KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee helps individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency. This includes housing assistance, but the agency emphasizes the importance of having essential resources alongside just a roof.
“You put somebody into housing, and those places don’t come furnished,” Amie Whitworth, the CAC’s social services director, said. “They don’t come with drawers of utensils and cleaning products and personal hygiene products.”
That is where the Pillow Project comes in. It’s a project that’s been around for over a decade, providing basic household items to families that the agency places into housing. Some of these include personal hygiene items, cleaning products, kitchen items and bedding…