Free Training in February to Become a Medicare Counselor
February 3rd, 2012
Would you like to help seniors navigate the challenges of Medicare? In February, the Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability will host a FREE three-day training session for volunteers wishing to become certified Medicare counselors.
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) trains volunteers to provide free and objective counsling and assistance.Topics covered will include understanding original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, differentiating between private insurance options, learning about programs for low-income people, and how to volunteer in your community.
After completing the training program, each volunteer is asked to commit to providing information counseling, consumer guidance, and community outreach each month throughout the 10 counties in Southeast Tennessee. SHIP locations are set up throughout the area, and counselors can choose a location that is convenient for him or her.
If you would like to reserve your spot in the training offered February 29 through March 2, please contact Tommy Preston at tpreston@sedev.org or 423-424-4252.
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Don't Forget: Workshop on Avoiding Foreclosure is Tomorrow Night in Dayton
September 26th, 2011
If you're facing the threat or potential threat of losing your house to foreclosure or struggle to keep up with housing-related bills, don't miss the last workshop in Rhea County tomorrow on avoiding home foreclosure.
As part of the Keep My Tennessee Home program, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise will host the event at the Rhea County Welcome Center on Tuesday, September 27 from 6-7:30 p.m.
Click here for more information or call CNE at 423-643-HOME.
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Dunlap Jobs4TN Strategy Session Feedback
July 25th, 2011
On July 23, community and business leaders from Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion and Sequatchie Counties met at the SETHRA offices in Dunlap to discuss
strategies and assets for job creation and retention in the area.
The event was sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and facilitated by SETDD.
Information from the event will be used in a economic development plan that Governor Haslam has tasked Patsy Hazlewood, his regional director for this area, to complete.
You can download a list of the strategies and assets developed at the meeting by clicking here.
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