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Financial Assistance
The Samaritan Center Financial Assistance Services
Residents of Eastern Hamilton County can receive short-term assistance with:
- Rent payment
- Mortgage payment
- Utilities payment
- Disaster relief such as house fires
The Samaritan Center provides emergency assistance for families and individuals in Eastern Hamilton County that are experiencing an unexpected financial burden. To make an appointment call (423) 238-7777.
One of the Samaritan Center’s top priorities is maintaining the dignity of the people who come here for help. When clients feel that many aspects of their lives are out of control, the Center hopes to empower them by letting them be part of the process.
Personal & Household Items
The Samaritan Center Social Services
Residents of Eastern Hamilton County can receive short-term assistance with:
- Clothing items
- Household items
- Personal care items
- Infant care items
- Homeless support items
The Samaritan Center provides emergency assistance for families and individuals in Eastern Hamilton County that are experiencing financial hardship. To make an appointment call (423) 238-7777.
One of the Samaritan Center’s top priorities is maintaining the dignity of the people who come here for help. When clients feel that many aspects of their lives are out of control, the Center hopes to empower them by letting them be part of the process.
Community Food Pantry
Residents of Eastern Hamilton County may receive emergency or long-term food assistance based on their needs through our Community Food Pantry.
The Samaritan Center operates the second largest food pantry in Hamilton County. We distribute more than 45,000 items of food each year.
Our food supply comes from three sources:
- Food pantry partners
- Food drives through churches, businesses, and civic organizations
- Individual donations
The Samaritan Center assists thousands of clients through our Community Food Pantry. If you need assistance with food, please make an appointment with a case manager.
School Supplies
The Samaritan Center Stock Their Lockers Program
Stock Their Lockers enables children in need in our community to start their school year off right, with a backpack full of new school supplies.
During Stock Their Lockers, individuals in our community collect new backpacks, pencils, paper, crayons, glue sticks, and other school supplies and donate them to the Samaritan Center.
Families undergo a complete financial evaluation and once deemed eligible are invited to bring their children to the Center to select their own schools supplies from our Stock Their Lockers “store.”
Monetary donations given by community members for Stock Their Lockers go toward funding items that have not come in during collection drives.
To learn more about how you can become involved with Stock Their Lockers, call (423) 238-7777.
Disaster Relief
When disaster strikes, the Samaritan Center supports the unique needs of the affected community. Disaster response has three phases: initial safety/assessment, cleanup, and rebuilding. We are involved in all stages for local disasters, providing hands-on assistance. For disasters farther away, we support the cleanup and rebuilding phases.
We collaborate with local contacts to ensure that recovery efforts are targeted and practical, offering financial support for rebuilding when the time is right. If donors wish to contribute to a specific disaster recovery, they can designate their donation accordingly, and we will direct the funds to help restore and rebuild affected communities. For each specified disaster financial donation, 100% goes directly to those impacted by that disaster.
The Samaritan Center can help with your job search.
This collection of local job listings as well as a felon friendly job board is also available at the Samaritan Center office.
Job Search Websites:
Felon Friendly Employers
Business Name | Address | Number | Website |
---|---|---|---|
5 Guys | 124 Stuart Rd., Cleveland, TN 37312 | (423) 476-4878 | https://www.joinfiveguys.com/ |
84 Lumber | 2846 Eblen Dr. Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 490-8486 | https://www.84lumber.com/careers/ |
AAMCO Transmission | 6501 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 202-9828 | https://www.aamco.com/careers |
ACE Hardware | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 894-4633 | https://careers.acehardware.com |
Aladdin Printing | 735 Broad Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 | (423) 756-8437 | https://www.aladdinprintingonline.com/contact |
Alamo Rent a Car | 1001 Airport Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (844) 366-8845 | https://careers.enterprise.com/ |
Aldi | Various Locations In the Area | (855) 955-2534 | https://careers.aldi.us |
Alsco | 501 Cumberland St #A, Chattanooga, TN 37404 | (423) 698-9998 | https://alsco.com/careers/ |
Amazon | 7200 Discovery Dr., Chattanooga, TN 37416 | 423) 954-6120 | https://www.amazon.jobs/en/ |
Applebees | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 553-9203 | https://www.applebees.com/en/restaurant-jobs |
Aramark | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 339-6244 | https://careers.aramark.com/career-area/facilities/ |
AT&T | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 472-1502 | https://www.att.jobs/ |
Auto Zone | 903 N Main St., La Fayette, GA 30728 | (706)638-7445 | https://careers.autozone.com/ |
AVIS | 1001 Airport Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 855-2232 | https://www.avisbudgetgroup.jobs/en/ |
Baskin-Robbins | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 893-0505 | https://careers.baskinrobbins.com/us/en |
Bed, Bath & Beyond | 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 855 6987 | https://careers.bedbath.com/us/en |
Best Buy | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 296-6353 | https://jobs.bestbuy.com/bby |
Best Western | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 899-3311 | https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/about/careers.html |
Big Lots | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 855-4205 | https://careers.biglots.com |
Black & Decker Outlet | 455 Belwood Rd., Calhoun, GA 30701 | (706) 602-8848 | https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/careers |
Blue Cross Blue Shield | 1 Cameron Hill Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37402 | (423) 535-5600 | https://www.bcbst.com/about/careers |
Bonefish Grill | 2115 Gunbarrel Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 892-3175 | https://www.bonefishgrill.com/careers |
Buffalo Willd Wings | 5744 Hwy 153, Hixson, TN 37343 | (423) 877-3338 | https://careers.buffalowildwings.com/us/en |
Burger King | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 698-1660 | https://careers/bk.com |
Canon USA | 410 Spring St., Chattanooga, TN 37405 | (423) 756-0334 | https://www.usa.canon.com/about-us/life-at-canon |
Captain D’s | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 870-4601 | https://www.captainds.com/careers/ |
Chedder's | 2014 Gunbarrel Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 805-2233 | https://careers.cheddars.com |
Cheesecake factory | 2084 Hamilton Place Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 499-4447 | https://www.cakecareers.com/main/ |
Chick-fil-a | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 269-6987 | https://www.chick-fil-a.com/careers |
Chili's | 5637 Brainerd Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37411 | (423) 855-0376 | https://www.chilisjobs.com |
Chipoltle | 2122 Gunbarrel Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 805-1357 | https://jobs.chipotle.com |
Coca-cola | Various Locations In the Area | (800) 241-2653 | https://careers.cokeonena.com/united |
Comfort Inn and suites | 2341 Shallowford Village Dr., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 899-5151 | https://www.indeed.com/q-Comfort-Inn-&-Suites-jobs.html |
Costco | 100 Cobb Pkwy, Ringgold, GA 30736 | (706) 891-2579 | https://www.costco.com/jobs.html |
Cracker Barrel | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-8550 | https://careers.crackerbarrel.com |
Dairy Queen | 2118 Gunbarrel Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 702-5917 | https://fourteenfoods.net/smileservers/ |
Denny's | 1011 Paul Huff Pkwy, Cleveland TN 37312 | (423) 559-0224 | https://careers.dennys.com/global/en |
Dillard's | 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 892-1110 | Https://careers.dillards.com/Careers/ |
Dish Network | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 402-8767 | https://careers.dish.com |
Dollar General | Various Loactions In the Area | (423) 910-9035 | https://careers.dollargeneral.com |
Dollar Tree | Various Loactions In the Area | (423) 615-6000 | https://www.dollartree.com/careers |
Dominos Pizza | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 396-4444 | https://jobs.dominos.com/us/ |
Double Tree Hotels | 407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402 | (423) 756-5150 | https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en |
Dunkin Donuts | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 521-7264 | https://careers.inspirebrands.com/us/en/search-results |
Embassy Suites | 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 602-5100 | https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en |
Exxon | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 305-6993 | https://corporate.exxonmobile.com/careers |
Family Dollar | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 680-5989 | https://www.familydollar.com/careers |
Federal Express (FedEx) | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 463-3339 | https://careers.fedex.com/fedex/ |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 503 Northgate Mall Dr., Chattanooga, TN 37415 | (423) 933-2016 | https://www.bebridgestone.com/en_us/careers/retail-careers |
Goodwill | 3500 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37407 | (423) 629-2501 | https://www.goodwill.org/about/find-a-job/ |
Great Clips | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 910-0306 | https://jobs.greatclips.com |
Hampton Inn | 6145 Weir Way, Ooltewah, TN 37363 | (423) 305-6800 | https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en |
Hoilday Inn | 2232 Center St., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 4851185 | https://jobs.hilton.com |
Home Depot | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 499-1959 | https://careers.homedepot.com |
Homestead Lawn & Tractor Co. | 3529 APD 40, Cleveland TN 37311 | (423) 559-1958 | https://www.homesteadsuperstore.com |
Huddle House | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 499-2447 | https://www.huddlehouse.com/locations/all |
IHOP | 5814 Brainerd Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37411 | (423) 490-0559 | https://www.ihop.com/en/careers |
Jiffy Lube | Various Locations In the Area | (706) 820-6352 | https://www.jiffylube.com/careers |
KFC | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 497-8636 | https://www.kfc.com/careers |
Kohl's | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 296-8227 | https://careers.kohls.com |
Krystal | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-3443 | https://apply.jobappnetwork.com/krystal |
Life Maid Easier | 4013 Lost Oaks Dr., Ooltewah, TN 37363 | (423) 503-4265 | https://lifemaideasier.com/contact-us |
Longhorn Steakhouse | 5583 Hwy 153, Hixson TN 37343 | (423) 870-2722 | https://jobs.longhornsteakhouse.com |
Lowe's | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 954-2400 | https://talent.lowes.com/us/en |
Marriott | 2 Carter Plz., Chattanooga, TN 37402 | (423) 756-0002 | https://careers.marriott.com |
McKee Foods | 10260 McKee Rd., Collegedale, TN 37315 | (423) 238-7111 | https://jobs.mckeefoods.com |
O'Charleys | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 892-3343 | https://www.ocharleys.com/careers/ |
Olive Garden | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 899-7707 | https://jobs.olivegarden.com |
Outback Steakhouse | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 899-2600 | https://www.outback.com/careers |
Party City | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 402-8103 | https://careers/onepchi.com |
Pepsi Co | 3609 Amnicola Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37406 | (423) 493-1100 | https://www.pepsicojobs.com/main |
PetSmart | 5591 Hwy 153, Chattanooga, TN 37343 | (423) 874-0188 | https://careers.petsmart.com/ |
Pilgrims Pride | 1591 Broad St., Chattanooga, TN 37408 | (423) 266-1688 | https://jobs.pilgrims.com/us/en |
Pizza Hut | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-0012 | https://jobs.pizzahut.com |
Red Lobster | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 490-3488 | https://careers.redlobster.com |
Red Robbin | 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd, Chattanoog, TN 37421 | (423) 296-2520 | https://www.redrobin.com/jobs-and-careers |
Red Roof Inn | 7014 Shallowford Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 899-0143 | https://www.redroofjobs.com |
Sam's Club | 6101 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 954-1746 | https://careers.walmart.com |
Shell | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 954-9295 | https://www.shell.us/careers.html |
Sonic | 4407 Hwy 58, Chattanooga, TN 37416 | (423) 490-1154 | https://caareers.sonicdrivin.com/us/en |
Springhill Suites | 8876 Old Lee Hwy, Ooltewah, TN 37363 | (423) 301-5669 | https://www.indeed.com/q-Springhill-Suites-jobs.html |
Starbucks | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 315-7176 | https://www.starbucks.com/careers/ |
Subway | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-6564 | https://www.subway.com/en-us/careers |
Taco Bell | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-4929 | https://www.tacobell.com/careers |
Target | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 490-1418 | https://corporate.target.com/careers |
Trader Joe's | 2111 Gunbarrel Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 855-1310 | https://www.traderjoes.com/home/careers |
U-Haul | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-9261 | https://jobs.uhaul.com |
UPS | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 910-0123 | https://www.jobs-ups.com |
US Cellular/Cellular Express | 3514 Rossville Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 37407 | (423) 867-0100 | https://www.uscellular.jobs/ |
Valvoline | Various Locations In the Area | (43) 238-0020 | https://jobs.vioc.com |
Verizon | Various Locations In the Area | (800) 880-1077 | https://mycareer.verizon.com |
Waffle House | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-4480 | https://www.wafflehouse.com/careers/ |
Walgreens | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-7724 | https://jobs.walgreens.com/en |
Walmart | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-1036 | https://careers.walmart.com |
Wendy's | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 238-5580 | https://wendys-careers.com/job-search/ |
Whole Foods Market | 301 Manufacturers Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37405 | (423) 702-7300 | https://careers.wholefoodsmarket.com/global/en |
Wyndham Hotels | 7312 Shallowford Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 933-2941 | https://careers.wyndhamhotels.com |
Xerox | 6148 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421 | (423) 894-2842 | https://www.xerox.com/en-us/jobs |
Zips Car Wash | Various Locations In the Area | (423) 556-4234 | https://zipscarwashjobs.com |
Useful Job Interview Information
Social Services FAQs
We serve residents of Eastern Hamilton County living within the following zip codes:
37302 – Apison
37308 – Birchwood
37315 – Collegedale
37421 – East Brainerd
37421 – Tyner
37336 – Georgetown
37341 – Harrison
37416 – Highway 58
37416 – Bonny Oaks
37353 – McDonald (Hamilton County)
37363 – Ooltewah
If you don’t live in one of these zip code areas, resources are likely to exist at your location as well.
We provide help with the following:
- Utilities
- Rent
- Life-sustaining medications
- Food
- Clothing
- Furniture
- Household items
- Cleaning supplies
- Personal care products
- Baby layettes filled with newborn necessities
- School supplies
- Special projects
No. We need to speak directly with the person who needs help.
We loan out various medical equipment items based on availability:
- Bedside commodes
- Canes
- Crutches
- Shower chairs
- Walkers
- Wheelchairs
Medical equipment that does not fall under the above items is sold on the floor as regular merchandise.
Walk-ins may visit the donation dock for more assistance. If you have medical equipment to return, return it to the donation dock.
If you want more information about medical equipment loans, call (423) 238-7777.
You will need to bring the following documentation to your appointment:
- Photo ID
- Social Security cards for everyone in the household
- Proof of residency (lease or mortgage)
- All bills and expenses for the past 30 days
- Proof of income for the last 30 days
- Current bank statement
- Additional items as requested
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