Volunteer Tennessee, the Governor’s commission on volunteerism and service, is seeking public input to develop a new State Plan that will set the agency’s strategic direction for the next three years. The new State Plan will advocate service and volunteerism as strategies to meet critical community needs, including service through programs funded under National Service laws.

Representatives of current National Service programs, community-based and faith-based organizations and interested citizens are invited to submit their views at one of three regional meetings. "State Plan Listening Sessions" will be held on the following date:

Knoxville - Thursday, October 15 from 10:00 a.m. – noon EDT at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917.

Volunteer Tennessee is a 25 member, bipartisan board appointed by the Governor to encourage volunteerism and community service in Tennessee. Volunteer Tennessee pursues its mission through administration of AmeriCorps grants, training and collaborations and coalitions with public and private organizations interested in volunteerism and service.

For additional information, please contact Volunteer Tennessee at 615-253-8585 or Volunteer.Tennessee@tn.gov. Public participants with disabilities who require alternate communication formats should contact Volunteer Tennessee at 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 18th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37243 or Volunteer.Tennessee@tn.gov.