The Express, a WestCare Publication
By Donna Miller, Site Director Here at WestCare Tennessee, we work every day to change the lives of people in our community. One of our many successes involves a woman in her forties who was previously addicted to heroin, fentanyl, and meth. When she first came to us, she was homeless, had no contact with […]
By Donna Miller, Site Manager The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Office of Reentry (OOR) hosted three regional Second Chance Month celebrations and community resource fairs during the month of April in observance of National Second Chance Month. The three celebrations were scheduled for April 1 in Nashville, April 8 in Memphis, and […]
By Shandi Hill, Area Director In the month of March, our WestCare Tennessee team had a few busy days of community outreach starting with the College and Career Fair Day at the Cocke County High School on March 3, where we were able to share information pertaining to prevention education and job readiness training. During […]
By Chris Smith, Program Director On February 28, WestCare Tennessee and the Prevention Alliance of Cocke County (PACC), conducted its first Family Fun Event at the Boys and Girls Club of Newport, Tennessee. Over-the-counter medicines, primarily cough medicines containing dextromethorphan, were the topic of focus. The event was intended to engage club members and their family members […]
By Renee Salyers, Regional Administrator Our WestCare Tennessee team was proud to attend the three-day TARPCON 2021 conference in December presented by the Tennessee Association of Recovery Court Professionals (TARCP). The conference was well attended by recovery court staff across the state. Our team really connected with the message of the opening day’s keynote speaker, […]
Written by Shandi Hill, Project Director, WestCare Tennessee Our team was proud to attend and conduct outreach at the recent Community Talks event at Cocke County High School’s basketball home game. We had 45 individuals visit our booth and receive information regarding the facts and myths of underage drinking, more than half of which were youth. […]
By Shandi Hill, Project Director WestCare Tennessee’s staff worked hand-in-hand with the local Cocke County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office to help facilitate evidence-based programs such as Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), Breaking the Chains of Trauma, Botvin LifeSkills Training Parent program, and a host of job readiness classes. All eight participants successfully completed their sessions and graduated […]
By Renee Salyers, Regional Administrator Todd Adkins and other members of the Avenue Church and their Key Jail Outreach volunteer group brought a Thanksgiving meal to the Second Chance Recovery House along with worship leaders. The Key’s outreach is geared towards reaching inmates and their families on a voluntary basis with the love and hope […]
By Renee Salyers, Regional Administrator, WestCare Tennessee During the week of September 27th, The Eluna Network was host to WestCare staff from Tennessee, Kentucky, Gulf Coast – Florida, and Ohio, along with many other Camp Mariposa members from across the U.S. and Canada. All Camp Directors were trained in the evidence-based program, Too Good for […]
By the Staff of WestCare Tennessee From August 24th through 27th, our team was proud to attend and present at the 2021 Tennessee/National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Conference in Nashville, TN! Our WestCare Tennessee staff on hand included Renee Salyers, Shandi Hill, and Makayla Calloway and were joined by WestCare Foundation’s Director of Training […]
The Express, a WestCare Publication 