Community Involvement

B&W Y‑12 is committed to keeping the community informed in areas of operations, environmental concerns, safety and emergency preparedness. To facilitate communication between the company and the community, a Community Relations Council (CRC) was formed in 2002. The CRC provides feedback to the company regarding our operations and ways to enhance communications and involvement with the community and public at large. The council is composed of members from a cross section of the community, including environmental advocates, neighborhood residents, Y‑12 retirees and business and government leaders.

In addition to the corporate donations and sponsorships we provide, Y‑12 employees are committed to serving in the communities where they live. We serve in local government; as board members for nonprofit agencies; as mentors, tutors, coaches and scoutmasters for youth; and as coordinators for numerous community projects.

The company has provided financial support to numerous organizations throughout East Tennessee, including the following:

Organizations Supported by B&W Y‑12 and Employees in 2011

• Aid to Distressed Families
• Alpha Kappa Sorority
• ALS Association
• Altrusa International
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Nuclear Society
• American Red Cross
• Andersonville Volunteer Fire Dept
• Arts Council of Oak Ridge
• ASM International
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Blacks in Government
• Boy Scouts (Great Smoky Mountain Council)
• Boys & Girls Club of Oak Ridge
• Boys & Girls Clubs of TN Valley
• Briceville Public Library
• Buddy’s Race Against Cancer
• Cancer Support Community
• Caryville Public Library
• Casting for Recovery
• Catholic Charities
• Cerebral Palsy Center
• Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge
• Claxton Optimist Club
• Coal Creek Watershed Foundation
• Contact Helpline
• Court Appointed Special Advocates
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Deltas of Oak Ridge
• Down Syndrome Awareness Group
• East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition
• East Tennessee Economic Council
• East Tennessee Historical Society
• East Tennessee Military Affairs Council
• East Tennessee Public Television
• Emerald Youth Foundation
• Emory Valley Center
• Farragut High School
• Foothills Land Conservancy
• Fort Loudoun Lake Association
• Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council
• Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge
• Goodwill Industries
• Great Schools Partnership
• Green McAdoo Cultural Organization
• Halls High School Band Boosters
• Hiwassee College
• Holiday Bureau, Inc.
• HonorAir
• Ijams Nature Center
• Innovation Valley Inc.
• Interfaith Health Clinic
• Junior Achievement
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Karns Volunteer Fire Dept.
• Keep Anderson County Beautiful
• Knox Area Rescue Ministries
• Knoxville Area Urban League
• Knoxville Choral Society
• Knoxville Fire Fighters Association Local 65
• Knoxville Fraternal Order of Police
• Knoxville Marathon
• Knoxville Museum of Art
• Knoxville Opera
• Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Learning Ally
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• MADD
• Make-A-Wish Foundation
• March of Dimes Foundation
• Marlow Volunteer Fire Dept.
• Meals on Wheels
• Men of Tomorrow
• Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
• Methodist Medical Center Foundation
• Mission of Hope
• National Kidney Foundation
• National Park Service
• Norris Community Library
• North Middle School
• Oak Ridge Civic Music Association
• Oak Ridge Fire Fighters Association
• Oak Ridge High School Graduation Celebration
• Oak Ridge High School SECME Program
• Operation REACH
• Remote Area Medical
• Roane County Choral Society
• Roane County Heritage Commission
• Roane State Community College
• Roane State Foundation
• Rockwood High School
• Rotary Club of Oak Ridge Foundation
• Salvation Army
• Scarboro Cmty Environmental Justice Council
• Scarboro Early Learning Center
• Second Harvest Food Bank
• Secret City Festival
• Shangri-la Therapeutic Academy of Riding
• Society of Women Engineers
• Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• Tennessee Science Bowl
• Tennessee Stage Company
• Tennessee State Museum
• Tennessee State Society
• United Way of Anderson County
• United Way of Blount County
• United Way of Greater Knoxville
• United Way of Roane County
• University of Tennessee
• University of Tennessee Foundation
• Volunteer Ministry Center
• West Hills Elementary School
• Women in Nuclear
• Y‑12 United Way Campaign
• Young Physicists Tournament