The following article is shared courtesy of Circles USA and originally appeared here. Circles USA’s latest partnership has yielded a big win for the Upper Cumberland region in Tennessee. CUSA consulted with the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) to apply for Tennessee Opportunity Act planning grant, using the Circles model and poverty alleviation innovations at the heart [...]
This article, Housing the Homeless, is shared courtesy of Herald-Citizen and was featured in the Winter 2022 385 magazine. To learn more about UCHRA's Substance Abuse Solutions (SAS) team, click here.
UCHRA is currently working to fill several vacancies in the Senior Community Service Employment Program or SCSEP. The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) was established under Title V of the Older Americans Act and is funded through a grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. SCSEP provides income-eligible unemployed individuals age [...]
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), is a federally funded program administered by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) to provide energy assistance to low-income households. To view and complete the 2021 LIHEAP application packet, please click here. If you have questions or would like to learn more, please contact your local county [...]
The internal partnership between UCHRA’s Community Corrections and Community Services continues. This partnership allows Community Corrections clients to complete required community service hours by volunteering with UCHRA’s Community Services department during commodities distribution events. We appreciate the hard work that these men and women do to help ensure those in need of commodities are [...]
TaShana Hooks and Megan Spurgeon prepare for their respective ROMA certification exams. Two employees of the Cookeville-Putnam County office of Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) are now certified in Results-Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) for the Community Action Network. Megan Spurgeon, Community Services Assistant Director, completed training to become a certified ROMA [...]
We are so thankful for the awesome new partnerships we forge with organizations throughout the UC. Our friends at Butterfly Blessing Effect recently installed this wonderful blessing box at our Cookeville UCHRA office. Join us June 19 as we hold a food drive to collect additional non-perishable items to be stored in the blessing box to help [...]
The internal partnership between UCHRA's Community Corrections and Community Services continues. This partnership allows Community Corrections clients to complete required community service hours by volunteering with UCHRA's Community Services department during commodities distribution events. We appreciate the hard work that these men and women do to help ensure those in need of commodities are served [...]
Pictured, from left: Danny McKeehan and William Moody. Mr. Moody has completed his hours and now enjoys coming out to help at UCHRA commodities distribution events. UPPER CUMBERLAND — It’s a unique partnership that helps two segments in-need: families in need of supplemental food and clients of the adult community corrections program in [...]
