Tag Archives: UCHRA

UCHRA’s nutrition program has a new provider for home delivered and senior center meals. Area Agency on Aging and Disability Director Holly Williams said the new provider will deliver meals for 300 people across nine counties. “We will now have a hot meal solution for every county in the Upper Cumberland region, which it has taken us some time to ... Read More »

UCHRA has received a $4 million grant to staff an initiative to reduce the amount of drug offenders serving time. Executive Director Mark Farley said through the funds, the agency will establish three “day reporting centers” for each judicial district in the region. “The new part for us is we will be hiring clinical staff,” Farley said. “People that are ... Read More »

UCHRA’s transportation department feeling the pressures of today’s vehicle and part shortages. Executive Director Mark Farley said the current fleet has several maintenance issues. Farley said the fear is that the agency’s routes may be impacted. “We are running into situations where particular parts of the vehicle we can’t get repaired,” Farley said. “We do have some vehicles that we ... Read More »

UCHRA is exploring new locations for its Warren County office. Executive Director Mark Farley said three sites are being considered. Farley said the agency has a front-runner based on parking and office space. “They are all inside the city limits of McMinnville,” Farley said. “It makes very good sense. We are trying to build up a transportation hub there similarly ... Read More »

The UCHRA Executive Committee took measures to improve driver staffing issues in the agency’s new budget approved Wednesday. During discussion, some committee members asked about the affordability of a step raise plan. Finance Director Ginger Stout said the move is financially feasible. “We’re struggling right now with employer retention, employee recruitment and we’re investing money on the front in especially ... Read More »

UCHRA has sold some 110 acres that used to be the site of a DeKalb County Group home. Executive Director Mark Farley said the Indian Mound Residential Center property sold through online public auction for $675,000. “Part of it was simply farm land,” Farley said. “There’s roughly 100 acres of farm land and that is just going to be used ... Read More »

UCHRA has begun the process of rolling out its new integrated transportation computer systems. Director of Transportation Holly Montooth said that the project has been in the works for well over a year. “The origin of it was really our desire to make sure that we are as accessible as possible,” Montooth said.  “We have a large population of those ... Read More »

UCHRA awaiting feedback from a state grant application to reduce the amount of drug offenders serving time. Executive Director Mark Farley said funding would be used to create three day reporting centers. They serve as alternatives to incarceration by placing eligible participants in outpatient programs. “We’ve proposed to offer three day reporting,” Farley said. “That would be for helping individuals ... Read More »

A new process to alleviate poverty in the Upper Cumberland began Thursday. The State Department of Human Services officially announced UCHRA as a $25 million grant recipient to implement a three-year pilot called “Empower Upper Cumberland.” Governor Bill Lee called the collaborative partnership a new and innovative way to bridge the gap for families. “The government can not solve the ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland will be announced as a pilot grant winner by the state Thursday that changes how help is delivered to those in need. A press conference has been called for at the state capitol at 10:45 a.m. Governor Bill Lee will announce that UCDD/UCHRA will be one of seven entities that receive up to $25 million of funding ... Read More »