Mooresburg Community Association

Mooresburg Community Association (MCA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which provides much needed services to older adults and adults with disabilities in rural Hawkins County, TN, enabling them to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible and avoid unnecessary moves to long-term care facilities.  Established in 2001, MCA’s mission is to fight hunger, eradicate food insecurity, and promote healthy eating by providing our home-delivered Meals in the Hills. The program works to decrease social isolation and loneliness while ensuring the health of our residents in Mooresburg, by providing an array of services to improve the quality of life and health equity of its residents and benefits community wellness. MCA is committed to identifying and serving low-income residents who live on the fringes with limited access to resources, particularly healthy food. 

• Our Meals in the Hills program serves an average of 1700 meals a month. Meals are freshly prepared and delivered 5 days a week.
• Our food pantry provides nonperishable and canned goods to families in Mooresburg and surrounding areas on a monthly basis.
• Our medical transport program provides door to door transportation to doctors appointments.
• We provide assistance with applications for heating assistance, Food Stamps, TennCare, and other state and local social programs.
• Our Friends & Family Thrift Store is also located on-site to support our community through taking donations and being an affordable option for individuals in need.
• Our Pet Program enables us to support our recipients with pets, providing them with at least 2 pounds of food per month.

Mooresburg Community Center reopened in 2021 after remaining safe and healthy during the COVID crisis. Our volunteers and recipients maintained strict protocols and meals were prepared and delivered every day during the pandemic.

MCA applies for and receives grant funding to enable us to continue and expand our services. We provide nonperishable food pantry bags to individuals that come to our center in need. Our Medical Transport Program is a vital service; we pick up our recipients at their door, bring them to their appointment, stay with them and bring them back to their home, no waiting, no fee, no hassle. Some appointments require traveling to Kingsport or Johnson City, which we have to limit to 4 per person per month. 

"Doc" Trent, a 81 year old Meals in the Hills recipient, says "those ladies down at the center are doing good things.  If we didn't get these meals ever' day, I dunno what we'd do.” Mr. Trent is only one of the people whose lives “remain intact” through the Meals in the Hills program.  Without the MCA, the meals and other services would cease to exist. 

Your gift will help us achieve our goals on behalf of the older adults in East Tennessee!