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Elizabeth Burton
3 days ago1 min read
Protecting Maternal Health in Tennessee
In the spring of 2024, one of TJC’s pregnant clients faced an impossible situation. She lost her job, so she applied for TennCare under...
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Elizabeth Burton
Jan 303 min read
A Brother's Devotion: Geno and Wayne Swagerty's Story
Geno Swagerty and Wayne Swagerty are two inseparable brothers living in Newport, TN. Geno has dedicated years of his life to being a...
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TJC
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Chasity’s Struggle for Healthcare Access and Disability Support
In the second zone of waiting areas, Chasity was spending her Saturday getting much needed healthcare through St. Thomas’s Medical...
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TJC
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Barriers to Care: Ms. Smith's Journey Navigating TennCare and CHOICES for Her Nephew's Disability Care
Ms. Smith is a proud Nashvillian, Christian, and family woman. She worked for 37 years before retiring but quickly became a caregiver for...
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TJC
Aug 6, 20242 min read
A Sister's Unwavering Fight: Donna's Journey to Secure Care for Diane
Donna and Diane grew up in East Tennessee as two of six siblings. Growing up, Donna recalled that Diane was a kid who loved the...
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TJC
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Peter Kremer's Battle with Huntington's Disease and the Struggle for Care
Illness can happen to anyone at any time. For the Kremer family, they happen to share the genetic mutations for a disease called...
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TJC
Aug 6, 20242 min read
State Failures Leave Tennessee Mother Without Food for Months - How TJC Helped Restore Vital SNAP Benefits
The State continues to fail some Tennessee families, leaving them without SNAP benefits that they are eligible to receive....
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TJC
Apr 30, 20242 min read
The Fight for SNAP Benefits in Tennessee
During the Federal Public Health Emergency declared for COVID-19, which ended May 11, 2023, many people applied for and received SNAP...
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TJC
Apr 2, 20242 min read
Tennessee's SNAP Recertification Issues: How TJC Helped
Tennessee’s Department of Human Services has been battling a severe SNAP application and recertification backlog since June of 2023,...
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TJC
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Barbara Jones Hopes Her Story Will Help Make a Difference
Barbara Jones wants her experience with getting TennCare to be “shared with the world.” She moved here from California in June and...
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TJC
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Interview w/ a Nashville Resident on Their Experience with Long-Covid
We sat down with a Nashville resident who faced tough times with COVID-19. Their story is full of challenges, resilience, and a call for...
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TJC
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Where do you Turn When Your Disability Insurance is Denied?
Amber Cowart is a single mom facing challenges a mother shouldn’t have to overcome. She is the primary caregiver for...
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TJC
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Portland, TN Mom's Story Shows Need for Fully Funding WIC
A Portland, Tennessee mom is one of 133,000 who could see important nutrition support cut. She is caring for her infant child and is...
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TJC
Oct 13, 20232 min read
A Life of Hard Work and a Desperate Need for Healthcare
Danielle Byers is now 56 years old and has worked all kinds of jobs since she was 17
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TJC
Oct 13, 20232 min read
Jordyn's Struggle
Jordyn Vanatta, a Nashville resident, shared her experiences and struggles with the lack of healthcare coverage in a recent interview....
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TJC
Oct 13, 20232 min read
The Real Cost of Inadequate Healthcare
Conchata Eastwood, a resident of East Nashville and a mother of three, ages 14, 16, and 4, shared her family's health challenges with...
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TJC
Oct 13, 20234 min read
Brook's Battle with Tennessee's Healthcare System
Brook Chadwick, a New York native, found herself facing a multitude of healthcare challenges after relocating to Tennessee with her...
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TJC
Oct 13, 20233 min read
Unhoused in Tennessee
To get SNAP in Tennessee, the state assumes that one has a phone, has access to computers, an email address, and a home address. If...
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TJC
Oct 13, 20234 min read
The Challenges Faced by Disabled Adults
In 2020, my son Chris Robertson (55 years old) was laid off from work because he was deemed physically unfit to have a job. Chris worked...
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TJC
Oct 13, 20232 min read
Skimming in Memphis
Tiffany Bellamy, a Memphis mother of three who recently lost a daughter to tragedy, had her SNAP benefits stolen from her in July....
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