Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc. is a Community Action Agency serving 24 counties in East Tennessee, including core counties-Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Monroe and Sevier. The purpose of the agency is to help families living in poverty by providing them with assistance and services that they are not able to provide for themselves. Our mission to to provide resources, tools, and opportunities that help low-income families and individuals of all ages achieve personal, economic and social stability.