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Neediest Cases helped 241 families in 2016

Treva Sands has recently helped meet the needs of several local residents this year by using the Neediest Cases Fund. "I'm the Partnership's Housing Coordinator, and I've assisted 12 to 16 homeless individuals this year," Sands said.
Treva Sands has recently helped meet the needs of several local residents this year by using the Neediest Cases Fund. "I'm the Partnership's Housing Coordinator, and I've assisted 12 to 16 homeless individuals this year," Sands said. Treva Sands has recently helped meet the needs of several local residents this year by using the Neediest Cases Fund. "I'm the Partnership's Housing Coordinator, and I've assisted 12 to 16 homeless individuals this year," Sands said.

By Yolanda Putman 1 min read

Treva Sands wants to wipe out homelessness in Chattanooga, and the Neediest Cases Fund is a tool she uses to work toward her goal.

The housing coordinator at the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults used the charity generated by Times Free Press reader contributions to keep more than a dozen people in their homes this year.

“If I can help just one family, that’s one family who is not sleeping in the cold,” Sands said.

Sands is one among a host of case workers accessing the Neediest Cases Fund to help local families.

The fund assisted 241 families with $69,593 in contributions in 2016, records show. The money paid rent, rent deposits, utilities and school fees. It also paid for a victim of domestic violence to get tires so she could get to an out-of-town job.