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Free help in Butler, Tennessee

2 places in Butler, plus 10 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Butler2

Butler

Little Milligan Care & Share

Food pantry, a Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee partner.

Hours
Thursday, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Address
4226 US-321, Butler, TN 37640

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee.Suggest an update
Butler

Little Milligan Community Center

Food pantry, a Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee partner.

Hours
Thursday, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Address
4223 Hwy 321, Butler, TN 37640

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. Dial 2-1-1 for help reaching it.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee.Suggest an update

Also helps people in Butler10

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Elizabethton

Assistance and Resource Ministries

Food pantry, a Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee partner. Serves East Tennessee residents , Open to Residences of East Tennessee, Open to Residents of East Tennessee.

Hours
Food pantry: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Address
714 W C St, Elizabethton, TN 37643

Call first. Hours come from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee.Suggest an update
Countywide

Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency

Community action agency: help paying light and gas bills (LIHEAP), and, when funds allow, emergency rent help and other family programs. Call to ask what help is open now.

Hours
Please call for hours

Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: THDA LIHEAP agency contacts (2026).Suggest an update
Statewide

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

Veterans Crisis Line

Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.

Hours
Open 24 hours a day, every day
Statewide

VA national phone lines

VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.

Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern

Questions people ask in Butler

Where can I get free food in Butler, Tennessee?

We have confirmed 3 places that can help in Butler: Little Milligan Care & Share (Thursday, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM), call first; Little Milligan Community Center (Thursday, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM), call first; Assistance and Resource Ministries in Elizabethton (Food pantry: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM), (423) 542-0919, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help paying rent or a utility bill in Butler, Tennessee?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Butler: Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency, (423) 246-6180. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Butler, Tennessee?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Butler: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Butler, Tennessee?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Butler: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

Where can I get free legal help in Butler, Tennessee?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Butler: Legal Aid of East Tennessee, (865) 637-0484. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

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