Please find the LIHEAP 2025 Virtual Public Hearing information scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Comments can be sent by email to LIHEAP@thda.org or you can call (615) 815-2036 up until the August meeting. Webex LIHEAP Public Hearing Meeting set for Thursday, August 22 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CST. Meeting link: https://thda.webex.com/thda/j.php?MTID=m90b8c46f9af999a52681632c1c102aca Meeting [...]
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Effective July 1, Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency’s (UCHRA) Public Transportation’s Go Route will be fare-free. “We are thrilled to be able to provide this vital transportation service free of charge,” said Holly Montooth, UCHRA Public Transportation Director. "Removing the fare makes our bus routes in Algood, Cookeville, Crossville, and McMinnville more accessible to everyone. [...]
The following article was published by Newstalk 94.1 and can be found here. The pay increase is effective July 1, 2024. Base pay for UCHRA Public Transportation drivers has been bumped up to $14 per hour after a vote from the Executive Board. Transportation Director Holly Montooth said drivers with their CDL can receive up to [...]
Cheryl Cox, a dedicated member of the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA), has been honored for her 35 years of service. Cox, who joined the agency as a Correction Specialist in 1989, has been an integral part of the Corrections Department, holding various roles over the years. During her tenure at UCHRA, Cox has [...]
The Putnam County UCHRA office is not accepting crisis LIHEAP applications at this time. Please stay tuned for updates. This only impacts the Putnam County UCHRA office.
The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) has selected Melissa Hoisington as the new director of UCHRA’s Community Intervention department. Hoisington, whose most recent work experience is that of Senior Regional Crisis Director for Volunteer Behavioral Health, brings more than 15 years of professional social work experience as well as experience with treatment planning, case [...]
Congratulations are in order for UCHRA's Van Buren County Head Start and the leadership team for achieving compliance in all areas of Focus Area 2 (FA2) Review. FA2 provides an opportunity for individual grant recipients to demonstrate their effectiveness in implementing a high-quality program for children and families served over the course of their grant [...]
The UC Recovery CONNECT program, a program of the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) has been awarded opioid abatement funds. The UC Recovery CONNECT project was among 139 other applicants seeking funding via the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council. UC Recovery requested $5,161,469 to fund the first three years of the project. “We are committed [...]
The following article was published in the Herald-Citizen and can be found here. With an aging population becoming more and more prevalent in the Upper Cumberland, officials are taking steps to better serve that demographic. "How do we provide a better quality of life, and how do we keep people in their homes longer?" [...]
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