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Resources for Families
The following is a database of local resources available in our area for families and individuals in need. This list is in no way exhaustive and is provided as a resource for those in need.
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Algood Manor
100 Maddux Court Algood, TN 38506
931-537-3228
Income-based housing
Bangham Heights Baptist Church
5961 Hilham Rd Cookeville, TN 38501
931-528-8885
Food pantry, 1st and 3rd Thursdays 4-6 PM
Baxter Medical Clinic (Affordable Rates)
319 Broad St Baxter, TN 38544
931-528-5819
Mon-Wed 8AM-4PM, Fri 8AM-Noon (Affordable Rates)
CATS Bus (Transportation)
Cookeville, TN
931-528-1127
$1 per ride ($2 round trip)
Child Support Services of TN
580 South Jefferson Avenue Cookeville, TN
931-528-8598
Helps locate parents not paying child support; paternity testing
Collegeside Church of Christ
2 East 9th St Cookeville, TN 38501
931-526-2661
Food pantry Wednesdays 3:45 PM - 6 PM
Cookeville Rescue Mission
1331 S Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38506
931-651-2461
Alt Phone: 931-526-7220. Emergency Shelter. Other Help: 1st and 3rd Monday 11AM-1PM. Help with clothing & food, Medical
Cookeville Senior Citizens Center
186 S Walnut Ave Cookeville TN
931-372-0177
Community Meal: M-F 11:30, must be 60+
Donation of at least $1. SIGN UP 2 DAYS AHEAD.
First Christian Church
780 Fairground St Cookeville, TN 38501
931-526-4241
Help with utilities or rent. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (Contact Helping Hands first, BILL MUST BE PAST DUE)
First United Methodist Church
165 East Broad Street Cookeville, TN 38501
931-526-2177
Food pantry-Monthly: Tuesdays 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Genesis House
Cookeville, TN
931-526-5197
Shelter for victims of domestic violence
Goodwill
575 S Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
931-520-8968
Low priced clothing, household items
Mon-Fri 9AM-7PM, Sat 8AM-6PM, Sun 12-6PM
Habitat Restore
560 S Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
931-528-1709
Low cost furniture and appliances
Handy Mart Laundry (1st Tues)
215 S Willow Ave Cookeville, TN
931-520-8493
1st Tuesday of Each month Food/Laundry
Helping Hands of Putnam Co
421 E Broad St Cookeville, TN 38501
931-528-3838
Help with food, utilities, rent, medication, gas
M-F 9 AM - 12 PM. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Highlands Residential
235 Jackson St. Cookeville, TN
931-526-9793
Income-based housing assistance
Hope Church Outreach Center
235 W Main St Algood, TN 38506
931-537-9814
Limited help with food, utilities, clothes.
M-Th 10 AM-12 PM, 12:30PM-2 PM BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
may visit twice per year.
L.B.J.&C Head Start
1150 Chocolate Drive Cookeville, TN 38501
931-528-3361
Childcare
Life Church
2223 N Washington Ave Cookeville, TN 38501
931-526-2860
Limited help with utilities and food.
Tues & Thurs 9-11 AM, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (NEED ID)
Living Hope Church
1020 East Spring Street Cookeville, TN 38501
931-544-2860
Food Pantry Tues 12-1:45 PM, may attend once per month
Monterey Food Bank
400 West Crawford St Monterey, TN
931-839-2860
MONTEREY RESIDENTS ONLY, may attend 3x every 6 months
Monterey Mission Center
315 East Peter Ave Monterey, TN 38574
833-315-4673
Food pantry, 2nd & 4th Friday, 11AM-1PM (NEED ID)
New Beginning Fellowship Church
775 W. Cemetery Rd Cookeville, TN 38501
931-526-2575
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Plateau Mental Health (Affordable Rates)
1200 S Willow Ave Cookeville, TN 38501
931-432-4123
Affordable mental health care, ***safetynet insurance program to covere mental health for the uninsured. MASH: immediate help for Vets PATH: Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
Putnam County Health Dept (Affordable Rates)
701 County Services Dr Cookeville, TN 38501
931-528-2531
M-F, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Income-based rates
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
421 North Washington Ave Cookeville, TN 383501
931-526-2575
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Sycamore Church of Christ
1144 Crescent Drive Cookeville, TN 38501
931-372-1368
Food Pantry Wed 9:30-11:30 AM (NEED ID) ALT Phone: 931-526-5427 931-526-2575
TN Dept of Human Services - Putnam Co
1000 England Drive Cookeville, TN
931-528-7487
Food Stamps, TennCare, Medicaid, Families First, Medical Bills
The Care Center (Baptist Churches)
406 Short Street Cookeville, TN 38501
931-520-4881
Help with food, clothes, utilities Sched: M,W,F 12-2 PM; 5 visits per year
UCARTS (Transportation)
Cookeville, TN
931-372-8000
SCHEDULE 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
Schedule: Cookeville: Mon-Fri • Monterey Mon and Thurs Only • Baxter: Tues and Fri Only
Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency
580 South Jefferson Avenue, Suite B Cookeville, TN 38501
931-528-1127
Food, utilities, rent, Meals On Wheels, transportation, Job center, Self-sufficiency training
Willow Ave Church of Christ
1150 South Willow Ave Cookeville, TN 38501
931-432-2333
Used furniture, last Friday of month by appointment only.
Food: Mon-Fri 8:-2:30 PM (NEED ID) EMERGENCY SHELTER
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