August 2024

  • In-Person & Online Public Hearing Scheduled for Social Service Block Grant Application

    August 14, 2024

    A public hearing to offer comments on Tennessee’s Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) application. SSBG is 100 percent federally funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The program is available in all 95 Tennessee counties and administered through contracts with a network of nonprofit and government agencies provides funding for eligible citizens for various programs, including adult daycare and homemaker services. Services are limited to low-income elderly and disabled adults.

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  • Statewide Independent Living Council Quarterly Meeting

    August 16, 2024

    The purpose of the meeting will be to review the Division of Rehabilitation Services, Centers for Independent Living and Statewide Independent Living Council’s responsibility under Title VII, relating to promoting a philosophy of independent living to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. The SILC is required to hold regularly scheduled meetings that are open to the public.

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