Chapter 6: Types of Financial Benefits and Assistance Assisting a Homeless Person with Secondary Needs A person who is homeless with secondary needs may have the urgent needs temporarily remedied, but needs assistance in other areas not determined to be urgent but keeps them in an unstable situation. The following could have financial benefits when a client receives assistance. Identified Secondary Barrier: Adult Education Adult education opportunities can be found throughout the state of Tennessee. Below is a list of programs by county. Putnam County Schools Phone: 931-520-9519 Counties: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and White.
Career Coach Question
“Do you have your
high school diploma, GED or Hi-SET?”
TCAT Athens Phone: 1-844-688-7944 Counties: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea and Sequatchie Volunteer State Community College Phone: 615-230-3621 County: Sumner Workforce Essentials Phone: 1-800-826-3177 Counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Trousdale, Williamson andWilson South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance Phone: 1-866-801-4723 Counties: Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry and Wayne Henderson County Schools Phone: 1-855-569-1200 Counties: Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson andMcNairy Weakley County Schools Phone: 731-364-5481 Counties: Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Lake, Obion and Weakley
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