News and Events for Upper Cumberland Public Transit
The Upper Cumberland has recently formed a collaboration to develop a Poverty Reduction System in our region. This collaboration includes a variety of partners and has recently been named Empower Upper Cumberland. Empower Upper Cumberland, alongside the Putnam County School System, participated in a Bridges out of Poverty and Simulation Day on Wednesday, Feb. 23. [...]
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.
The Empower UC Collaboration that is writing the $25 million grant through the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Opportunity Act is seeking input from families in the Upper Cumberland. The purpose of this survey is to gather feedback from families in the Upper Cumberland regarding any needs they may have as well as better [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
