TN SR0264

Tennessee Senate honors Appalachian Miles for Smiles, a faith-based nonprofit providing free healthcare to underserved populations in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia

Organization has served approximately 21,000 individuals across 15+ Tennessee counties and 8 Virginia counties since its 2016 founding, delivering an estimated $10 million in services

Operates five mobile medical units as traveling clinics, conducting 24+ two-day clinic events annually over nine months of the year

Services provided at no cost include dental care, vision care, audiology, pulmonary services, mammograms, and women's health services

Resolution directs that a copy be prepared for presentation to the organization