Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC)
Location Description
We are part of America’s poverty fighting network and have been in Knoxville since 1964. We have over 10 departments, 65 programs, and 450 employees.
The Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) is a local public agency serving the community with a comprehensive range of federal, state, and locally funded programs. It is a part of the nation’s premier network in building communities, servicing families, and advocating opportunities for low-income people. CAC promotes family self-sufficiency and independent living for low-income and other vulnerable people through caring and efficient delivery of needed services and the development of partnerships at all levels.
Since 1964, when it was created by Knox County and the City of Knoxville, CAC has served to uphold its commitment: Helping People and Changing Lives. CAC is locally governed by a diverse group of citizens who represent the people served by CAC, low-income neighborhoods, government, and the community at large.
Practicum Work Mode
Flexible / Hybrid
Semesters or Time Period Available
Ongoing, not limited to a specific semester
Location
2247 Western Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee 37705
http://www.knoxcac.org/newweb/
Contact
Lisa Higginbotham
Special Projects Director
lisa.higginbotham@knoxcac.org
8655463500
Student Tasks
We need an Information Sciences Student to help us in several areas:
*Organize and archive our extensive history including helping coordinate staff interviews, community stories, and create an interactive timeline to result in a print publication
*Help us create internal office 365 Teams/Sharepoint HUBs for both training archives and HR documents (policy, forms, etc).
*Source data for our Needs Assessment and grants
*Design infograhics related to data/ research for our website
Type of Mentoring Provided to the Student
The CAC Special Projects Director, Lisa Higginbotham, MSSW would provide supervision.
Student Interaction With Others at the Location
We have over 10 departments, 65+ programs, and 450+ employees. Our service areas include low to moderate income Knoxville-Knox County residents seeking social services. We serve persons experiencing life-domains such as homelessness, housing instabililty, aging, mental health, limited income, etc. Services include:
Utility Assistance
Rental Assistance
Office on Aging
Nutrition
Urban Agriculture
Housing and Energy
Neighborhood Centers
Employment/ Workforce Developement
Head Start
AmericCorps
Free Income Taxes