APPLIANCE REPAIR

Kelly Appliance & Vacuum 931-244-7200

AIR CONDITIONING

D.E. Hill & Son 762-9584

ASSISTED LIVING

Summit of Lawrenceburg 762-3524

 

AUTO REPAIR

Chapman Tire 931-829-2155
J & G Tire Center 931-762-0078

 

BANKS

Bank of Frankewing 762-6800
Lawrenceburg Federal Bank 931-762-7571

 

CINEMAS

Crockett Cinemas 931-762-6821

 

CLINICS

One Stop Medical 762-9797
Seven Springs Orthopaedics 244-7181

 

COMPUTER REPAIR

Nerd's Computer Repair

DAY SPA

Envy Tanning & Spa 931-762-3689

ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING

Rick's Electrical & Plumbing 931-242-5325

 

ELECTRONICS

Lynn Electronics 762-0401

E CIGARETTES

Sterling Vapor 931-231-5422

FLORIST

Lawrenceburg Florist 762-3722
McKelvey's Flowers 762-4511

FUNERAL HOMES

Pettus-Turnbo Funeral Home 762-3291

FURNITURE

Green's Furniture
Swap & Shop Center

GIFTS

Miss Millie's 931-762-9577

GLASS REPAIR

Lawrenceburg Glass 766-1004

 

HARDWARE

True Value Hardware 762-7516

HEALTH PRODUCTS

Salt Glow 931-279-4780

 

HOBBY

Adventure Off Road 852-5445

INSURANCE

Aarons Insurance 931-629-8065
Baker Agency 762-4550
Markus Insurance 762-9401
Wall-Modrall Insurance 762-6528

JEWELRY

Dixon's Fine Jewelry 762-9979

 

LAWN CARE

Dustin's Lawn Care 242-4414

MEDICAL

Seven Springs Orthopaedics 244-7181

NATURAL FOODSNature's Nuggests 762-2895

OUTDOOR

Randy's Cycle & ATV 762-2450

PARTY / SUPPLIES

The Mad Hatter's Party Wonderland 931-244-7222

 

PAWN

Mo's Pawn Shop 762-2529

POOLS/ SUPPLIES

By Pass Pools 931-762-7904
Diamond Pools & Spas 762-7189

REAL ESTATE

Hood & Hester Realty 244-7555

 

RENTAL

Rent Right 762-8187

RESTAURANTS

Sue Sue's Sandwich Shop 762-8879

SPORTING GOODS
Fox Sporting Goods 931-766-0313

TANNING

Envy Tanning & Spa 931-762-3689

 

TIRES

Groucho's Tires 931-762-1707

TRAVEL

First Class Charter 762-5778

Thursday, February 18, 2016

If your world is full of acronyms, you are not alone.

Government, healthcare and everyday life offer new ones every day - I did a search for “acronym” online and found a site that keeps track of 40,000! I saw some under “texting” that I‘m trying to forget.

That being said, I learned an acronym recently that I am keeping as part of my vocabulary. Lawrence County’s Community Advisory Board - CAB - is a group that exists to connect local residents with the help they need, whatever their need may be.

CABs were established in every Tennessee County in 2007 by the Department of Children’s Services (another acronym - DCS). The goal was simple: increase community involvement and address problems facing children and families.

Our CAB’s first project was a Lawrence County Resource Guide with contact information for agencies and people that offer help. The list is extensive, divided according to specific needs: domestic violence issues, drug & alcohol treatment, food and clothing, employment, housing, consumer issues, transportation and 13 more.

The guides are distributed to people who regularly come into contact with folks in hard situations, but anyone can access it through the City of Lawrenceburg’s website, LawrenceburgTN.gov. Go to “Community Assistance Services” under the heading “Government.”

The CAB also sponsors “Bare Kidz,” a drive for undergarments of all kinds and sizes that are distributed to local schools and DCS. “We’ve been told the items we’ve given schools in the past last about a month,” said Laura Cash Cox, president of the Community Advisory Board.

Local media will announce specifics about the Bare Kidz back-to-school drive that begins in June. Donations are accepted any time, however, and can be taken to CAB treasurer Jimmy Tidwell at local Career Center, 702 Mahr Avenue, Lawrenceburg. Items needed range from diapers to XXL underwear.

The Community Advisory Board is made up of people who work for helping agencies and other concerned citizens. The group gathers the second Thursday of every other month for a lunch meeting at Keestone Senior Living; the next is set for March 10.

Meetings offer a time for announcements about new resources, events, and a keynote speaker, Cox said. Past guests have presented information about emergency preparedness, teen dating violence, and home health. Members may also “pass the hat” for emergency needs announced there.

You don’t have to attend a single meeting to be part of the CAB’s work. About 150 local agencies and people are on an e-mail list to receive notices about specific, unmet needs in this community. Join the list by contacting our Resource Linkage Coordinator, Carlotte (Carla) Walker, at 931-380-2587 ext. 6085 or carlotte.walker@tn.gov.

Resource Linkage Coordinators are DCS employees whose job is to “actively and regularly connect with the community to share information about how local initiatives are working and to identify ways to address any areas of need,” says the DCS website.

“Resource Linkage staff also focus on specific needs of families whose children are at risk of coming into care. These staffers know who to call on if a family needs bedding, or seek individuals who can sponsor children for a summer camp or connect a youth with a mentor.”

The Lawrence County Community Advisory Board also maintains a Facebook page. For other information about the local board, call Laura Cox at 931-242-1814.

 

 

 

 

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