--- title: Dolly Parton Creates Fund for Tennessee Wildfire Sufferers description: Dolly Parton is establishing a relief fund to help those who have lost their homes in the Great Smoky Mountain wildfire raging through part of Tennessee. canonical: https://time.com/4587132/dolly-parton-tennessee-wildfire/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-01T13:10:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:04.324Z og:title: Dolly Parton Creates Fund for Tennessee Wildfire Victims og:description: She announced "My People Fund" will help families in Sevier County, Tenn. og:url: https://time.com/4587132/dolly-parton-tennessee-wildfire/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt96fdeadb1c59378d/6988b032656a3fc7a7bce03a/dolly-parton.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 24th Annual Movieguide Awards Gala - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dolly Parton Creates Fund for Tennessee Wildfire Victims twitter:description: She announced "My People Fund" will help families in Sevier County, Tenn. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt96fdeadb1c59378d/6988b032656a3fc7a7bce03a/dolly-parton.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dolly Parton Will Give Tennessee Wildfire Victims a Helping Hand  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Dec 1, 2016 1:10 PM UTC  Dolly Parton attends the 24th Annual Movieguide Awards Gala at Universal Hilton Hotel on Feb. 5, 2016 in Universal City, California. Dolly Parton attends the 24th Annual Movieguide Awards Gala at Universal Hilton Hotel on Feb. 5, 2016 in Universal City, California.Paul Archuleta—Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Dec 1, 2016 1:10 PM UTC Dolly Parton is [establishing a relief fund](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7596030/dolly-parton-starts-fund-tennessee-wildfire) to help those who have lost their homes in the Great Smoky Mountain wildfire raging [through part of Tennessee](http://time.com/4585288/wildfire-tennessee-gatlinburg-dollywood/). Parton announced Wednesday that the “My People Fund” will provide $1,000 per month to families in Sevier County affected by the fire. Parton was born in Sevier County, and the fire [threatened to damage](http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dolly-parton-heartbroken-tennessee-fires/story?id=43849308) her “Dollywood” theme park on Tuesday. “I’ve always believed charity begins at home and my home is some place special,” she said in the video. “We want to provide a hand up to those families who have lost everything in the fires. I know it has been a trying time for my people and this assistance will help get them back on their feet.” Parton said the various “Dollywood” companies, including the theme park and dinner theater attractions, will help with funding the initiative. A [website for the “My People Fund”](http://dollywoodfoundation.org/) said more information will be available on Friday, Dec. 2. 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