The following article is shared courtesy of the Herald-Citizen and originally appeared here. UPPER CUMBERLAND – The Highlands Economic Partnership will launch the new Highlands Training Center this winter. Early in the year, the Highlands Economic Partnership, a four-county economic development partnership under the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce, along with key community and regional partners, received planning [...]

UPPER CUMBERLAND — The Upper Cumberland collaborative aimed at alleviating poverty in the region - Empower Upper Cumberland - has been selected to receive $25 million in TANF Opportunity Act funds to implement its plan.  Mark Farley, UCHRA Executive Director “The Upper Cumberland is rich in resources and we want all of our [...]

The Upper Cumberland was well represented among the first group of presenters tasked with developing innovative strategies to move vulnerable Tennesseans to self-sufficiency as part of the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Opportunity Act. Presenting our proposal to the Families First Advisory Board were Mark Farley, UCHRA Executive Director; Megan Spurgeon, Empower Upper Cumberland Project [...]

The following article is shared courtesy of Tennessee Department of Human Services and originally appeared here. Tennessee Opportunity Act planning grantees present proposals to support TANF funded programs on local level. NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) in partnership with the Families First Community Advisory Board, will host a 2-day series of pilot program presentations [...]

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. [...]