2021 Senior & Caregiver Expo
Thank you to all of the sponsors, vendors, and volunteers who helped make the 2021 Senior & Caregiver Expo one for the books! We can't wait to see everyone in 2022!
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10, 2021
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10, 2021
UCDD Staff Participate in Purple Thursday
October is Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Month. Thursday, Oct. 21, has been designated as Purple Thursday in honor of DVAM. UCDD staff wore purple on Oct. 21 to show support to the community and to victim-survivors of domestic violence. Thank you, Upper Cumberland Family Justice Center, for providing a safe place for victims of [...]
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10, 2021
Local SBDC Looks to Add Interns, Aid Area Businesses
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) is working closely with Tennessee Tech University to recruit interns. Designed to offer skilled support to local businesses this program also provides students with practical work experience, growth, and development opportunities. “The interns in this program operate much like independent contractors, making it [...]
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10, 2021
Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability Announces Free Screening of Alive Inside Documentary
Join the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability and the Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability for an inspiring cinematic exploration of the astounding changes that music can spark in people living with dementia. This free screening, which will be held at the Sparta Drive-in, is part of the TN M.I.N.D.S. (Music Intervention [...]
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10, 2021
Relative Caregiver October Calendar
Click on the image to enlarge. 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 [...]
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10, 2021
UPDATE: Senior & Caregiver Expo Moving Outdoors
The Senior & Caregiver Expo Committee has been hard at work planning and strategizing on how we can safely move forward with this Fall’s expo event. We have chosen to transition our Senior & Caregiver Expo to an outdoor event that is more suitable for the times we are currently experiencing. Our vision is to [...]
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09, 2021
Relative Caregiver Program to Hold Support Group Meeting
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 the month of September 2021. Please contact Melissa Allison [...]
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09, 2021
UCDD, City of Baxter celebrate completion of grant-funded park
In early September, local officials gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new Baxter Seminary Park. This new park, a recipient of a $750,000 dollar grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST). "Baxter being awarded this BlueCross grant is a great example of a community establishing a clear vision of what they [...]
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08, 2021
Fentress, Jackson Counties Recognized for Moving Off Distressed Counties List
During the Aug. 18 UCDD Executive Committee meeting, Mark Farley, Executive Director of UCDD and UCHRA, recognized two Upper Cumberland counties as coming off of the distressed counties list. Fentress and Jackson counties were two of the three distressed counties from the 14-county Upper Cumberland region to appear on the list; falling off within the [...]
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08, 2021
Notificación de la enmienda de financiación del programa CDBG (CDBG‑CV) debido a la COVID‑19
Notificación de la enmienda de financiación del programa CDBG (CDBG‑CV) debido a la COVID‑19 Revisión y comentarios: del 5 al 10 de agosto de 2021 https://thda.org/research-reports/consolidated-planning La Agencia de Desarrollo de Viviendas de Tennessee (THDA) y el Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comunitario de Tennessee (ECD) han publicado una enmienda al Plan de acción anual [...]
