ARISE Appalachia

06/18/2026

Thank you, thank you!! I couldn't find a gift receipt in the 3rd box, but a giant thank you to Katy and John for getting us rolling on our Amazon deliveries!

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

Members of our group have been hard at work packing food boxes and distributing them to our immigrant neighbors impacted by ICE operations.

ICE continues to target bread winners, leaving behind spouses and children that need our help with food, supplies, bill assistance and more.

Please consider clicking on the link in our bio to donate and learn more about our Immigrant community!

Facts:
- Immigrants have a positive effect on our wages.
- Immigrants are not taking our jobs. These deportations actually hurt our economy and slow down or halt production.
- Immigrants pay all kinds of taxes.. sales tax, property tax, business tax.
- Immigrants have a LOWER incarceration rate than US born citizens
- Almost half of Immigrants are naturalized citizens, who did it 'the right way'
- Our wars create refugees!

06/16/2026

Back to School Bash, sponsored by Safe Harbor and Sevier County C.A.R.E.S..
Please follow us to get information on other Back to School events. 

La primera de las organizaciones en presentar uno de los tantos eventos del condado de Back to School Bash, donde regalarán mochilas y útiles escolares.
Síganos en nuestra página para estar al día de todos estos eventos y aprovechar estas grandes oportunidades .
Favor de compartir.

06/13/2026

☀️ FREE SUMMER MEAL KITS FOR KIDS & TEENS ☀️

This summer, the Boys & Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains will be distributing FREE meal kits for children and teens ages 18 and under every Friday from June 5 through July 31.

📅 Fridays, June 5 – July 31
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Sevier County Food Ministries Parking Lot

Summer can be a challenging time for families when school meals are unavailable. These meal kits help ensure that children in our community continue to have access to nutritious food throughout the summer months.

If you know a family who could benefit, please share this post and help spread the word!

06/11/2026

La Primera Iglesia Bautista de Sevierville, ofrecerá los servicios de las duchas, mobiles, también regalando artículos de higiene, ropa y zapatos nuevos, y con información de donde obtener recursos disponibles para personas necesitadas.
Este evento coincide con el servicio de comidas calientes en el mismo lugar. Tendrá lugar en junio 29 desde las dos de la tarde a las 5:30 pm.
Les agradecemos compartan con personas necesitadas.
Muchas gracias

06/11/2026

Celebración de Juneteenth El jueves jueves 18 a las seis de la tarde en la biblioteca King Family Library.

06/09/2026

We've created an Amazon registry to support our immigrant community. Please consider donating an item from the list or something else you think of that our list is missing.

Click on Links and Resources in our bio or click the link below!
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3QOS5M0KHXRP9

This is hopefully the beginning of something bigger. Our goal is to one day have community mutual aid in Sevier County that surpasses food and clothing drives. Real community driven support. Stay tuned!

06/09/2026

And calls himself a damn Christian! My friends that provide refugee assistance got this alert today. Imagine having to tell families that we committed to assist that “nah, we changed our minds and we are going back on our promise to your family.” We will no longer care for your very sick child. Not a damn thing “Christian” about that. And let me be clear, this policy is violence against children.

Blow up the phones at the guvs office, the number is in the pic!

“URGENT ALERT
Immigrant families with children battling terminal illnesses and serious chronic conditions—including Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Disease, Diabetes, congenital heart conditions, severe asthma, and seizure disorders—will receive a call telling them they must disenroll from the program providing their child’s life-saving healthcare or risk being reported to ICE.

Tennessee is the only state in the nation telling terminally ill toddlers that, based on where they were born, they will lose access to the health care their lives depend on.”