UCDD Working On Grant To Place Two Certified Peer Recovery Specialists In All 14 UC Counties
Upper Cumberland Development District working on an application to secure certified peer recovery specialists in all 14 Upper Cumberland counties. Director Mark Farley updated the Executive Committee during a meeting Wednesday. He said the goal is to put a male and female specialist in each county, or at the very least one in each depending […]
UCDD/UCHRA Continuing To Work On Childcare Cost Burden Solutions
Another signal of the lack of childcare in Putnam County: the most recent state child well-being report, where Putnam ranked 85th in childcare cost burden. UCDD/UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley said the two biggest issues are affordability and capacity. He said that stems from the difficulty of opening a daycare facility in general. “Work with […]
UCHRA Day Reporting Centers Start Work With First Participants
One of three UCHRA day reporting centers are operational with the first inmates enrolled in the program. The agency received $4 million last year to create three locations to rehabilitate drug offenders instead of incarcaration. Executive Director Mark Farley said the Putnam County location has two participants. “We’re very excited, because it is a very […]
UC Opioid Summit Identifies Vaping And Service Capacity As Regional Issues
Rehab capacity and vaping amoung the most serios substance abuse issues facing the Upper Cumberland. Those the results of an Opioid Summit featuring mayors and local law enforcement. The discussion centered on how to best use opioid abatement money coming to the local level. UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley reported the findings to the Policy […]
Highlands Training Center Anticipating Grand Opening On January 24th
Empower Upper Cumberland making swift progress on initiating the Highlands Training Center. Center Executive Director Ryan Barnhart said the 5,500-square-foot building on Spring Street has space for classrooms to handle the 8-week program that covers resume building, emotional intelligence, and core skills. He said the grant funding was awarded officially in November, and the center […]
UCHRA Offering Free Rides New Year’s Eve Night
UCHRA and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office will be providing free, safe rides home this New Year’s Eve. Sheriff Eddie Farris said any location up to five miles outside the Cookeville city limits is eligible. “Keeping people safe in our county and in our community is certainly the most important thing to me as sheriff,” […]
UCHRA UCDD Receives Clean Audit Report
UCHRA and UCDD has received a clean audit in all of its divisions. Executive Director Mark Farley said this is the fourth or fifth year that the organizations received no findings. “We’re very proud of the team our finance department has,” Farley said. “We have a lot of state funding and federal funding that flows […]
UCDD UCHRA Boards Reappoint Chair And Vice-Chair
Jackson County Mayor Randy Heady reappointed as chair of the UCHRA and UCDD Executive Committee Wednesday. Smith County Mayor Jeff Mason once again will serve as the vice-chair. The secretary for the development district will be Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson. As for the human resource agency, Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson will be its secretary. […]
UCHRA Rolls Out New Public Transportation App
UCHRA Public Transportation introducing a new app that allows users to view routes, bus stops and arrival times in real time. Transportation Director Holly Montooth said it is called Go UC. Montooth said you can download the app now. “This is probably the most innovative that we have been,” Montooth said. “When you start from […]
Empower UC Begins With Workers Reporting For Duty
Tuesday is the first day of work for some of the manpower behind the Upper Cumberland’s initiative to bring 800 families out of poverty. UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley said the some 30 employees behind the Empower Upper Cumberland pilot will be stationed at the UCHRA offices and other partner agencies. “Just getting all the […]
