Causes: Emergency Assistance, Human Service Organizations, Human Services

Mission: ADFAC, an independent non-profit agency, exists to serve the basic needs of primarily low-income residents in Anderson and surrounding Appalachian counties. ADFAC's goal is to help families become stable and self-sufficient through a variety of direct assistance services provided by our Social Services and Affordable Housing programs.

Direct beneficiaries per year: over 6,000 individuals

Geographic areas served: Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane and Scott counties in East Tennessee

Programs: Social services program - adfac, incs social services program provides aid to lower income families with immediate needs such as rent/mortgage or utilities assistance. The program also provides other services such as the school supply program. Assistance is provided by contributions and support from individuals and organizations in the local community as well as local utility companies and government grants.

affordable housing - adfac, incs affordable housing progam repairs, improves or reconstructs substandard owner-occupied homes and constructs new affordable homes for low income families by matching government grants with volunteer crews and local contractors.