Knoxville's Community Development Corporation

Twenty-one young men and women from six KCDC communities recently completed the five-week Pathways program, which highlighted various career and educational advancement opportunities. Funded by a City of Knoxville Opportunity Youth Engagement grant, the program focused on resources to help participants reach their goals and address concerns about the “benefits cliff,” dispelling myths about income inclusion/ exclusion and its effect on household benefits. The program explored different “pathways,” including higher education, trade school and workforce development, professionalism/ entering the workforce, and community service. Congratulations to all the participants, and thank you to everyone who helped make the Pathways program possible! #KCDC #Pathways #LifePlanning #FutureGoals #NextSteps #CareerPathways

Our KCDC president, board and staff had a great time at the Knoxville Chamber (Knoxville, Tennessee) Breakfast with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. It's always rewarding to network with partners and leaders in our community.

We appreciate all the amazing volunteers who recently supported building six raised garden beds beside the Western Heights Baptist Center! These beds are for the center’s afterschool garden education program, creating hands-on learning opportunities for children and teaching them the importance of gardening. Thanks to Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee, City of Knoxville, Knoxville Police Department, Turn Up KNOX,Western Heights Neighborhood, Western Heights Baptist Center, Beardsley Farm, and UTK Family Physicians. #TransformingWestern #CommunitySupport #Gardening #PartnershipsMatter #WesternHeights

In observance of Labor Day, KCDC offices are closed from Friday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m. through Monday, Sept. 2. We will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Today we cut a ribbon to celebrate the opening of Phase 2 at First Creek at Austin, which offers 180 new mixed-income, affordable housing units near downtown. We're grateful for great partners like City of Knoxville, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Pinnacle Financial Partners along with Johnson Architecture, Inc., Southeast Venture and Partners Development.

Last week, we provided breakfast for the Knoxville Police Department to thank the dedicated men and women who serve the citizens of Knoxville. #KCDC #KnoxvillePoliceDepartment #ThankYouOfficers

Thank you to the nine partner agencies who attended the recent Back to School parties at North Ridge Crossing and The Vista at Summit Hill! #BackToSchool #Partnerships #KCDCCommunities

Thanks to our tremendous partnership with Tennessee Valley Authority, Clean Energy at ORNL and the EPRI, today we took the first step toward installation of more than 90 solar panels on top of Liberty Place, our first housing development designated for homeless veterans and those at risk of being homeless. These panels will go a long way in providing power for the 32-unit development which is scheduled to open later this year. We appreciate all our partners for helping make Liberty Place a reality. #LibertyPlace #KCDCCommunities #KCDC #Veterans #SolarPanels #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy

Veterans' supportive housing property Liberty Place becomes the first KCDC property outfitted with solar panels, thanks to great partnerships with Tennessee Valley Authority, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and EPRI. WBIR-TV covered the development as the panels were lifted to the roof Monday. Liberty Place is expected to open later this year. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eERJKzzg

We appreciate Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee and Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley for organizing another awesome Back to School Block Party last week in Western Heights! The event brought together 35 partner agencies who provided school supplies, backpacks, food, activities and resources to 284 area residents. #TransformingWestern #ChoiceNeighborhoods #WesternHeights #BackToSchool