P.O. Box 379
Rutledge, TN 37861
865-828-5927
clinchpowell.net
As a community housing development organization (CHDO), we work with families to find solutions to their housing needs. As a sustainable community development organization, we help communities grow, provide small businesses with affordable capital needs, and support other non-profits and ecotourism endeavors throughout the region. As a conservation organization, we work with farmers to increase their profits while protecting the environment.
East Tennessee
The Clinch and Powell Rivers harbor nearly 40 different species of freshwater mussels, making the area one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. Our organization grew out of a two-state effort to protect the Clinch and Powell Rivers that resulted in our designation as a Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) area. This program, administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, established local councils to help the community protect and develop their economic, natural, and social resources in ways that improve their areas’ economy, environment, and quality of life. In 1989 the Council was chartered as a Nonprofit Corporation in Tennessee and in 1990 received 501c3 IRS Tax Exempt Status.
While we continue in our efforts to conserve local resources and protect the environment around us, we also recognize that the needs of our communities are as diverse and evolving as the ecosystems we strive to preserve. This has led us to move into community housing development and community development finance.
P.O. Box 379
Rutledge, TN 37861
865-828-5927
clinchpowell.net
