Under the Bridge Ministry: Every Wednesday night, Lost Sheep feeds and clothes 400-500 people in need—old, young, men, women, and children. Lost Sheep does not duplicate services provided by other local organizations; rather, Lost Sheep partners with existing organizations and refers clients to the groups that can best meet their needs.
Nightclub Guardian Angels: On Saturday nights, Lost Sheep works in Knoxville’s Old City with young people for whom a “good time” has gone too far. Between 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., volunteers offer a safe place, food, coffee, prayer, and a few hours to sober up before driving home. Sometimes a call to a friend, a family member, or a taxi cab gets a young person safely home. On occasion, Lost Sheep volunteers help save lives when an overdose of alcohol or drugs is involved. Lost Sheep has built relationships with many who frequent Old City nightclubs—if someone is in trouble, folks know to go to Maxine.
Rehabilitation Support: Rehabilitation is available to anyone. Lost Sheep provides about 50 adults and teens each year the means and transportation to enter local and out-of-state rehabilitation programs.
Christenberry Heights Single Mothers Feeding Ministry: Maxine Raines has wanted to start a food ministry to the single mothers living in Christenberry Heights for some time, but was unable to do so because food storage was a problem. Now that Lost Sheep has a new building, we have room to store more food. She felt led to start the program because of the plight of single mothers struggling to feed their children at the end of each month. This dream is now a reality. With the cooperation of authorities at Christenberry Heights, each month Lost Sheep Ministry delivers a truckload of food to provide this much-needed assistance for the children of Christenberry Heights.