Justice and Generosity

By Linda F. If you were to look in your closet or a dresser drawer, there's a good chance that you would find a T-shirt in support of, or in protest against, something. Maybe it's for saving the rain forest or it's a rainbow tie-dye supporting the LGBTQ community or it's protesting gun violence. Maybe you might even find a pink hat from the 2017 women's march in Washington, D.C. Your desk drawer might yield one or more of the 43-plus awareness ribbons: pink for breast canc

By Samantha Monday, MS, LADAC II, CADC II Case Manager, KCSO The case management program within Knox County Sheriff's Office has a focus on individuals who have substance use disorder and/or mental health disorders, who are declared indigent by the court and who need some level of treatment and/or housing. This program started in 2017 and assists approximately 400 individuals per year. With only two case managers in 2025, we assisted 442 individuals back into the community w

Over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Mobile Meals volunteers delivered more than 1,400 Christmas gifts to Knoxville seniors alongside their holiday meals. Filled with blankets, puzzles, hand-sewn placemats, and heartfelt cards, each gift reflected the care of a generous community, including many from Westside. This record-breaking gift drive showed how shared kindness can bring warmth, dignity, and connection to those who might otherwise feel alone.

By Kari K. I'm walking down the hall of the apartment complex with a bag full of hot food. It's breakfast day—omelets and sausage—and it's usually a favorite of the clients. When Mary answers the door, she's pleased to see me. Even though most routes have dedicated drivers, I'm a substitute, so I fill in when the regulars can't make it. I'm never sure when I'll get to see Mary again, and it's always exciting when I'm assigned to her route. Mary was one of my first clients, an

Rev. Carol Bodeau, with Aaron Tyrell Friends, We are learning more and more each day how important it is to connect with others to share hopes, dreams, concerns and ideas to build the world we dream of. In our wider UU community, lots is going on that we can connect to. As you have heard from Westsider Curtis Dush, the newly formed TUUCAN (Tennessee UU Community Action Network) is doing great things to work for justice in our whole state. But on a much more local level, th

Justice work has four pillars: restoration, awareness, time & money. Learn why the often-neglected pillar of restoration is a powerful form of protest.