Tri-Cities charities look for aid on Giving Tuesday, experts stress caution | WJHL [Video]

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Organizations across the country are hoping to get their piece of the holiday spending pie on Giving Tuesday. Family Promise of Greater Kingsport is one Tri-Cities charity hoping to leverage the holiday to support its operations.

“We’re basically running on donations only, and we are one of the only shelters that is for families,” Case Manager Erika Qualls told News Channel 11.

She said the staff is hoping donations Tuesday will help fill the gap left when they lost their $100,000 shelter grant, which was used to house three homeless families in the city.

The charity is able to provide case management and other support services through grants, but Qualls said the shelter services are in high demand with 25 families on the waitlist.

“By donating and supporting us, whether that’s with your time or financially, you’re giving those families just a little more than what …