It is the mission of Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency to empower families, moving them from dependence to independence, by providing comprehensive services in collaboration with local, state and federal resources. It is the vision of Southeast Tennessee Human resource Agency to develop programs that respond to emerging needs of Tennessee families and fight the…
The Project SEARCH High School Transition Program is a unique, business led, one year school-to-work program that takes place entirely at the workplace. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training through worksite rotations. The goal for each student participant is competitive employment. Read more…
Buddy Break is a FREE Parent’s Day Out program designed to give caregivers of kids with special needs (VIP kids) a break from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities. For 3 hours once a month, caregivers can leave their VIP kids, generally ages 2-16, and their siblings with trained and screened volunteer “Buddies” to play games, see…
GLAD stands for Glenwood Learning Adventure Days. GLAD is a mentoring program ministry of New City that is designed to reach out to the children of the surrounding community. GLAD stands for “Glenwood Learning Adventure Days”. Academically GLAD focuses on math and reading. GLAD also shares the Gospel with the children involved in the program.…
At Amaze Behavior Therapy, we believe that every child is unique and therefore needs an individualized approach based on their specific needs and strengths. As such, we offer an array of behavior therapy components, all based upon the concepts and principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), including but not limited to Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Natural Environment Training…
The purpose of this fund is to: – assist Tennesseans with disabilities and their families to attend meetings, conferences and workshops held around the country and in Tennessee. – assist Tennessee conferences by providing stipends for people with disabilities and their families, and conference presenters For more information or to download an application form, click…
