Community Outreach

Summer Food Service Program

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was established to ensure that children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals, that meet Federal Nutrition guidelines, are provided to all children at approved SFSP sites. The SFSP operates during school vacations, primarily in the summer months from May to August. This is a federally funded U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service and State sponsored through the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

Representative Payee Program

Southwest HRA has become a qualified organization through the Social Security Administration to provide Representative Payee assistance for those individuals who are unable to manage their finances alone. Through the Representative Payee Program, not only are bills paid, but other services are coordinated to assist the individual in having a better quality of life.

Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Through this program, funds are available to purchase foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight within our communities. The properties will be rehabilitated and sold to THDA eligible buyers at a reduced rate. This program is operated in Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, and McNairy Counties. Funding is provided by Tennessee Housing Development Agency.

Homebuyer Education Initiative (HBEI)

This program exists to provide education and materials to qualified homebuyers as they navigate their way through the homebuying process. In addition, a "Realizing the American Dream" Certificate of Training will be presented upon completion of the course.