Who We Are
Serving 15 counties in the West Tennessee region, Southwest Human Resource Agency endeavors to enhance the quality of life of the less fortunate. Our vision is to generate a new direction for social service delivery throughout the West Tennessee region. Our motto, “Providing the needs of our people,” serves to remind us that every person needs help – every person can help.
What We Do
Our mission is to provide high quality service to our customers in a courteous, timely and cost-effective manner through our highly dedicated, friendly and attentive team members. We provide an internal environment that promotes innovation, teamwork and personal and professional growth.
Meet Our Directors
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| Barbara Buss | Charles Lee | Diana Turner | Lafayette McKinnie |
| Senior Services | Head Start | Transportation | WIA |
| bbussecm@yahoo.com | cwleejr@yahoo.com | dturner@swhra.org | lmckinnie@swhra.org |
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| Lisa Smith | Patti Pickler | Mike Smith | Jimmy Honen |
| Community Services | Child Care | Executive Director | Fiscal Director |
| lsmith@swhra.org | Patti.Pickler@state.tn.us | msmith@swhra.org | j_honen@yahoo.com |
Meet Our Policy Council
To view our policy council click here.
Read Our Latest Newsletter
To view our latest newsletter click here.
Read Our Annual Report
To view our annual report click here.
Contact Us
Click here to find your county HRA office.
A Message from the Executive Director...
Southwest Human Resource Agency continues its long history of being the
premier Community Services delivery organization in West Tennessee.
We are an Agency that continues to establish and maintain an outstanding
reputation for quality human services to West and Central Tennessee Communities.
Our growth and success is due to our desire and commitment to serving our
customer’s needs, whether that be Child Care services, providing a Head Start
for 3 and 4 year old children, providing public transportation, offering
assistance for energy needs, lending a helping hand for youth, dislocated, and
adult workers, or assisting our Senior population with basic needs.
I certainly appreciate our dedicated employees who are to be commended for
accepting the challenge of improving the services we offer.
I trust that you will take a few moments to exlpore our new website and discover
how we are making a difference in people’s lives in Southwest Tennessee.
SWHRA Executive Director
