STRONG Accountable Care Community, backed by Ballad Health and First Tennessee Development District, secures $25 million grant to lift 1,000 Northeast Tennessee families out of poverty
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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With the grant comes the launch of STRONG Families Northeast Tennessee, a pilot program to be managed by the STRONG ACC that will use an innovative, multi-pronged approach.
Key Points:
- With the grant comes the launch of STRONG Families Northeast Tennessee, a pilot program to be managed by the STRONG ACC that will use an innovative, multi-pronged approach.
- The 1,000 days-1,000 families program represents one of the largest-scale regional efforts to target and combat poverty in the Appalachian Highlands.
- Once launched, STRONG Families Northeast Tennessee will serve families in 10 counties: Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington.
- The First Tennessee Development District was formed in 1966 as a result of legislation passed by the Tennessee General Assembly.