News from Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
Have Medicare questions? Looking for unbiased counseling and assistance? If you are a Medicare-eligible individual located in Tennessee– you’re in luck! The Tennessee State Health Insurance Assistance Program (TN SHIP), administered by the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, is here to help answer your Medicare questions. While it may sound too good to be… Read more Navigating Medicare with TN SHIP
The Rochelle Center, located in Nashville, Tennessee, supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through community-based day programming and residential services. Within their community-based day program, they offer a productive, active, and safe environment with an agenda that focuses on community integration through trips to museums and volunteer activities. Since their start in 1968, this… Read more Agency Spotlight – Rochelle Center
You change the world by being yourself – Yoko Ono If you haven’t seen her work yet, you will soon. Rainbow Mosho, born in Athens, Greece as Thomais Moshopoulos, is a 13-year-old Tennessean on the autism spectrum with a gift that is easy to see. Her artwork is captivating and powerful– telling a story through… Read more Advocating through Art: Rainbow Mosho’s Artistic Journey
The Creating Homes Initiative (CHI), led by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, strives to grow safe, affordable, and permanent housing to Tennesseans with mental illness and co-occurring disorders. With the state’s 2021 budget, the Creating Homes Initiative was provided with over $850 million, allowing them to develop 25,000+ new housing opportunities… Read more Agency Spotlight – Tennessee Creating Homes Initiative, TN Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services