Chambliss Center for Children

Chambliss Center for Children is a local non-profit organization that has been caring for this community’s children 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year since 1872. The mission of the agency is to enrich the lives of children, youth, and families by providing transformative programs and support services to meet the evolving needs of our community. This is done by providing affordable, accessible and quality care for over 750 children every day through an Early Childhood Education and Extended Child Care Program, as well as a Residential Program, which recruits and trains foster families and operates a Transitional Living Program. The newest addition to the Residential program, the Isaiah 117 House at Chambliss Center for Children, provides a welcoming space for children and teens awaiting foster placement. The agency also manages six off-site childcare centers and educates and cares for the children of teachers in several Hamilton County Schools.

We provide 24-7-365 Early Childhood Education & Childcare services. This program provides quality early education to low-income, at-risk children. Most of these children live in single-parent households and we charge based on a sliding fee scale.

We are also licensed as a Child Placing Agency, which allows us to serve children and youth who have been removed from their families and placed in the custody of the State of Tennessee. The agency also has a Transitional Living Program, which provides stable housing and case management for youth who have aged out of traditional foster care at age 18 and have chosen to participate in Extension of Foster Care (EFC) services in the state of Tennessee.