This fall, the Chattanooga Community Kitchen changed its name to the Chatt Foundation. For more than forty years, the nonprofit has served three meals a day to those in need - but its mission today goes beyond that in many ways. Baron King is CEO of the Chatt Foundation.
A car repair. A month’s rent. A utility bill. These are a few of the expenses covered by the Neediest Cases Fund here in Chattanooga, which gives one-time assistance to people in difficult circumstances to cover their expenses.
On Thanksgiving Day, the Grateful Gobbler 5K Walk / Run begins at 8 AM in Chattanooga’s Coolidge Park. The event benefits the Maclellan Shelter for Families.
It’s a four-decade tradition on the Friday after Thanksgiving: reindeer and lighted boats in downtown Chattanooga. This Friday, from 4 PM to 8 PM, Reindeer on the Riverfront returns to Ross’ Landing - and on the Tennessee River, the Lighted Boat Parade from “The Southern Belle” and Erwin Marine Sales.
For artists here in the Chattanooga area, applications are now open for a grant program that concludes with an exhibit or performance within Hamilton County. Grants of up to 10,000 dollars are available from the “Artists Work” program, run by ArtsBuild.