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Free help in Chattanooga, Tennessee

37 places in Chattanooga, plus 9 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 Chattanooga26

Chattanooga

Action Church

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Tuesday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Address
1312 Spring Creek Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37412

Call first. Hours come from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Chattanooga

BX Food Pantry

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner. Our food pantry is open to the community with no restrictions.

Hours
Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Address
4011 Austin St, Chattanooga, TN 37411

Call first. Hours come from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Chattanooga

CHATT Foundation

Free meals, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM and 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Address
727 E 11th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Chattanooga

Fellowship Baptist Church (TN)

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Sunday, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM. Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Address
5335 Clemons Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37412

Call first. Hours come from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Chattanooga

Foxwood Food Center

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Address
3209 Wilcox Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37411

Call first. Hours come from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Chattanooga

Hamilton County Baptist/HACOBA

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Address
4501 Virginia Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37409

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Chattanooga

La Paz Chattanooga

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Address
809 S Willow St, Chattanooga, TN 37404

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Chattanooga

Metropolitan Ministries

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Address
4001 Rossville Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37407

Call first. Hours come from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Chattanooga

Redemption to the Nations Church

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Address
1908 Bailey Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404

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Chattanooga

SETN Project Access

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner. Must be a Project Access patient.

Hours
Friday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Address
1917 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37404

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Chattanooga

St. Elmo United Methodist Church

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Monday and Friday, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Saturday, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Address
4626 St Elmo Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37409

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Chattanooga

Thankful Baptist Church

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Saturday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Address
980 N Orchard Knob Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37406

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Chattanooga

The Salvation Army Chattanooga Area Command

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Food pantry: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM (last week of the month only). Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Friday, 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Address
800 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Call first. Hours come from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank map, and some days vary. Please call to confirm before you go.

Chattanooga

Hixson Seventh Day Adventist Church

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner. Serves Any Area. No requirements for this program.

Hours
1st Monday, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. 3rd Friday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Address
6424 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37343

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

Chattanooga

White Oak UMC Food Pantry

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Address
2232 Lyndon Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37415

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Chattanooga

Cempa

Food pantry, a Chattanooga Area Food Bank partner.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1000 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Housing in Chattanooga1

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Housing Authority

Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
801 N Holtzclaw Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404

Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.

Health and dental in Chattanooga10

Chattanooga

Behavioral Health Services

Community health center run by Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1000 E 3rd St STE 103, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Chattanooga

Cempa Community Care Clinic

Community health center run by Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1000 E 3rd St, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Chattanooga

Cempa Community Pharmacy

Community health center run by Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1000 E 3rd St STE 302, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Chattanooga

Cempa Dental Clinic

Community health center run by Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., INC.. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1042 E 3rd St STE 100, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Chattanooga

CHS Chattanooga

Community health center run by Cherokee Health Systems. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
5600 Brainerd Rd STE A4, Chattanooga, TN 37411

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Chattanooga

Dodson Avenue Comm Health Center

Community health center run by Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1200 Dodson Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37406

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Chattanooga

Erlanger Community Health Center, St.Elmo

Community health center run by Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
3800 Tennessee Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37409

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Chattanooga

Erlanger Premier Healthcare Center

Community health center run by Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
251 N Lyerly St, Ste 300, Chattanooga, TN 37404

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Chattanooga

Homeless Health Care Center

Community health center run by Hamilton County of. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
730 E 11th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Also helps people in Chattanooga9

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

Countywide

Chattanooga Office of Family Empowerment

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 Chattanooga

Where can I get free food in Chattanooga, Tennessee?

We have confirmed 26 places that can help in Chattanooga: Action Church (Tuesday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM), (423) 591-7580, call first; Brainerd Community Food Pantry (Wednesday, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM), (423) 497-5881, call first; BX Food Pantry (Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (423) 643-4978, call first. 23 more are listed on this page. 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 Chattanooga, Tennessee?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Chattanooga: Chattanooga Office of Family Empowerment, (423) 643-6434. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get housing help in Chattanooga, Tennessee?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Chattanooga: Chattanooga Housing Authority, (423) 752-4893. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Chattanooga, Tennessee?

We have confirmed 10 places that can help in Chattanooga: Behavioral Health Services, (423) 265-2273, call first; Cempa Community Care Clinic, (423) 265-2273, call first; Cempa Community Pharmacy, (423) 541-9450, call first. 7 more are listed on this page. 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 with addiction or mental health in Chattanooga, Tennessee?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Chattanooga: 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 Chattanooga, Tennessee?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Chattanooga: 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 Chattanooga, Tennessee?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Chattanooga: 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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