside Baptist Church: Donation drop-off and pickup.
- First Baptist Church of Erwin: Unicoi County Disaster Relief Fund to Aid Flood VictimsThe new site collecting donations for those impacted in Unicoi County will be the Evergreen Freewill Baptist Church at 910 Hoback Street in Erwin. The donation center will be open every day from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily. Items needed include trash bags, batteries, medical supplies, etc.
- Evergreen Free Will Baptist Church, 910 Hoback Street Erwin, TN from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
- Crossroads Christian Church, 1300 Suncrest Drive in Gray, will be open from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. The site is not accepting clothes. Items needed are in-date food, water, hygiene items, feminine hygiene items, towels, blankets, diapers of any size, wipes, adult diapers, paper towels, toilet paper, pet leashes, and packaged animal food. The church urgently needs new baby bottles, sealed medicine, gallon-sized bags or larger, work gloves, masks, liquid laundry detergent, hand can openers, unopened baby formula, trash bags, small first aid kits, empty boxes, portable phone chargers, and new bed pillows.
- The Jonesborough Community Chest will accept donations at First Baptist Church in Jonesborough from noon – 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Non-perishable food, new blankets, new bath towels, new cleaning cloths, water, hygiene products, diapers, formula, new underwear, new socks and manual can openers are needed.
- David Crockett High School is accepting donations but said they have enough clothing.
- Limestone Volunteer Fire Department will distribute water beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at Grandview Elementary.
- JAMA Food Pantry in Jonesborough will be opening up its area of service to the entire Washington County area starting Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Lighthouse Baptist Church (Hwy 81 S): We will gather the donations at the church and deliver to the distribution point at South Central School in Washington County. We are receiving donations Tuesday – Thursday from 5-7 p.m.
Washington County
- Cross Roads Christian Church, 1300 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN 37615. The location is open 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., everyday.
- Embreeville Fire Deptartment, 4061 Hwy 81 S, Erwin, TN 37650. The location is open 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Wednesday – Sunday.
- South Central Elementary School, 2955 TN-107, Chuckey, TN 3764. The location is open 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Wednesday – Sunday.
You can send available resources to the TDA Animal Health Office. Please email the office at Animal.Health@tn.gov.
- Items needed: Dog/cat food, sweet feed, goat/swine/cattle feed bags, square hay bales.
Volunteer Information
Seeing images of disaster may compel you to head to the impacted area, but don’t underestimate the complexity of working in a disaster area. Wait until it is safe to travel to volunteer sites and opportunities have been identified.
If you are interested in volunteering to assist the impacted counties, United Way of East Tennessee Highlands has open volunteer opportunities on their website.
Recovery lasts a lot longer than the media attention. There will be volunteer needs for many months, often years, after the disaster, especially when the community enters the long-term recovery period.