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Angie Givens Joins Jeremy Wendt To Discuss The Importance Of TNCCR&R

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Jeremy Wendt sits down with Angie Givens, the Tennessee Upper Cumberland Coordinator for TN CCR&R. Though Angie didn’t found the program herself, she leads its work across 18 counties in the Upper Cumberland region. TN CCR&R traces its roots back to educator Marguerite Hullander in 1998 and later became statewide under the Tennessee Department of Human Services, with Signal Centers located in Chattanooga TN serving as the managing hub. Angie shares her lifelong dedication to children—from babysitting for relatives and working in childcare during college, to supporting new moms—before joining TN CCR&R as a family engagement coach and rising to coordinator. She discusses how the nonprofit has evolved since the late ’90s to offer education, family services, supplemental income programs, and more, adapting to changing childcare needs.

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