Simple Methods in Loving Everyone (SMILE)

At SMILE, our mission is to support foster families caring for children in foster care, assist kinship and at-risk families working directly with the state by providing for children as they transition into homes and support them through their foster care journey. We fulfill our mission by fulfilling immediate needs with the help of donations, both monetary and physical items, given by our local community. SMILE uses direct, practical, and impactful kindness to provide for the foster care community throughout Northeast Tennessee.

SMILE works in the world of foster care and foster care prevention. We have several programs that we run to serve the purpose of providing for vulnerable children. We serve children in traditional foster care, kinship situations and children in families that are working to stay out of state care. We believe every child and family should be treated with dignity and respect no matter their race, religion, gender or how they identify.