Leaders say...

"Our state's Human Resource Agencies provide a wide range of programs and services that are delivered with commitment and compassion. The HRA's continue to offer hope and provide opportunity for the people they serve."

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen

Hope Delivers

"Without the child care assistance, I would not have made it. For the first time in nine years, I am out of poverty."

December 2007 Graduate of Austin Peay State University


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Nutrition

altThe Child & Adult Care Food Program supplements the cost of meals and snacks to caregivers for children enrolled in registered or licensed day care homes. More than 650,000 meals were supplemented last year. The Summer Food Service for Children delivered over 312,000 meals to participants.

The U.S.D.A. Commodities Program provided over 96,000 food packages to more than 65,000 low-income families last year.

The nutrition services offered by the Tennessee HRAs are listed below. 

Child and Adult Care Food
The Child and Adult Care Food Program supplements the cost of meals and snacks to caregivers for children enrolled in Licensed Day Care or alternate approved facilities.
 
Commodities with CSBG Asst
Commodities Program provides surplus foods to households.
 


TAHRA Member Agencies

Delta

Delta
Quincy Barlow, Executive Director
915 Highway 51 South
Covington, TN 38019
Ph:  (901) 476-5226
Fax:  (901) 476-5258
Email:  quincybarlow@yahoo.com
www.deltahra.org

East

East
Gordon Acuff, Executive Director
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite D-100
Knoxville, TN  37923
Ph:  (865) 691-2551
Fax:  (865) 251-1473
Email:  gacuff@ethra.org
www.ethra.org

First

First
Dale Fair, Executive Director
2203 McKinley Road, Suite 210
Johnson City, TN 37604
Ph:  (423) 461-8200
Fax:  (423) 461-8228
Email:  dfair@fthra.org
www.fthra.org

Mid Cumberland

Mid Cumberland
Jane Hamrick, Executive Director
1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 300
Nashville, TN  37217
Ph:  (615) 331-6033
Fax:  (615) 834-8906
Email:  JHamrick@mchra.com
www.mchra.com

Northwest

Northwest
John Bucy, Executive Director
124 Weldon Drive
PO Box 963
Martin, TN  38237
Ph:  (731) 587-4213
Fax:  (731) 587-4587
Email:  John.Bucy@nwtdd.org
www.nwtddhra.org

South Central

South Central
Coy Anderson, Executive Director
1437 Winchester Highway
PO Box 638
Fayetteville, TN  37334
Ph:  (931) 433-7182
Fax:  (931) 438-0074
Email:  c.anderson@schra.us
www.schra.us

Southeast

Southeast
Ray Evans, Executive Director
312 Resource Road
P.O. Box 909
Dunlap, TN  37327
Ph:  (423) 949-2191 or (800) 852-6155
Fax: (423) 949-2551
Email: evans_ray@msn.com
www.sethra.us

Southwest

Southwest
Mike Smith, Executive Director
1527 White Avenue
PO Box 264
Henderson, TN  38340
Ph:  (731) 989-5111
Fax:  (731) 989-3095
Email:  msmith@swhra.org
www.swhra.org

Upper Cumberland

Upper Cumberland
Phyllis Bennett, Executive Director
3313 Williams Enterprise Drive
Cookeville, TN  38506-4283
Ph:  (931) 528-1127
Fax:  (931) 526-8305
Email: pbennett0801@yahoo.com
www.uchra.com