Tennessee Reentry Housing

Tennessee Housing, Shelter & Reentry Resources

Find emergency shelters, transitional and reentry housing, sober living, affordable housing, and housing options for people with criminal records across Tennessee. Eligibility and supervision requirements vary. Contact providers directly. Free to use.

123 housing resources

Statewide & Referral Networks

Affordable / supportive

HUD Tennessee — Affordable and Public Housing Information

Coverage / access: Statewide Tennessee

Federal information and contacts for subsidized housing and local housing authorities; HUD is not itself a shelter.

Recovery / sober living

Oxford House — Tennessee Recovery Housing Search

Coverage / access: Tennessee locations vary

Self-managed recovery residence network. Each house has its own admissions process.

Recovery / sober living

Tennessee Alliance of Recovery Residences — Certified Housing Directory

Coverage / access: Tennessee locations vary

State recovery-residence certification organization offering a county/region provider directory.

Recovery / sober living

Tennessee Behavioral Health — Housing Resources

Coverage / access: Statewide Tennessee

State behavioral-health directory and housing support programs; eligibility varies by program.

Reentry housing referral

Tennessee Department of Correction — Reentry Services

Coverage / access: Statewide Tennessee

Official reentry services include help with safe and stable housing and local referrals.

Referral / navigation

Tennessee Housing Development Agency — County Homelessness Resources

Coverage / access: Statewide Tennessee

Official county-indexed listings of shelters, assistance, and local housing referrals.

Memphis & West Tennessee

Affordable / supportive

Area Relief Ministries — Turning Point & Rapid Rehousing

Provider location: Jackson / Madison County

Turning Point provides supportive housing for qualifying men with co-occurring disabilities; also operates rapid rehousing.

Address: 108 S. Church Street, Jackson, TN 38301 (agency office)
Transitional / reentry

Dorothy Day House — Memphis

Provider location: Shelby

Memphis family-housing provider focused on keeping families together while experiencing homelessness. Fit depends on family eligibility, published intake requirements, and referral or intake requirements.

Recovery / sober living

Dream Center of Jackson — Residential Recovery

Provider location: Madison

Jackson residential recovery facility serving women and working to break cycles of homelessness through structured support and recovery-oriented programming.

Emergency / crisis

Memphis Union Mission — Men’s Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Memphis / Shelby County

Men’s emergency shelter and recovery services. Women/family services follow separate program routes.

Address: 383 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105
Emergency / crisis

MIFA — Family Shelter & Housing Stability

Provider location: Memphis / Shelby County

Shelby County family shelter hotline, rental stability assistance and rapid-rehousing pathways; eligibility varies by program.

Emergency / crisis

Room in the Inn — Memphis

Provider location: Memphis / Shelby County

Seasonal overnight shelter for families with children and individuals. Guest registration on shelter operating nights is at First Presbyterian Church, 166 Poplar Avenue, 4:30–5:00 p.m.; 409 Ayers Street is the program office.

Office: 409 Ayers Street, Memphis, TN 38105
Guest registration: First Presbyterian Church, 166 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103 (during operating nights)
Transitional / reentry

Second Chance “New Beginnings” — Jackson Halfway Houses

Provider location: Jackson / Madison County

LIDO transitional housing for eligible men returning from incarceration; provider publishes two Jackson facilities.

Address: 437 Riverside Drive and 95 Riverport Drive, Jackson, TN 38301
Affordable / supportive

Silver Key Legacy LLC — Supportive Housing

Provider location: Memphis / Shelby County

Provider advertises Memphis housing for veterans and individuals transitioning from incarceration.

Transitional / reentry

The Care Center — Genesis Homes

Provider location: Jackson / Madison County

Transitional housing for eligible women and women with children; published application restrictions apply.

Affordable / supportive

Behavioral Health Initiatives — Residential Housing

Coverage / access: West Tennessee (actual locations vary)

Supportive and independent housing for eligible people with mental-health needs; property sites include Jackson-area and selected West Tennessee counties.

Address: 15 Executive Drive, Jackson, TN (office)
Transitional / reentry

HopeWorks — TPOM Memphis Transitional Housing Partnership

Coverage / access: Shelby County

Memphis transitional housing partnership identified by Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministry. Refer through the program for site and application specifics.

Address: 136 Rains Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 (TPOM referral office)
Referral / navigation

West Tennessee Continuum of Care — Coordinated Entry

Coverage / access: West Tennessee

Regional homelessness intake and housing referrals, not a single shelter facility.

Nashville & Middle Tennessee

Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Peyton Manor

Provider location: Lebanon, Wilson County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 460 Peyton Road, Lebanon, TN 37087
Transitional / reentry

Dismas House — Nashville Residential Reentry

Provider location: Nashville, Davidson County

TDOC-approved residential reentry for eligible men. Official admissions exclude women, federal supervision, registry status and arson charges.

Address: 2424 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
Transitional / reentry

Doors of Hope — Women’s Reentry & Recovery Housing

Provider location: Rutherford County

Murfreesboro provider offering a 12-month residential reentry and recovery program for women, with supportive housing and treatment-related services.

Office: 428 E. Bell Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Emergency / crisis

Launch Pad Nashville — Youth Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Nashville / Davidson County

Seasonal LGBTQ+-affirming emergency shelter in Nashville for unhoused young adults ages 18–26. A separate housing navigation program has different eligibility requirements.

Emergency / crisis

Nashville Rescue Mission — Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Nashville / Davidson County

Men’s and women’s/family shelter campuses with separate addresses.

Address: Men: 639 Lafayette Street; Women/Children: 1716 Rosa Parks Boulevard
Affordable / supportive

Project Return — PRO Housing

Provider location: Nashville / Davidson County

Permanent affordable rental housing specifically serving people returning from incarceration; not a halfway house.

Address: 109 Lafayette Street, Nashville, TN 37210 (office)
Transitional / reentry

Room In The Inn — Nashville Housing Programs

Provider location: Nashville / Davidson County

Transitional housing, Guest House, permanent supportive housing and seasonal shelter.

Address: 705 Drexel Street, Nashville, TN 37203
Emergency / crisis

Safe Haven Family Shelter — Family Housing

Provider location: Nashville / Davidson County

Nashville shelter-to-housing for eligible families; referral through Metro Coordinated Entry.

Address: 1234 Third Avenue S, Nashville, TN 37210 (office)
Emergency / crisis

Salvation Army — Murfreesboro Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Murfreesboro / Rutherford County

emergency shelter contact for Rutherford County.

Emergency / crisis

Stepping Stones Safe Haven — Murfreesboro

Provider location: Rutherford

Day and night shelter for women and children; nighttime entry uses Rutherford coordinated entry.

Transitional / reentry

Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministry — Reentry Housing

Provider location: Nashville and Memphis programs

Transitional homes in Nashville for people leaving incarceration and a documented Memphis partnership.

Address: 136 Rains Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 (office)
Affordable / supportive

The Journey Home — Housing Assistance

Provider location: Murfreesboro / Rutherford County

THDA identifies The Journey Home as a Rutherford County shelter and supportive-services organization.

Residential treatment

The Next Door Recovery — Women’s Residential Treatment

Provider location: Nashville / Davidson County

Nashville 28-day inpatient clinical treatment program for women, including medically monitored detox and residential addiction treatment; not a sober-living house.

Address: 402 22nd Avenue N, Nashville, TN 37203

Upper Cumberland

Emergency / crisis

Bread of Life Rescue Mission — Crossville Shelter

Provider location: Crossville / Cumberland County

emergency shelter in Cumberland County.

Emergency / crisis

Cookeville Rescue Mission — Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Cookeville / Putnam County

THDA identifies this Putnam County shelter and publishes its service contact.

Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Beacon Light

Provider location: Morrison, Warren County

CRDC affordable housing property; Farm-labor. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 86 Diemer Drive, Morrison, TN 37357
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — DeKalb 4-Plex

Provider location: Smithville, DeKalb County

CRDC affordable housing property; Income-qualified / farm-labor. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 1101 Vaughn Lane A–D, Smithville, TN 37166
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Estes Apartments

Provider location: Smithville, DeKalb County

CRDC affordable housing property; Income-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 612–632 Estes Street, Smithville, TN 37166
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Fairgrounds Apartments

Provider location: Jamestown, Fentress County

CRDC affordable housing property; Disability-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 400 Hill Road, Jamestown, TN 38556
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Fiddlers Annex

Provider location: Smithville, DeKalb County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 125 Fiddlers Drive, Smithville, TN 37166
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Fiddlers Manor

Provider location: Smithville, DeKalb County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 712 Walker Drive, Smithville, TN 37166
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Golden Oaks

Provider location: McMinnville, Warren County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 111 Woodmont Drive, McMinnville, TN 37110
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Hillcrest

Provider location: Byrdstown, Pickett County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior / disability-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 115 Hillcrest Drive, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Hilltop Manor

Provider location: Woodbury, Cannon County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 147 Sunny Slope Road, Woodbury, TN 37190
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Laurel Creek

Provider location: Cookeville, Putnam County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 580 Cora Road, Cookeville, TN 38501
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Mace Apartments

Provider location: Jamestown, Fentress County

CRDC affordable housing property; Disability-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 518 Mace Avenue, Jamestown, TN 38556
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Macon County Rentals

Provider location: Macon County, Macon County

CRDC affordable housing property; Income-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: Multiple sites in Macon County, TN
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Shenandoah Apartments

Provider location: Lafayette, Macon County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 100 Shenandoah Drive, Lafayette, TN 37083
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Shenandoah Haven

Provider location: Lafayette, Macon County

CRDC affordable housing property; Disability-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 401 Shenandoah Drive, Lafayette, TN 37083
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — South Carthage Apartments

Provider location: Carthage, Smith County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 116 Old Lebanon Road, Carthage, TN 37030
Transitional / reentry

Homeless of McMinnville Effort — Prosperity Point

Provider location: McMinnville / Warren County

Warren County organization with a transitional tiny-home program and assistance to people experiencing homelessness.

Recovery / sober living

Independence Again — Therapeutic Sober Living

Provider location: Cookeville / Putnam County

Recovery and therapeutic sober living in Cookeville; exact residential addresses remain confidential.

Address: 224 Garrett Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501 (business mailing address)
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Affordable Housing Portfolio

Coverage / access: 13 counties listed by CRDC

Affordable properties located in 13 Tennessee counties; individual developments are listed separately.

Address: 1104 England Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501 (agency office)
Affordable / supportive

Upper Cumberland Habitat for Humanity — Affordable Homeownership Pathway

Coverage / access: Putnam, Overton, DeKalb, White

Longer-term affordable homeownership pathway serving qualifying households in Putnam, Overton, DeKalb, and White Counties. Not emergency housing, but useful for stabilization planning when the person has income and can meet program requirements.

Referral / navigation

HART — Rural Homelessness Assistance

Coverage / access: Upper Cumberland service area

rural homelessness-assistance referral pathway, not a specific physical shelter.

Chattanooga & Southeast Tennessee

Emergency / crisis

Chatt Foundation — Family Housing & Homeless Assistance

Provider location: Chattanooga / Hamilton County

Former Chattanooga Community Kitchen; provides homeless services and family housing support.

Address: 727 E. 11th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Transitional / reentry

Chattanooga Room in the Inn — Women & Children

Provider location: Hamilton

Chattanooga provider offering residential support for women and children experiencing homelessness, with stabilization, case management, and transition planning.

Affordable / supportive

Cleveland Bradley Housing Corporation — Affordable Rentals

Provider location: Bradley County

Operates affordable rental housing units for income-qualified families; applicant screening and other program criteria apply.

Address: 155 6th Street SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 (operator office)
Emergency / crisis

Cleveland Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Cleveland / Bradley County

Emergency shelter in Bradley County operated by Bradley Cleveland Community Services Agency.

Address: 745 Wildwood Avenue SE, Cleveland, TN 37311
Emergency / crisis

Family Promise of Greater Chattanooga

Provider location: Hamilton

Family homelessness provider serving households with children through shelter, case management, stabilization support, and housing-focused services.

Emergency / crisis

Family Promise of Bradley County — Family Shelter

Coverage / access: Cleveland / Bradley County; serves Bradley and Polk

Family-focused shelter and housing-stability programs. Shelter is by referral; specific assistance requires Bradley/Polk residency.

Address: 1110 Norman Chapel Road NW, Cleveland, TN 37312
Referral / navigation

Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition — Coordinated Entry

Coverage / access: Southeast Tennessee

Regional homelessness-response pathway for Chattanooga and surrounding Southeast Tennessee counties. This is not a direct shelter, but it may help identify coordinated-entry access, local providers, and housing navigation.

Knoxville & East Tennessee

Affordable / supportive

A Place To Stay — Blount County Housing Support

Provider location: Blount County

permanent supportive housing program.

Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Clinch River Apartments

Provider location: Wartburg, Morgan County

CRDC affordable housing property; Disability-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 940 Main Street, Wartburg, TN 37887
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Dogwood Manor Apartments

Provider location: Oak Ridge, Anderson County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 95 Adams Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Pedigo I

Provider location: Madisonville, Monroe County

CRDC affordable housing property; Disability-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 317 Willow Creek Drive, Madisonville, TN 37354
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Pedigo II

Provider location: Madisonville, Monroe County

CRDC affordable housing property; Senior 62+. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 310 Willow Creek Drive, Madisonville, TN 37354
Affordable / supportive

CRDC — Robertsville Apartments

Provider location: Oak Ridge, Anderson County

CRDC affordable housing property; Disability-qualified. Screening and program eligibility follow the operator’s published requirements.

Address: 306 Jefferson Terminal Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Emergency / crisis

Family Promise of Blount County — Family Housing Support

Provider location: Blount

Blount County family homelessness provider offering shelter, case management, and housing-stabilization support for eligible families with children.

Emergency / crisis

Family Promise of Knoxville — Family Shelter & Stabilization

Provider location: Knox

Family homelessness provider helping families with children stabilize through shelter, case management, housing planning, and transition support.

Emergency / crisis

Family Promise of Roane County — Family Shelter

Provider location: Rockwood / Roane County

Family Promise affiliate based in Rockwood, TN; contact affiliate for program requirements.

Address: 150 Evans Heights, Rockwood, TN 37854 (affiliate office)
Affordable / supportive

Flenniken Landing — Knoxville Supportive Housing

Provider location: Knox County

permanent supportive housing associated with Knoxville Leadership Foundation.

Emergency / crisis

Homeless Management of Monroe County

Provider location: Monroe

Emergency shelter serving Monroe County.

Emergency / crisis

Knox Area Rescue Ministries — Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Knoxville / Knox County

Knoxville shelter for men and women, with restoration and recovery programs.

Address: 418 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN
Emergency / crisis

McNabb Center — Morristown Youth Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Hamblen

Youth emergency shelter referral for Hamblen County.

Emergency / crisis

Ministerial Association Temporary Shelter (MATS)

Provider location: Morristown / Hamblen County

Morristown temporary shelter and self-sufficiency program serving people and families experiencing homelessness.

Address: 733 W. Main Street, Morristown, TN 37814
Emergency / crisis

Pinnacle Resource Center — Emergency Shelter

Provider locations: Jacksboro / Campbell County; Huntsville / Scott County

Emergency shelter and housing-assistance provider with published campuses in Jacksboro (Campbell County) and Huntsville (Scott County); also serves the Morgan County area.

Campbell campus: 507 Main Street, Jacksboro, TN 37757
Scott campus: 1513 Jeffers Road, Huntsville, TN 37756
Emergency / crisis

Shelter My Sheep — Tellico Plains

Provider location: Monroe

Emergency shelter resource in Tellico Plains.

Emergency / crisis

Tennessee Out-Reach Center for Homeless (TORCH)

Provider location: Oak Ridge / Anderson County

Anderson County homelessness outreach, rapid rehousing and emergency housing assistance.

Address: 1942 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Affordable / supportive

Volunteer Ministry Center — Housing Programs

Provider location: Knoxville / Knox County

Rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing through Knoxville-based services.

Address: 511 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917 (office)
Affordable / supportive

Volunteer Ministry Center — Minvilla Manor & Caswell Manor

Provider location: Knox County

Permanent supportive housing developments managed through VMC; admission follows applicable project-based voucher qualifications.

Address: 511 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917 (VMC office)
Transitional / reentry

YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley — Women’s Housing Support

Coverage / access: Knox, Anderson

Knoxville and regional provider offering women-focused services, safety planning, supportive programming, and housing-related pathways for eligible women and families.

Referral / navigation

East Tennessee Human Resource Agency — Anderson County Housing Assistance

Coverage / access: Anderson

Housing-assistance contact for Anderson County at 125 Leinhart Street, Suite 5, Clinton, TN 37716. Contact the agency for available programs and eligibility.

Referral / navigation

Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless — Regional Access

Coverage / access: East Tennessee service area

Regional coordinated-entry access for designated East Tennessee counties; not itself a shelter.

Northeast Tennessee

Emergency / crisis

Family Promise of Bristol

Provider location: Sullivan County

Family shelter and housing-stabilization services.

Address: 100 Ash Street #2, Bristol, TN 37620
Emergency / crisis

Family Promise of Greater Johnson City

Provider location: Johnson City / Washington County

Family homelessness services based in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Address: 215 W. Watauga Avenue, Johnson City, TN 37604
Emergency / crisis

Family Promise of Greater Kingsport — Family Housing

Provider location: Kingsport / Sullivan County

Family Promise affiliate in Kingsport; family shelter and stabilization pathways.

Address: 601 Holston Street, Kingsport, TN 37660 (affiliate office)
Emergency / crisis

Haven of Rest Rescue Mission — Bristol

Provider location: Bristol / Sullivan County

Bristol men’s shelter and residential programming.

Address: 624 Anderson Street, Bristol, TN 37620
Emergency / crisis

Hope Haven — Kingsport Emergency Shelter

Provider location: Kingsport / Sullivan County

emergency shelter serving Sullivan County.

Emergency / crisis

Opportunity House — Greene County

Provider location: Greene

Emergency shelter identified by THDA for Greene County.

Emergency / crisis

Salvation Army — Bristol Shelter

Provider location: Sullivan

Emergency shelter serving Sullivan County.

Emergency / crisis

Salvation Army — Kingsport Shelter

Provider location: Sullivan

Emergency shelter serving Sullivan County.

Emergency / crisis

The Salvation Army Johnson City — Shelter & Stabilization

Provider location: Washington

Johnson City shelter and crisis-support pathway serving people experiencing homelessness or urgent basic-needs instability. Intake and eligibility should be confirmed directly.

Emergency / crisis

Frontier Health SAFE House — Domestic Violence Shelter

Coverage / access: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties

Frontier Health SAFE House provides confidential domestic-violence shelter and advocacy, with undisclosed shelter locations in Kingsport and Johnson City. Call the published hotline for access.

Referral / navigation

Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness — Housing Access

Coverage / access: Northeast Tennessee service area

Coordinated-entry and homeless service referrals for designated Northeast Tennessee counties.

Housing services depend on each provider’s published program rules and individual eligibility. Court or supervision authorization of any residence is determined by the responsible authority—not by OACRA. Some listed providers are regional referral networks, not physical facilities. Public contact and housing information may change. Providers may claim or update their listings through OACRA’s request form.

Tennessee Housing Development Agency county housing resources · Contact OACRA

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