Springs of Life

Springs of Life serves those individuals who do not have insurance or lack the resources needed to obtain treatment services. We currently occupy an old church building at 185 Baker Street in Jellico, TN. On Monday, March 2nd, we were notified that we must either purchase the building or relocate by the end of the month. We are asking for help to purchase this location. We write multiple grants to cover the cost of offering free services. We receive donations from churches, businesses, and individuals that help cover operational cost. We also operate a landscaping and cleaning service to help offset additional cost. We are the only existing recovery home in our county and have been working towards expanding our capacity until this matter arose. Regardless of amount we appreciate everyone’s generosity and prayer during this time. We know God can easily provide for this need but if His will is in another direction, we will embrace that and continue to seek His face and serve His children. Thank you for taking the time to read about our situation and please remember us throughout the remainder of this month.  This link is to a story by WBIR reporting on one of our many strategic partnerships.

https://www.wbir.com/mobile/article/news/health/campbell-co-health-clinic-helps-hepatitis-c-patients-with-new-treatment/51-1193e2d4-1bc8-4681-bfaf-bd4d47035660?jwsource=em 

Below link is from Knoxville News Sentential  
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/2019/08/20/white-house-committed-ending-rural-americas-addiction-crisis/1967897001/


The program is nine months in duration; however, we encourage residents to stay at least two years to develop deep and longstanding community. We are driven by our love and faith in Christ to serve this population of men. Not all, but a large portion of our residents come from extremely dysfunctional homes and have experienced severe trauma in their childhoods. We believe in Christ there is freedom from addiction and those underlying issues which most often lead individuals to substance abuse and broken behavioral pattens.  At Springs of Life, we provide free services to help demonstrate our love for each resident. We believe meeting the residents’ needs in their current situation is vital to breaking down walls and developing healthy longstanding relationships, We call this “meeting them where they are.” We believe Jesus demonstrated His love for us while yet we were sinners, and we should walk in His example. This method can also contribute to the deconstruction of mindsets who may fear ulterior motives from those who wish to help.  The goal is for each resident to work towards autonomy, and when residents enter month seven of the program, they obtain employment through our strategic partnerships and begin paying residential fees. During their stay at Springs of Life, all residents receive free food, clothing, housing, counseling, access to free Hepatitis C treatments, dental services, prescriptions, access to free health care, theological small groups, transportation, G.E.D classes, and target case management.  Our focus is to help each resident develop coping skills, basic life skills, soft skills, vocational skills, and most importantly a deep and passionate relationship with God and others. Residents participate in serving the less fortunate and learn the value of hard work and commitment.  Donations will only go towards the purchase of the building. I would encourage you to visit our Facebook page at Springs of Life Foundation in Jellico, TN. You can also visit our website at www.springsoflifeinc.org.