Tennessee Family Support Alliance http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp a grassroots organization comprised of citizens who care about the Tennessee Family Support Program Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:40:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Pre-Printed Post Cards Free from the Arc http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/pre-printed-post-cards-free-from-the-arc/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/pre-printed-post-cards-free-from-the-arc/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:12:12 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=326 The Arc Tennessee has pre-printed post cards and stamps available for family support agencies to share with families that want to write the governor or their legislator about the importance of saving the family support program. The post cards have the family support logo on them and lines on the other side for people to share their stories. If you are interested in ordering post cards and/or stamps, please send the following information to Carrie Hobbs Guiden at cguiden@thearctn.org:

1. The number of postcards you need that are pre-printed with the governor’s address

2. The number of postcards you need that are blank so that people can use them to mail to their legislators

3. The number of stamps needed (please be thoughtful and take only what you think you will need – we are more than willing to provide them but do not want to waste money on stamped postcards that will not be used)

4. Whether you will pick them up at The Arc office at 151 Athens Way, Suite 100, Nashville or need them mailed, and if you need them mailed, the address and person to whom they should be sent

Please note that the cost of mailing a postcard goes up to $.32 after January 22, 2012 so the $.29 stamps we are providing must be used by then – or an additional $.03 in postage will be necessary. Postcards come four to a page and are perforated for easy separation.

]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/pre-printed-post-cards-free-from-the-arc/feed/ 0 Link to Article about Townhall Meeting with Lt. Gov. Ramsey http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/link-to-article-about-townhall-meeting-with-lt-gov-ramsey/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/link-to-article-about-townhall-meeting-with-lt-gov-ramsey/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:12:36 +0000 peggycooper http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=315 The Arc Washington County hosted a Townhall Meeting where families spoke out about elimination. Link to online article:

http://www.timesnews.net/article/9039725/families-of-the-disabled-appeal-to-tenn-lawmakers-to-save-program

]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/link-to-article-about-townhall-meeting-with-lt-gov-ramsey/feed/ 0 DIDDS Budget Hearings http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/didds-budget-hearings/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/didds-budget-hearings/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:14:02 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=227 Watch the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Budget Hearing and the discussion with Governor Haslam about the Family Support Program. Note: this may take a while to buffer and open on your computer because the full video is 37 minutes:

DIDDS Budget Hearing with Governor Haslam

]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/didds-budget-hearings/feed/ 0 One Page Statewide Family Support Fact Sheet: pdf format http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/one-page-statewide-family-support-fact-sheet-pdf-format/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/one-page-statewide-family-support-fact-sheet-pdf-format/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:37:36 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=301 Click below to open the fact sheet in pdf format:

Statewide Family Support Fact Sheet

]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/one-page-statewide-family-support-fact-sheet-pdf-format/feed/ 0 One Page Family Support Fact Sheets by County (pdf format): http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/one-page-family-support-fact-sheets-by-county-pdf-format/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/one-page-family-support-fact-sheets-by-county-pdf-format/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:35:39 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=297 Anderson Hamilton Morgan Bedford Hancock Obion Benton Hardeman Overton Bledsoe Hardin Perry Blount Hawkins Pickett Bradley Haywood Polk Campbell Henderson Putnam Cannon Henry Rhea Carroll Hickman Roane Carter Houston Robertson Cheatham Humphreys Rutherford Chester Jackson Scott Claiborne Jefferson Sequatchie Clay Johnson Sevier Cocke Knox Shelby Coffee Lake Smith Crockett Lauderdale Stewart Cumberland Lawrence Sullivan Davidson Lewis Sumner Decatur Lincoln Tipton DeKalb Loudon Trousdale Dickson Macon Unicoi Dyer Madison Union Fayette Marion Van Buren Fentress Marshall Warren Franklin Maury Washington Gibson McMinn Wayne Giles McNairy Weakley Grainger Meigs White Greene Monroe Williamson Grundy Montgomery Wilson Hamblen Moore ]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/one-page-family-support-fact-sheets-by-county-pdf-format/feed/ 0 Download Sample Letters http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/download-sample-letters/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/download-sample-letters/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:48:01 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=247 Download a Sample Letter to Governor Haslam in MS Word:

Governor Letter

Download a Sample Letter to your state legislator in MS Word:

Legislator Letter

]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/download-sample-letters/feed/ 0 Washington County Arc Rally for Family Support http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/washington-county-arc-rally-for-family-support/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/washington-county-arc-rally-for-family-support/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:35:22 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=234 RALLY TO SAVE FAMILY SUPPORT

KINGSPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY

FRIDAY, DEC. 16TH

10:00 A.M.

Your Legislators committed to be in attendance:

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey Senator Mike Faulk

Rep. Tony Shipley Rep. Jon Lundburg

YOU MUST SPEAK UP!

]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/washington-county-arc-rally-for-family-support/feed/ 1 The Arc Mid-South Schedules Town Hall Meetings http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/the-arc-mid-south-schedules-town-hall-meetings/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/the-arc-mid-south-schedules-town-hall-meetings/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:26:47 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=230 These Meetings are scheduled throughout the greater Memphis are on the following dates:

December 15, 2011

January 5, 2012

January 12, 2012

January 19, 2012

Download the flyer with meeting locations, times, and contact information:

ArcMidSouthTownHall

]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/the-arc-mid-south-schedules-town-hall-meetings/feed/ 0 How do I find my State Legislators? http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/how-do-i-find-my-state-legislators/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/how-do-i-find-my-state-legislators/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:40:36 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=223 Go to the following link and enter your address and city on the right hand side of the page:

http://www.capitol.tn.gov

This will take you to a page showing your legislators, including email addresses and information about where you can contact them for a visit in their local offices.

]]> http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/how-do-i-find-my-state-legislators/feed/ 0 Tell your Family Support Story to Governor Haslam http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/tell-your-family-support-story-to-governor-haslam/ http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/tell-your-family-support-story-to-governor-haslam/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:34:57 +0000 tnfamilysupport http://www.tnfamilysupport.org/wp/?p=220 You can write Governor Haslam at the email address below:

bill.haslam@tn.gov

or send a letter to:

Office of Governor Bill Haslam

1st Floor, State Capitol

Nashville, TN 37243

Primary (615) 741-2001
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