Tag Archives: UCHRA

Monday is Weatherization Day and UCHRA offering a program to help you get ready for cooler weather. The program is designed to help low-income families who may be struggling to pay all their bills on time. It could save a family more than $280 annually on energy costs. UCHRA Weatherization Manager Tommy Simcox said applicants are measured by priority points ... Read More »

UCHRA plans to distribute some ten tractor-trailers worth of food at commodity events throughout this holiday season. The Emergency Food Assistance Program is supplying the food surplus. Community Service Assistant Director Jordan Herald said it will be available at an array of distribution sites for those who meet income guidelines. “We envision the individuals coming through the event, they’re going ... Read More »

The UCHRA’s Public Transportation Division will upgrade its transportation management system next month. Director of Transportation Holly Montooth said the change to “Ecolane” will create a more efficient, streamlined experience for riders. Montooth said riders will be allowed to customize their experience to create optimized routes and schedules. “By merging these services, we’re striving to create a seamless journey for ... Read More »

The UCDD Executive Committee approved loans Wednesday for two businesses, including a daycare. Creative Learning Childcare awarded a loan to supplement the cost of turning their current gymnasium into two classrooms. Loan Program Manager Mindy Tramel said the $151,500 loan will help create 26 openings for new children to enroll. “We are proposing a rate of four percent for 15 ... Read More »

UCHRA has become the sponsor for the Putnam School System Child Nutrition At Risk Program. The program is a federal effort meant to assist with providing students with food during school, extracurricular activities, and tutoring. UCHRA Community Services Director LaNelle Godsey said that one day they received a call asking if they were interested in the sponsorship. Godsey said the ... Read More »

UCHRA team members back from a southeast conference where one of the leading discussion points centered on moving residents out of poverty while not demotivating their efforts. Members attended the Southeastern Association of Community Action Agencies annual conference. UCHRA Community Services Assistant Director Jordan Herald said the conference left her and her team with new perspectives on existing problems. “It ... Read More »

UCHRA brainstorming ways to take advantage of a new state grant set to rollout, focused on tackling the lack of fathers in the home. The UCHRA Policy Council spent the bulk of a Wednesday meeting discussing ideas for a program to help keep fathers in their children’s lives. The state plans on beginning the program in the next six months. ... Read More »

A UCHRA assessment found hunger and food insecurity did not register among the Upper Cumberland’s top five needs this year. September is Hunger Action Month. UCHRA Deputy Director LaNelle Godsey said the organization remains focused on the issue, with one person going hungry being one too many. Godsey said there were several factors that helped take hunger off the list. ... Read More »

UCHRA currently hiring for a program that keeps the elderly and others with declining health in their home and out of assisted living facilities. Choices is a service administered through TennCare, providing services so people can age in their home as long as possible. UCHRA Community Service Manager Jennifer Knepp said the program is extremely important. “Obviously everybody wants to ... Read More »

A safe place for women struggling after incarceration has opened its doors in Jackson County. Safe Haven Director Linda Vickers said she had a vision for a Safe Haven home in Jackson County after doing ministry inside the Putnam and Jackson County Jails. She said she saw so many women who had nowhere safe to go once their sentence was ... Read More »