Programs and Agencies
Local Programs and Agencies
Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library
https://mcgtn.org/library/kids/calendar
Above is a link to the Children's Programs available at the local public library. This a great resource for free activities available for a variety of ages all year long. Most activities are family-based and incorporate reading or the arts. Visit the Public Library website at https://mcgtn.org/library for even more information.
Progressive Directions, Inc.
http://www.progressivedirections.com/
(931) 647-6333
Day Habilitation Programs
Provide services to adults age 22 and older with a diagnosis of intellectual disabilities. Services include assessments, developmental and vocational training, behavior management, transportation, follow-along, community service employment contracts and federal contracts at Ft. Campbell.
Respite Services
Respite refers to short term, temporary care provided to people with disabilities in order that their families can take a break from the daily routine of caregiving. Unlike child care, respite services may sometimes involve overnight care for an extended period of time.
Supported Living Programs
Services include, but are not limited to daily living skills training, socialization skills, self-help skills, community integration skills and residential care services provided from 24-hour care to limited care as appropriate and required.
Buddy Ball Special Needs Athletic League
Buddy Ball helps individuals learn teamwork and promotes self-esteem, one of the tools needed to help overcome the stigma often associated with a disability. The Buddy Ball league is aware of the extra expenses for those with special abilities. Because of this, Buddy Ball will not charge any fees to participate.
Early Intervention Program
Serves developmentally delayed children birth to three years and their families through developmental screenings and assessments, and behavior management offered through center-, home-, and community-based programs, family group activities, transportation, and transition into the school system.
Sunrise Community of Tennessee, Inc.
(931) 648-3011
The Sunrise group of companies is comprised of various private, not-for-profit corporations whose mission is to provide people with disabilities the assistance and support necessary to enable them to live valued lives in the community.
Behavior support
Community participation
Personal assistance
Respite
Supported employment
Supported living
Residential habilitation
Nursing
Medical residential
Family model residential
Head Start
http://www.cmccaa.com/community-programs/head-start-program/
Head Start is a nationally recognized child development program designed to meet the educational, mental, nutritional, and social needs of 3- and 4-year-olds and their families. Head Start helps all children succeed. Special Services are offered to meet the special needs of children with disabilities.
Mid Cumberland Childcare Resource and Referral
Providing child care resources, referral services, and Quality Coaches for Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, and Williamson counties.
State/Federal Programs and Agencies
Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD)
Administration for Community Living
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-202-401-4541
AIDD is dedicated to ensuring that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families are able to fully participate in and contribute to all aspects of community life in the United States and its territories.
Programs include:
State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (DDC)
Key activities include conducting outreach, providing training and technical assistance, removing barriers, developing coalitions, encouraging citizen participation, and keeping policymakers informed about disability issues.
State Protection & Advocacy Systems (P&A)
Dedicated to the ongoing fight for the personal and civil rights of individuals with developmental disabilities
National Network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research & Service (UCEDD)
Affiliated with universities to address issues, find solutions, and advance research related to the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families
Projects of National Significance (PNS)
Supports the development of national and state policy and awards grants and contracts that enhance the independence, productivity, inclusion, and integration of people with developmental disabilities
The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID)
Goal is to improve the quality of life that is experienced by people with intellectual disabilities, by upholding their full citizenship rights, independence, self-determination, and life-long participation in their respective communities
Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
Make polling places accessible to voters with disabilities in order to provide equal opportunity for participation in the electoral process including privacy and independence