Are you eligible for Medicare and curious about your plan options? Upper Cumberland SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) is conducting a series of FREE ABCs of Medicare classes on April 11, from 10 a.m. until noon, at the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) located at 1104 England Dr. in Cookeville and April 24, from [...]
Aceptando Ahora Comentarios del Público sobre el Plan de Acción Anual 2023-2024 (24 de marzo - 24 de abril de 2023) La Agencia de Desarrollo de Vivienda de Tennessee (THDA), en nombre del Estado de Tennessee, está buscando comentarios sobre el Plan de Acción Anual 2023-2024, que designa cómo el Estado operará los programas CDBG, [...]
Now Accepting Public Comments on the 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan (March 24 - April 24, 2023) The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA), on behalf of the State of Tennessee, is seeking comments on the 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan, which designates how the State will operate the CDBG, HOME, HTF, ESG, and HOPWA programs in the [...]
The Upper Cumberland was well-represented at the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) in Arlington, VA, this week. In addition to UCDD staff, our region was represented by Jeff Mason, Smith County Mayor/UCDD Vice Chairman, and Randy Heady, Jackson County Mayor/UCDD Chairman. During the conference, attendees [...]
Are you raising a relative child or need housing assistance? For more information on assistance and support, please contact Melissa Allison at the Upper Cumberland Development District toll-free at 1-877-275-8233. A support group meeting will be held for relatives that are caring for relative children during this month. Please contact Melissa Allison at 931-476-4127, if [...]
Photo courtesy of Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. From left: Nick Bishop, Janice Terry, Page Bryant, Becky Hull, Jasen Knight, Mike Porten, Phillip Clemmons, Matt Billings, Heather Thomas, Mark Farley, Angie Wells, Megan Spurgeon, Ben Rodgers, Adam Poe, Stacey Baxter, James Mills, Jon Ward, Ryan Barnhart, Tony Whiteaker, Jay Albrecht, Luke Eldridge, Ali Bagci [...]
Are you in recovery? Do you have dreams of opening a small business? Tell us about your dream of opening your own small business! UCDD in conjunction with Recovery2Work and The Biz Foundry has announced an opportunity to make someone’s small business dreams a reality with a $15,000 grant! In 2,000 words or less tell us your [...]
Each year, UCDD's relative caregiver program asks the caregiver families to come together and give back to the community in one way or another, either by making get-well cards for the elderly in the nursing homes or donating their time to help the community in some way. This year the relative caregiver program requested [...]
Are you eligible for Medicare and curious about your plan options? Upper Cumberland SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) is conducting a series of FREE Welcome to Medicare! Classes during the month of January on the following dates: Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. until noon at the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) office located at [...]
