Click on the image to enlarge. Mark your calendars! The 2022 Tennessee Elder Justice Conference (TNEJC) will take place May 3-5, 2022 at the Park Vista in Gatlinburg, TN. According to Aaron Bradley, Director of East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, the last TNEJC event in 2018 at the Park Vista had more than [...]
The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) and the Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging & Disability (UCAAAD) have announced the Caring Corner, a virtual support group for those caring for loved ones. In this video series, our knowledgeable staff share information and resources available to family caregivers and answer questions. This is the third episode of [...]
The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) is a designated agency to administer grant funding through the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities program. The Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant program is designed to provide support for art projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality of life issues through arts, or enhance the [...]
In tough times, communities find strength in people and people find strength in their communities. In the past year, we’ve seen this time and again in the Upper Cumberland region as friends, neighbors, and businesses have found new ways to support each other. In our community, older adults are a key source of this strength. [...]
The Warren County Senior Center has held its second online grocery shopping class to teach participants how to navigate online shopping. So far, the program has had 45 participants complete the two-hour class. Another class is slated for June 2021. Each participant receives a $50 grocery box containing food and household items upon completion of [...]
UCDD's Area Agency on Aging and Disability team is going after a new grant to help continue the Ani-Meals pet food delivery program into its second year. Sara Martin, AAAD Family Caregiver/Evidence-Based Assistant, recently submitted a grant proposal during the latest grant application cycle. In 2020, UCAAAD received $2,500 Meals on Wheels Loves Pets grant [...]
We remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve and protect our country this Memorial Day. In observance, our offices will be closed Monday, May 31. We will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 1.
John's Place, a small, African American-owned restaurant and bar operated continuously by the McClellan family since 1949, has been awarded a $40,000 grant by the Backing Historic Small Historic Restaurants program. The grant was made possible by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. UCDD Historic Preservation Planner Mark Dudney authored the grant [...]
