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27 01, 2022

UCHRA Public Transportation Receives IMPROVE Grant Award

By |2024-03-26T21:19:49+00:00January 27th, 2022|News and Events, Transportation|0 Comments

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) Public Transportation program has been selected by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to receive $90,000 in funding under the IMPROVE Transit Investment Grant Program.  “This grant will allow UCHRA Public Transportation to purchase two electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure needed to power them,” said Holly Montooth, [...]

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11 01, 2022

UCHRA Public Transportation Team Navigates Winter Weather Challenges

By |2024-03-26T21:19:49+00:00January 11th, 2022|News and Events, Transportation|0 Comments

Riley Sparks (left) and Terry Cronk (right) carefully navigate the challenging road conditions to bring food and drinks to UCHRA Public Transportation passengers stuck in traffic on I-40 during the Jan. 6 snowstorm. As the snow began to fall across much of the Upper Cumberland on Thursday, Jan. 6, UCHRA’s Public Transportation team [...]

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6 01, 2022

UCHRA Hosts TANF Opportunity Act Kickoff Meeting, Welcomes Collaborative Partners

By |2024-03-26T21:19:49+00:00January 6th, 2022|News and Events|0 Comments

In order to move the needle and move clients out of poverty, it will take all of us working together. That’s the message from Mark Farley, UCHRA Executive Director to community partners in attendance for the TANF Opportunity Act collaboration kickoff meeting held Jan. 5. In December 2021, the Upper Cumberland received word [...]

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3 01, 2022

Upper Cumberland Drivers Recognized

By |2024-03-26T21:19:49+00:00January 3rd, 2022|News and Events|0 Comments

The National Rural Transit Assistance Program through the U.S. Department of Transportation has designated the Rural Mobility Champion Award to ALL rural Frontline Transit Drivers. Drivers across the 14-county Upper Cumberland are officially being recognized as Frontline Heroes. The Rural Mobility Champion Award is being presented to the 120 Public Transportation drivers across the Upper [...]

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28 12, 2021

UCHRA Public Transportation, Partners to Provide Safe Rides Home in McMinnville

By |2024-03-26T21:19:49+00:00December 28th, 2021|News and Events|0 Comments

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) is teaming up with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department and the Warren County Executive’s office to provide safe rides home this New Year’s Eve.  The UCHRA Public Transportation team will provide a free and safe ride home within McMinnville and up to five miles outside of the McMinnville [...]

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24 12, 2021

UCHRA Public Transportation, Partners to Provide Safe Rides Home

By |2024-03-26T21:20:00+00:00December 24th, 2021|News and Events|0 Comments

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) is teaming up with Tri Star Beverage, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, and Cookeville Police Department to provide safe rides home this New Year’s Eve. The UCHRA Public Transportation team will provide a free and safe ride home within Cookeville and up to five miles outside of the Cookeville city [...]

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15 12, 2021

UCDD, UCHRA Recognize Employees and Communities During Annual Meeting

By |2024-03-26T21:20:00+00:00December 15th, 2021|News and Events|0 Comments

During the agencies’ annual meeting, eight employees of the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) and Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) selected as departmental employees of the year were recognized for their efforts. Two employees were recognized by Executive Director Mark Farley for their outstanding work during the 2021 calendar year. An additional two employees [...]

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8 12, 2021

THDA Public Notice: Housing and Community Development Activities in Tennessee

By |2024-03-26T21:20:00+00:00December 8th, 2021|News and Events|0 Comments

THDA Public Notice: Housing and Community Development Activities in Tennessee In the recently released 2020-2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) describes how federal CDBG, ESG, HOME, HOPWA, and HTF funds were spent on housing and community development activities that benefit low and moderate income Tennesseans. A draft [...]

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10 11, 2021

Clay County Commodities Rescheduled to Nov. 24, 2021

By |2024-03-26T21:20:00+00:00November 10th, 2021|News and Events|0 Comments

Please note that due to the observance of the Veterans Day (Nov. 11) holiday, the Clay County commodities distribution originally scheduled for Nov. 11 has been rescheduled for Nov. 24. All other details including location and time remain unchanged.

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8 11, 2021

Inaugural Day of Hope Deemed Success

By |2024-03-26T21:20:00+00:00November 8th, 2021|News and Events|0 Comments

THANK YOU to everyone who helped to make the inaugural Day of Hope event a success. This outreach event was coordinated by members of UCHRA's Substance Abuse Solutions (SAS) team.  SAS staff coordinated with ReGroup, Smith County UCHRA, and Emmanuel House in their efforts to solicit donations for those not only participating in [...]

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